What is the best "chip" for the least money (and don't say "Lays, sour cream and onion"). I hear that Hypertech is pretty wimpy. Anybody have any suggestions?

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'87 Trans Am
S/D TPI retrofit including functional PassKey, 22# injectors,
JET AFPR, Ported Plenum,
TB Coolant Bypass, Custom Cold Air,
SSM SFC, KYB Shocks, Boxed LCAs, Wonder Bar,
8mm Accel wires,
Flowmaster Exhaust,
16" GTA rims,
Corvette Servo,
-->14.97 @ 94.9 MPH<--

'97 Bonneville SSE

 

I was pretty happy with my Performance Resource Chip I got for $200 with the cal-pacs, it took a good .3 off my 1/4th ET and gave me 2 mpg better over the last 7 months.

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission
Borg Warner 7.75" 9 Bolt Rear End

Current Mods: LT4 Hot Cam, Comp Cams 1.52:1 Roller Rocker Arms, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Gutted Catalytic Converter, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, Ported TPI Plenum and Base, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET (w/o LT4 cam): 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

7.5" 10 Bolt with 3.42s soon to come!

 

http://www.fastchip.com
30day gurantee,lifetime warranty, only aftermarket chip to use part throttle tuning.

Ed knows his shiit.

For $50 less, you could buy the hardware to burn your own though...



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91 Formula
305 TPI 5speed
1LE/G92/WS6
Cold air ind. w/K&N, SLP airfoil, ported/polished plenum, March pulleys, TB coolant bypass,Crane AFPR(43psi),Crane Gold 1.6rrs,MSD coil,MSD6AL, Holley 9mm wires, fastchip, Bosch O2sensor, SLP headers & catback,short shifter,3:73s w/Auburn posi,160* t-stat,JET 195* fan switch, Macewen white face gauges, Autometer gauges, Zoom hi-performance clutch.

 

Ed Wright

 

If your motor is stock you can probably get a normal aftermarket chip that will suit you fine. If you have done any mod's Ed Wright is the one to talk to. I do however suggest that you do whatever mod's you want to do to the car first because Ed will take all those into consideration before burning your chip.

 

Bernard, I am surprised that you don't consider burning your own eprom? You have access to the scan tool and probably get spare GM memcals at a discount (I like using 2).

I guarantee that by the time you burn your 3rd eprom (usually within a couple of days) that it will far closer to the 128/128 "perfection" than anything you could buy from anyone; especially with your knowledge.

The eraser costs $39, burner (Needhams $69 or Pocket Programmer $129) and Editor (TunerCat $69 or GMEPRO $100). That's it, and then you can tweak to your hearts content.

E-mail me if you have any further questions or want additional information. I guarantee that if you start burning your own chips, within 2 weeks you'll wonder why you even considered an aftermarket chip and why you never did this sooner.

 

Ed has just plain performance boosting chips as well, just like JET and Performance Resource and whoever else. He also as noted, has the ability to custom burn chips.

 

I agree with Dan...PR burns a good chip. There chips have modified part throttle programing also. I noticed a big difference with it, over the stock chip on my 90. You will need 93 octane though they have a pretty agressive timing curve, at part and full throttle. They are not cheap though about 200.00 with the calpack for my car.

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Black 90 IROC, L98, A4, 323 gear. SuperRamed 406 in the works!

 

You know I was going to say the same thing to you that GLENN91L98GTA said but he beat me!
But he is right!
With your knowledge you would probably be the best programmer around, at least for your car! In the time you waited to get these responeses you could have gotten the stuff and been burning your fisrt chip.
Just think how stupid I feel about buying the TPIS LEVEL 5 chip ($500) and now I can't get the burning equipment, The PROM article can out after I got the chip and my funds are depleted for now!
Good Luck!