Power Programmer for gas engine performance
Evolution CS Programmer Have any of you had experience with an engine programmer? We are looking at the one listed above.. made by Edge Products. The comments pro vs con are leaving us undecided. ...
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It is part of the equation. Are you improving air flow (cold air intake, K&N filter, etc)? Are you improving spark (MSD, etc)? Do you have everything else dialed in?
My experience with custom tunes is they build upon the other overall improvements I have done. Standalone with nothing else they don't do much.
Also the custom tunes operate on a much finer tolerance. For example, I put a chip (yeah, the old EPROM style) on a 91' Chevy. It pinged like crazy. My distributor was 2 degrees off. That was within stock specs, but it was outside the tolerance for the custom program. Got it adjusted to perfect, and it ran great.
Remember, the stock tune is built to accommodate the common person in a wide spread of vehicular situations. Putting a custom tune on eliminates many of the tolerances built in to the stock program. Do you take good care of your vehicle with regular and proactive maintenance? Or do you only service it grudgingly at the OEM recommended minimums?
Cheap, low octane gas? Nope. Buy the good stuff. Marginal spark, air, or fuel delivery systems? Slight vacuum leaks? The new tune will find it. But if you are a 'car guy' and have your vehicle in proper working order, a custom tune will benefit you.
YMMV!
-Eric
My experience with custom tunes is they build upon the other overall improvements I have done. Standalone with nothing else they don't do much.
Also the custom tunes operate on a much finer tolerance. For example, I put a chip (yeah, the old EPROM style) on a 91' Chevy. It pinged like crazy. My distributor was 2 degrees off. That was within stock specs, but it was outside the tolerance for the custom program. Got it adjusted to perfect, and it ran great.
Remember, the stock tune is built to accommodate the common person in a wide spread of vehicular situations. Putting a custom tune on eliminates many of the tolerances built in to the stock program. Do you take good care of your vehicle with regular and proactive maintenance? Or do you only service it grudgingly at the OEM recommended minimums?
Cheap, low octane gas? Nope. Buy the good stuff. Marginal spark, air, or fuel delivery systems? Slight vacuum leaks? The new tune will find it. But if you are a 'car guy' and have your vehicle in proper working order, a custom tune will benefit you.
YMMV!
-Eric
