Hypertech Power Programmer III ANY ONE GOT IT?
 

Found one on craigslist for $100 bucks. buying it, but wondering if anyone out there uses it, and if so, does it smoke at all?, how are the HP/ Torque gains?, am i going to have to "dumb down" the tuner so i dont f up my tranny and what not? what kind of MPG gain or loss will i see? :tu: or:td:

in my opinion i would look for something else. PPE is a good tuner and alot of people like efi live to name a few. but i think you will be happier with something other than hypertech or superchips

thank you for your input, i am well aware of better tuners out there. i simply want to know about this particular tuner, and NO OTHERS. i am a budget builder, and a $100 hypertech tuner happens to fit in my budget, SO, if thier is anyone out there that can tell me about the HYPERTECH POWER PROGRAMER III, rather than telling what is better or what i should do, i would greatly appreciate it.

everything should be relatively safe even on the highest setting, the hypertech is very mild, it should smoke a little, You should have some fun with it, for $100 you cant go wrong :tu:

As long as it is not vin locked it is a good entry level (budget programmer) if it is vin locked it is a $100.00 paper weight.

Make sure the seller has his vin deleted out of it before you pay, if he is close to you ask him to load in on your truck before you exchange the money, if it does not work on your truck then it will save money.

good advice np:tu:

Yeah i am meeting with the guy this weekend and trying the tune before buying it. but the one thing i dont know about it yet, Is there a break in period for this tuner? or can i just level 3 and go? but i can agree, for $100 is a good buy if the tuner actuall loads up. but more smoke huh? my wife will like that. She loves to see her DMAX smoke, LOL yes it is her DMAX. I just tinker on it and make it what "I" want in a truck, lol even though its her's. i got stuck with the honda. LOL but when the honda gets paid off shes getting a LMM or LML.

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Is there a break in period with this tuner? or can i jump right to 3 and go?

There may be a little break in period but not much, level 3 is not that big of gain on hypertech. It is enough not to tow heavy on level three.

Take it easy, and don't expect too much, if you are wanting to race or smoke this is the wrong programmer for you.

It will smoke a little bit, but it wont be a big black cloud.. probably a light haze, the tunes are pretty mild, the TAPS shouldn't take too long to adjust:tu:

For the LLY:

Stage1: 32HP & 68TQ

Stage2: 52HP & 108TQ

Stage3: 87HP & 173TQ

I would assume 87HP & 173TQ would register on the driver-seat-o-meter. as for expecting alot, i not rally wanting anything that is going to cause me to rebuild my tranny just yet. as for smoke, if it smokes alittle more than stock i would be happy, but i'll live if it doesnt. when it comes to racing, im looking more for highway 0 to 75. i have no desire to run to the track with this tuner. But i would like to smile and wave as i burn past my buddies on the highway. and if math serves me right i will be running close to 400 HP at 730 TQ which is plenty for me till i get my tranny upgrade after next deployment. and when it comes to towing. i dont have anything to tow yet, but the wife wants horses, so i guess i'll be dropping thwe power level for that

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TAPS? guessing your taking about the break in thing. but never heard TAPS before. but no big black cloud is fine. lol just something to make the misses happy. LOL she likes her diesel smoke, lol it makes her horny...LOL its a win - win

You are not going to be anywhere close to 400 RWHP with a hypertech. You may feel some seat of pants HP gains but nothing major. Your tranny will be fine with the hypertech, just be careful for highway speed downshifts from 5-4-5 it could cause a limp, but most likely will not.

If you want better gains, and more smoke look for a predator. They are better then hypertech and give you a little more smoke. Should be about the same price.

Well the way i figured it, is the truck, stock runs 310 HP at 520 TQ. I have a Kodiak MP which i figured runs me maybe an extra 10 HP and 20 TQ (highside) so if i get 87 HP and 173 TQ from the tuner, it should put me at 407 HP and 713 TQ, but i know what you are saying at the tire i'd be looking more like 350 HP and 660 TQ which would still be very nice.

Hypertech claims (on a stock LLY, so no after market MP) at its highest RWHP/TQ, 347 HP and 644 TQ so my numbers arent (IMO) to much of a stretch

As for the limp mode, that cocerns me. how do i make it go away if it happens? is it just as simple as pulling over shutting down and then starting back up or am i going to have to do something else.

Just a few to clarify some of the comments in this thread relating to our products.

1. All Hypertech TQ & HP readings are done at the rear wheel and not at the crankshaft which is what you see on the dealer window sticker.
2. The factory stock at the rear wheel is 274 Hp @ 3000 RPM and 480 TQ @ 3000 RPM
3. The Stage 3 Hypertech Tune Max is 347 HP @ 3000 RPM and 644 TQ @ 2200 RPM
4. All levels of Hypertech tuning are designed to be safe for towing up to the rated capacity as rated by the manufacturer.
5. The 6.6L uses the Allison Transmission which has it's own on board computer the "re-learns" when a tuning product is used (We do not program the Allison)
6. Our tuning products are designed to burn the fuel as efficiently as possible and increase HP & TQ while maintaining a street legal status and no excessive EGT problems.
By doing so we try and burn the fuels supplied and not create a lot of smoke.


Thanks,
GW
Hypertech Inc.

Right on! that is pretty much what i said above. the only thing that i do find interesting is the allsion part. if you tune the eng, wouldnt make since to tune the trans too? is there a tune for the allison? but buy not alot of smoke, i hope u mean more than stock, but if not its all good

Bought the programer. Level 3 is loaded. im very happy with it. It smokes a little from idel to 1500RPM. but it a fun tune. you can tell the trans is going to have to get use to it. but 0 to70 is very quick to achieve. over all im impressed, i wouldn't hesitate to recommend this tuner those folks looking to buy a stock friendly tune. i think it was a great $100 buy.:rocking:

Yep it should be alright for $100, the Allison will adjust, but it takes a while unless you do a "quick re-learn" on the TAPS, Im not sure how to do it, I know i can do it with EFI live, but the hypertech doens't have that capability, You re-set them and then do several runs to 60, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, full throttle to get it to quick learn:rocking:

You will just have to let the truck adjust to the new power, you should be alright with it the way it is :c:

Yeah in the begining ( last friday is when i put in tune on) the truck shifted kind of rough. but now it burns thru the gears with out much effort. my buddy even made the comment today that the truck shifts like a sportbike (hes a sportbike nut). but over all i am very impressed with performace of the tune. for it being a low end tuner. i no for bigger gains i am going to have to go with a better tuner. but for now (stock trans and what not) this tuner is awesome. I deffinately recommend it to anyone wanting to run stock perminently, or for those guys like me who are budget builders. :jump:

UPDATE.......Well i'vbe been using the tune for about 3 months now, the truck has never run better. its alot quicker. keeps up with my buddies 2011 camero ss with the LS3. my wife has pretty much burnt the tires clean off the truck, which is the only down side. you can feel a fairly conciderible difference in the way it was to the way it is now. smokes just enough to have fun. fule economy (when im driving) has gotten much better, vs when my wife drives, you dont really see the fuel economy savings.

I just picked one up for 25$ it took it a while to give me any power but I ran it about 30 miles down the interstate and my truck came alive I was impressed for a 25 $ old school hypertech. on my truck there is no smoke out put at all which isn't a bad thing

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Damn didn't know this thread was two years old

when i first got my 05 durmax, the guy i bought it from said it had a "econtune" from banks. so i got on it a little just to see how she would do. engine lite came on. felt like all it wanted to do was just stay alive. AArrrg. took it to OReillys and their code thingy said it was fuel rail issues. Ok... eventually, I got a hypertech to increase mpg. Anyways, programmed it to stock settings and again just stayed alive. :dang: reprogrammed it to stage two. Same thing. so obvisously its a fuel rail issue. SO how does one fix this? :argh:
p.s. whoever said 20 hwy and 16.5 city doesnt have this truck. I baby the dam thing and still no difference. What am I doing wrong? Somebody help me. The diesal is sucking my wallet dry...