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Old 09-23-2008, 10:46 AM
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a friend and i recently purchased a DHP tuner and havent gotten it yet but what are some basics to change when i get it? any info you have would help

also where can i get the software? i was told from the DHP website but once again havent had the time to check into it
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ok, first off where did you get the DHP. You can get the software off DHP'* website. I think its private right now, and if you know someone with a password you can get in and get the software.

Read all the tuning guides you can find. there is a recent thread in Clubgp about tuning basics in the PCM'* and Tuning section
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Agreed, read everything you can before making actual tuning changes.

By tuning changes I mean air/fuel/trans parameters etc. Things like speedo or fan turn on are pretty intuitive and won't hurt the car (unless you adjust the fans to higher temps).
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ill deffinately do that, as for the tuner i think a friend of mine got it from someone on a regal forum because his car wasnt supported (he didnt have a regal)
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i read a guide for tuning a 99 GP GTP if i recall correctly and he said a wideband O2 sensor would be crucial to have, should i buy one, maybe the Bosch LSU4? because when i put pat'* old exhaust on i was thinking of upgrading to a magnaflow cat
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get the Innovate LC-1 that is the wideband that i have
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ok, ive been checking it out, do i need to get the software package to monitor it? or can i just replace the stock NB sensor w/ the WB one and tune it through the PCM?
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It depends on the DHP version you have. There should be analog ports to use for monitoring it. You need to leave the NB sensor for the PCM to use for fueling and tweak things from the WB info.
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ok thanks, from what i was looking at there were analog and digtal to monitor it, now my question is how do i connect the outputs to the tuner?
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With the tuner you should gain access to DHP'* forum. They will have many ways and good info on how that is best done.
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