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Originally Posted by 95HOE on dueces

hope im not dragging up an old thread but i just bought a 2001 silverado ext cab 2WD 5.3/auto to replace my stolen, never recovered first gen tahoe.

so far i only have crane firewire ignition wires (for an ls1 i think)and a flowmaster single in dual out muffler.

i am looking at some programmers but not sure what to get. im looking for improved fuel economy and hp/tq gains but i want to stay with 87 octane cuz i drive 60+ miles a day and gas aint gettin no cheaper.
i would like to find a used one or something less than $200 hopefully.

superchips has the discontinued max microtuner new for $200 on their website and ebay. it claims like 9-11 hp and 10 tq with the 87 octane tune.
is there something better? i read of the maxenergy hypertech and econ but are they worth the $380? is there that much difference over the hyper3 programmer other than being updateable?

i did some research on jet, superchips, hypertech, edge, diablosport, but couldnt find gain specs on all them. i assume some of them dont have 87 octane tune as an option.

(for now i think im try the throttle body bypass mod next since i live in texas and it dont get very cold here)

maybe someone on this site has a programmer for sale?

I think you'd be better off going with a custom tune. You can get it cheaper than a programmer with a lot more options and it's custom tuned to your preferences. Do a search for Wheatley or Wait4Me. There are more but those are the only ones I can think of right now.