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I used the predator programmer on my truck for 6 months. I upgraded to a Tony Wildman 4 position chip and love it.
What I liked about the predator:
- good trouble code reader with explanations
- good economy & tow setting
What I didn't like:
- even after modifying the tune to set the tranny back to stock settings, the shift into OD was to aggressive (bang /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bleh.gif). I guess the line pressure was adjusted - which I have learned is no good for the tranny.
- If you use it you need to modify the tune to put the tranny back to stock settings or you will blow your tranny/Torque converter over time. The predator (and others) increase the line pressure in your tranny which is no good in the long run.
- the 85 & 100 hp settings are no comparison to Tony Wildman's tunes.
- the 45 second programming change is a load of crap. That advertisement lie does not take into account the 2-3 minutes of downloading programs, any modifications to the tune or uploading data. The 45 seconds is only one step out of 3.
Basically I think you will be taking a step back by buying this if you already had the experience of using Tony's chip. If you still want to buy one, look in the classified section of this website. There are about 10 for sale (at about 1/2-2/3 of the original price). It should also make you consider why so many folks are selling theirs.
Hope this info helps in your decision.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
What I liked about the predator:
- good trouble code reader with explanations
- good economy & tow setting
What I didn't like:
- even after modifying the tune to set the tranny back to stock settings, the shift into OD was to aggressive (bang /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bleh.gif). I guess the line pressure was adjusted - which I have learned is no good for the tranny.
- If you use it you need to modify the tune to put the tranny back to stock settings or you will blow your tranny/Torque converter over time. The predator (and others) increase the line pressure in your tranny which is no good in the long run.
- the 85 & 100 hp settings are no comparison to Tony Wildman's tunes.
- the 45 second programming change is a load of crap. That advertisement lie does not take into account the 2-3 minutes of downloading programs, any modifications to the tune or uploading data. The 45 seconds is only one step out of 3.
Basically I think you will be taking a step back by buying this if you already had the experience of using Tony's chip. If you still want to buy one, look in the classified section of this website. There are about 10 for sale (at about 1/2-2/3 of the original price). It should also make you consider why so many folks are selling theirs.
Hope this info helps in your decision.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
