What would give you beter results as far as horsepower goes?

 

There is no comparison. Hypertech is absolute sh#t which has actually LOST plenty of people hp.

Pcmforless or madz ftw

 

Hypertech is OK for cars that are completely stock, but even with stock cars, custom programming generally yields better results and is cheaper.

 

I agree completely. I went with pcmforless and you'll find several threads on both of them.

 

The Hypertech handheld is only good for a couple things in my opinion, gear changes and coolant fan on/off adjustments. Both of those things can be covered by the mail-order tune for about half the cost and you will get several other added benefits from the tune as well.