If i buy a hypertech programmer how many horses can I expect is it worth the 400 they want for them. Also If i do get it what kinda of adjustments can I make with this and can i delete my o2 sensors.thanks guys

 

No, you cannot delete 02s and you will get very little HP. Waste of money. You can make fan temp and gear adjustments, but it will not do custom programming. It only has a "canned" tune that you can load or not load. For about half of that you can get a custom mail order tune.

 

OK for the mail order tune how exactly do I do that and what do i need to do. IS there certain things that I need to do before I get a mail order tune or is worth with the bolt ons i have

 

what can i expect from a custom mail order tune

 

Read:

www.pcmforless.com

 

http://www.madz28.com/
http://www.pcmforless.com/
http://www.fastchip.com

You would need to talk to the tuners, tell them what you have and they could give you an idea as to what you could expect.

 

So I read between 10-40 horses with my luck and my mods I am goin to say closer to 10. With that being said it seems like a lot of money for that am I just not seeing the benefits or thats just what it cost and thats good bang for the buck. Im new to building cars so I am tryin to learn the right way and the most cost efficient.

 

A few recommendations:
Throttle body coolant bypass
Throttle body airfoil
An aftermarket catback system to go with those longtubes
Electric waterpump (I'm not a fan of these, but they will free up a few hp)
Underdrive pulleys
160 degree thermostat
Aluminum driveshaft

Lower rearend gear won't give you horsepower, but will help acceleration performance.

A heads/cam combo would be a few $$, but probably the best bang for the buck. After heads/cam, you would want a tune for sure.

Do some searches and lots of reading. Watch the "for sale" section constantly--you might find some stuff you need or could use.

Hope this helps.

 

A tune is a good idea on these cars. It's probably not the best bang for the buck thing you can do but it is a must to get the most out of whatever mods you do have now.

 

I have a full exhaust i need to add that. I will look into those other mods.. Thanks for the help fellas.