ok i found some tuners/programmers that would work with my car but i need to know which one would be the best because i dont wanna spend $300 and not get what i wanted.

the first one http://www.jegs.com/i/Bully+Dog/159/40402/10002/-1

the second one http://www.jegs.com/i/JET+Performanc...68022/10002/-1

all input and opinions appreciated

 

Dont waste your money on either of those. If you want your car tuned, you should look into either HP tuners or find a used DHP tuner for sale.

 

ive heard nothing but bad stuff about anything that jet makes for any car, and i never knew that bully dog made anything for gas engines. thought they just did diesel engines.

 

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The best place to find a DHP powertuner or HPtuners would be in the classifieds section at clubgp.

 

which would be better for my car? its a 96 with the 3.4 dohc. and what would i expect to see with them?

 

If you don't know what you are expecting to see with them, then you need to do A LOT of tuning research first. It's not for the unexperienced.

hptuners.com and start reading.

 

The bully dog one is not a tuner as far as I can tell- its just a basic scan tool that displays engine parameters.


For the Jet one- it says it does a tune- but is it adjustable, and what parameters can you even adjust? It sounds like its just a display unit like the bully dog, but can also flash a preset tune.

Looked on the HPTuners website:

But also look at this other listing:

I'm wondering if the "3.4" they mention under the monte column is the 3400 SFI, not the 3.4 dohc which the OP has. Plus, they don't even list 96 as being supported in the montes.

As for the DHP PT- I've never used them on anything but 3800's, not sure what all is supported and such.

 

They wouldn't work on his car because they use the OBD-II Plug don't they? Which he doesn't have.

 

96 was the first year for mandated obd2, my 96 LS has obd2, I'd imagine the Z was the same.

 

Yes, all 5th gen Montes are OBD II except for 1995. HPTuners or a Powertuner should work fine on his car.