Quote Originally Posted by f3racer View Post
you can do both and actually if you can afford it i would. the diablo tuning method only tunes the engines performance perameters. the over kill tune does the engine and transmission. but the diablo tuning method releases much more power. typically around 10 hp over the overkill tune. if there is a tuner near you that is reliable i would do the overkill tune for the trans tune and then have the local tuner dyno tune the car. with the overkill tune you can either order a ecm and tcm from him and you get a core refund when you send yours back. or you can send yours off to him to be tuned. with the diablo method you need to purchase a diablosport handheld tuner and then plug it into the car yourself.
So a tuning and getting a chip are different things all together?

This makes it should like I couldn't get the vector PCM tuning and the overkill tune, right? What is PCM vs ECM vs TCM?

Dyno tuning isn't adding any parts, its just running tests and adjusting?

As I said, I'm and ultra noob trying to learn as much as possible about this.

My plan right now is to:

-Get headers

-magnaflow exhaust

-the K&N aircharger

-Some sort of chip/tune?

-also a dyno?

Does this make sense? Should I even bother doing this without upgrading the tranny?