Black bear Tune

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Javie

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Can anyone give me some insight on their experience With black bear tune for 2002 Chevy Tahoe ? And do you recommend it?
 

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Can anyone give me some insight on their experience With black bear tune for 2002 Chevy Tahoe ? And do you recommend it?
Just got mine earlier this month. I have an 02 Tahoe, 5.3l LS. I got the 87-89 octane tune and my god it changes the feel of the truck. I have bigger mud tires and my 0-60 before the tune was 12.1 and after the tune I got 8.44 seconds
 

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I have had my 2001 Suburban Blackbear tuned since Feb 2010. Hands down, I have to say it's some the best money I have spent on my truck as far as mods go. It DEFINITELY woke up the engine and greatly improved drivability. I had the "in person" tune at one of the tuning meets. I met up with him in New Orleans, he connected his laptop to my truck and we went off for a drive so he could log some data. Then we stopped at a gas station so he could load the tune. After several more quick stops so he could adjust some things, we finally had it dialed in to where I wanted all the shift points, and torque management and everything and we were set. Took about 30 minutes total, and I drove off flooring it and chirping the tires as my transmission shifted into second gear. First time I have EVER had it bark the tires when it shifted gears.
Then he actually updated the tune for me about 2 years later. I added electric fans, and changed to different sized tires, so I had him tweak a few things.
 

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Worth the effort and money for sure on my 2006. Did the in person meet and just like ScottyBoy outlined. Get er done.
 

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Just got mine earlier this month. I have an 02 Tahoe, 5.3l LS. I got the 87-89 octane tune and my god it changes the feel of the truck. I have bigger mud tires and my 0-60 before the tune was 12.1 and after the tune I got 8.44 seconds
Which tune did you get? In person, PCM swap, or scan cable?
 
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