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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No insight, but from what i hear....you will not be disappointed......really...
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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Slam dunk.
No brainer.
Damn straight.
All day long.
No brainer.
Damn straight.
All day long.
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No questions asked, best mod I've done so far.
ScottyBoy
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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.
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.
The best bang for the buck I did period. You'll be amazed.
Sasquatch
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Slam dunk.
No brainer.
Damn straight.
All day long.
Could not have said it better. I can`t remember how long ago i got my tune but it`s worth every penny. It will make you love your truck even more.
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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.
David Smith
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Which tune did you get? In person, PCM swap, or scan cable?
Sparky_69
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I got the 87 octane tune, I LOVE IT
In person
David Smith
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That is what I want ideally, but they aren't coming anywhere near Savannah, GA for a while.
Then I would to the scan cable tune. You pay I think $250 for the scanner, they send it out, you plug it into the OBD 2 and download the files onto a computer and email them the files, they make changes and send them back and you pay $300 I think and you download the files onto the scanner then plug the scanner back in to put the files into the trucks computer. Then send the scanner back and you get your $250 back. So it ends up being about $300
David Smith
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That is probably just as good as the in person, huh?
It's pretty much the same thing, they just aren't sitting in your truck, which could be a disadvantage because they aren't feeling how the truck is reacting and how it's shifting, but I think it would be just as good. Better than the traditional tune
MrMiller
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So on the Black Bear website it says you have to do a crank relearn procedure when swapping out the stock PCM for a tuned one that was previously in another vehicle. My question is if i go to the tunning location and they load the tune onto the PCM in my truck do i need to do the relearn?
Sasquatch
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If you`re not swapping the pcm and just getting the one already in your truck tuned you don`t need to do anything.
You guys are depressing me.....
Sasquatch
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Is the somerset NJ meet happening? It`s only about an hour away from our area and easy to get to. I got a 91 octane tune first at an albany ny meet and went for the 93 retune in somerset.
