BlackBear Tune

[viximaging]

do you think you could have gotten more power with an in person tune?

 

[THE YETI]

do you think you could have gotten more power with an in person tune?

nope. I had a knock sensor issue and when my buddy came by with HPTuners to diagnose the issue, we took it for a ride. He said "who the hell tuned this truck?" I told him Justin from BB did. His exact words were "this tune is spot on! Thought it was done on a dyno."

So.. no, I don't think an in person tune would have gotten me more power, BUT, it does get you a free sticker and a handshake from Justin, lol.

 

[Mr. B]

I got the data logger cable yesterday and already sent my pre-tune log to Justin. I can't fricken wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[viximaging]

nope. I had a knock sensor issue and when my buddy came by with HPTuners to diagnose the issue, we took it for a ride. He said "who the hell tuned this truck?" I told him Justin from BB did. His exact words were "this tune is spot on! Thought it was done on a dyno."

So.. no, I don't think an in person tune would have gotten me more power, BUT, it does get you a free sticker and a handshake from Justin, lol.

Cool! Thanks for the info. I am just nervous. Sounds like BB is the only way

 

[1STIMEYUKON]

i got my yukon tuned back in march or april of last year and i have seen a decrease in mpg's but an increase in smiles.. ever since the tune man its hard not to do a 4-2 shift in tow haul and listen to the truck scream! i love it! me personally i think my truck is alot faster then pre tune. i did race a nnbs denali awhile back and beat him. it wasnt by much but i did win. he was stock and i just have the 91 oct tune.. oh and if you do get the 91 oct tune he asked me what kind of gas i regularly use so i told him shell. so i coninue to only use shell or chevron because the power is a helluva lot better using shell or chevron 91 versus say ampm or fastrip gas. IMHO

 

[mlwald79]

I got the data logger cable yesterday and already sent my pre-tune log to Justin. I can't fricken wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am considering doing the data log tune on my Denali. Please report back with results.

 

[bsims3996]

I wasn't sure if I should post this here or in the other thread but I just installed my Blackbear tuned modules this weekend and all I can say is WOW! I love it! I wasn't able to do it in person so I filled out the questionaire online and got the modules in the mail. The install was easy and the truck runs great however, now the check engine light is on. This happen to anyone else? If so, what's the remedy?

any update on what was causing the check engine light?

 

[Rich E]

I have to do a crank relearn. Not exactly sure what that means, but my shop says thay can do it. Not a big deal, I just have to find the time to get it there. I'm also thinking about sending my modules back to Justin for a little more tweaking so I'll wait until after that so I don't have to do it twice. The truck runs great, the light is only a slight annoyance.

 

[viximaging]

you can datalog with an bb tune? awww man it keeps getting better and better

 

[bigblue]

you can datalog with an bb tune? awww man it keeps getting better and better

yep from what i understand you have to purchase a efilive handheld product

 

[viximaging]

man thats awesome

 

[bigblue]

man thats awesome

yeah i have seen the efi live flashscan and tune v2 product, they can hold up to 5 tunes, and the product cost $799

 

[cam3439]

i don't think you have to purchase a separate efilive handheld device...you pay a deposit to use it and you get refunded when they get it back

 

[bigblue]

Oh so its like a loaner tool?

 

[Mr. B]

Yes.

 

[JennaBear]

From what I understand, if you dont want to purchase the stoc tune with the extra ECM at the time of the tune, you can order one down the road. And again, if I understand this correctly, Justin keep of file of your vehicle in his computer, so He has all your stock perameters. This makes it easy to reload your individual stock perameters back onto an ECM... LOL, I hope that info is correct.

This would defeat the purpose. You would want to purchase modules before the tune, to have those be the tuned modules. This way, your stock modules remain stock.

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I wasn't sure if I should post this here or in the other thread but I just installed my Blackbear tuned modules this weekend and all I can say is WOW! I love it! I wasn't able to do it in person so I filled out the questionaire online and got the modules in the mail. The install was easy and the truck runs great however, now the check engine light is on. This happen to anyone else? If so, what's the remedy?

You did the security relearn, and the light is for the crank relearn. Any mechanics shop with a Tech II can perform this for you, takes less than a minute.

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I am just going out on a limb here... I have always had all my cars dyno tuned specifically.. Whats the difference with BB? I was going to try them out for my Kon cuz seems like hes great with them.

Just wondering why noone jumps on a dyno and gets tuned? What if you have a cam and stuff? How can a mail order tune be spot on? I understand the in person tunes, thats a street tune but mail order is just crazy to me

Really, it depends on the dyno and the tuner. If you are putting your truck on a DynoJet, you aren't getting a good tune from the start, but the meat and potatoes comes from the guy behind the computer.

That being said, all of our tunes are dyno proven and tested.

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yep from what i understand you have to purchase a efilive handheld product

No, we send out a cable for the datalogging tune, no need to purchase the handheld. The customer does need to put down a refundable deposit on the hardware we send out.

 

[bigblue]

No, we send out a cable for the datalogging tune, no need to purchase the handheld. The customer does need to put down a refundable deposit on the hardware we send out.[/QUOTE]

could that also be sent out and reset my speedometer if i put on bigger wheels?

 

[JennaBear]

We would still need to send out a new PCM for that. I wouldn't recommend doing the cable tune just to recalibrate the speedo.

 

[bigblue]

We would still need to send out a new PCM for that. I wouldn't recommend doing the cable tune just to recalibrate the speedo.

ok thanks, would it be like an PCM swap with yall?

 

[JennaBear]

Yep.