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08-14-2008, 12:34 PM
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anyone have the c5? how do you like it? can you stack with it? running stack now, but, want adjustability. any help would be appreciated.
08-14-2008, 01:48 PM
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VA went out of business before the C5 was really done. So it just had a mild tune on it and the promised bad boy tune never really materialized to the public.
If you do not have this now, and are considering buying it, don't. If you do, there are a couple of vendors that might be able to help.
If you do not have this now, and are considering buying it, don't. If you do, there are a couple of vendors that might be able to help.
08-14-2008, 07:28 PM
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well.........
i know that richard @ glacier is the man to talk to about VA. i heard some good things. it does rate @150hp........but, we know how those things are! i mean the c5 is nice and cheap ($180) and until the new quad-adrenaline comes out in winter, i was thinking, why not?
08-14-2008, 08:50 PM
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hmmm.....
i'm assuming that you are running the ppe regular not 'hot'? what setting? i have the ppe sheet they gave me with the downloader, but does not seem to tell me about timing, etc. anything else? did you run the c5 all the way up? what settings did you find worked well?
08-18-2008, 10:13 PM
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Are you sure? I know Simon had sold the business while in the process of closing it. Last I heard it had not reopened and the site is still down. www.vanaaken.com
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i know that richard @ glacier is the man to talk to about VA. i heard some good things. it does rate @150hp........but, we know how those things are! i mean the c5 is nice and cheap ($180) and until the new quad-adrenaline comes out in winter, i was thinking, why not?
08-19-2008, 12:30 PM
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I got a used one that is a paperweight in my shed right now and I would definitely sell it for less than $180. Hilarious...a $900 programmer a year ago with all kinds of empty promises now going for $180. Do I hear $5? $5 $5?? How about a cup of coffee?
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king d....
what level did you set the c5 at? cranked up? my truck is an 06 (of course), and the ppe i have now is stacked w/ dr.performance module. happy, but want the adjustability. i had heard good things about the c5 from some other guys, but............
white, found it on ebay for $179!
white, found it on ebay for $179!
08-19-2008, 02:53 PM
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I had it on for a very short time and liked the adjustability but after installing the bigger injectors it had a compatibility issue and I took it off to use a Smarty. The only reason I bought it was the "fact" that it was supposed to tuneable with a laptop and figured it would work well for future upgrades. So much for that.
08-19-2008, 03:32 PM
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what level did you set the c5 at? cranked up? my truck is an 06 (of course), and the ppe i have now is stacked w/ dr.performance module. happy, but want the adjustability. i had heard good things about the c5 from some other guys, but............
white, found it on ebay for $179!
white, found it on ebay for $179!
08-19-2008, 07:00 PM
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gdh........
i didn't know it was for an 04 model. is that compatible with the 06. what could you not do with it with your pc? also, what type of injector (hp & brand) did you install and what were the problems? thanks, mark
08-19-2008, 07:40 PM
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well no burnt piston or lifted heads yet....still playing running smarty on 6 with shift lights removed and wild tq management,high rpms setting 3 on timing,stacked with the c5.with this stack a single.07 nos nozzle keeps egts under 1400