i have had a superchip for about a month and it pings on every setting, i definitely feel the gains in power but they are not worth the damage the pings do to the engine. my question is if i was to run a different exhaust and a cold ai intake would i be getting a similar power gains as i would have with the superchip

 

What is this ping that everyone talks about? Sounds stupid but it sounds just like a ping?

 

No i dont think so. I think that you can actually feel the superchips. I hear the exhaust and intake but i dont feel them.

 

Do a title-only search for 'ping'. It is an engine ping or knock caused by low grade fuel or, in this case, may be caused by the new tune from the flashpaq. Superchips started a thread a while back to gather more info, but I don't know if they got anywhere with it.

 

I would have to agree

 

maybe i should just bank the money then and save for a re gear, do you think that that would have me feeling like i have more power?

 

Yep, your rpm's will be higher at the same speed. You won't actually have more power, but it will feel like you do since you are higher up in the hp/torque curve.

 

And burn more fuel

 

Lol. He has 35's, on stock gears. He is lugging the engine and burning fuel now. If you do some more reading, you might see that re-gearing, and going back to a 'stock' drive ratio has improved the mileage for more than a few people.

 

Call up superchips they will work with your programmer to make your 3.8L stop pinging. They will make a file number for your case and work with you to fix the issue! Also, try a different gas station, but wait till the winter blend fuel switched could make a difference as well.