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      01-26-2010, 09:02 PM   #1
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Vivid Racing stage 1 power kit. Good buy?

The VR stage 1 kit includes: JB3 Pnp & Injen DCI for $899.99.
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      01-26-2010, 11:42 PM   #2
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No, buy used jb3 pnp off forum for $400 (just be sure its gen3) and bms dci brand new for $140. I would also advise a tech cable to clear codes and such.

If you want to go new which many people do then give terry a call as they have a really nice price on the jb3/tech cable and I am sure he would give a discount on the dci. You wont be sorry dealing with terry as the tech support is out of this world. One day when I was having misfire issues we exchanged 50+ emails and there was the new o2 sim in the mail the next day. Really good guy who loves what he does and just cant say enough about him and the bms crew.
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Buying a used JB3 is fine unless it is not a Gen 3 board and then when you do that you do not get the support from BMS on a used tuner. If you have to upgrade to a Gen 3 it will cost you around a 100 bucks with shipping the tuner back and forth to BMS, so it is usually best to buy new if you can. The Jb3 and DCI new sells for 679.00 shipped from me. THe BT tool is a good idea as stated above and you save money when buying it with the Tuner. If you buy a used JB3 then want a BT tool you will pay full price for the BT which is 287 so you end up paying more overall for a used JB3 new BT and new DCI then if you buy it all new for 799 shipped which is the combo price(the DCI is discounted to 100 dollars and the BT is discounted to 120 since you can get the BT basic cable). The other way as stated above you will pay a min of 830 even with the used JB3 at 400 not counting the extra cost to upgrade it if it is an old Gen 1 or 2 board which you will need to have in order to run 2.0 when it is officially released.

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No, buy used jb3 pnp off forum for $400 (just be sure its gen3) and bms dci brand new for $140. I would also advise a tech cable to clear codes and such.

If you want to go new which many people do then give terry a call as they have a really nice price on the jb3/tech cable and I am sure he would give a discount on the dci. You wont be sorry dealing with terry as the tech support is out of this world. One day when I was having misfire issues we exchanged 50+ emails and there was the new o2 sim in the mail the next day. Really good guy who loves what he does and just cant say enough about him and the bms crew.
Awesome, thanks for the info. What website or where do I contact him?
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Buying a used JB3 is fine unless it is not a Gen 3 board and then when you do that you do not get the support from BMS on a used tuner. If you have to upgrade to a Gen 3 it will cost you around a 100 bucks with shipping the tuner back and forth to BMS, so it is usually best to buy new if you can. The Jb3 and DCI new sells for 679.00 shipped from me. THe BT tool is a good idea as stated above and you save money when buying it with the Tuner. If you buy a used JB3 then want a BT tool you will pay full price for the BT which is 287 so you end up paying more overall for a used JB3 new BT and new DCI then if you buy it all new for 799 shipped which is the combo price(the DCI is discounted to 100 dollars and the BT is discounted to 120 since you can get the BT basic cable). The other way as stated above you will pay a min of 830 even with the used JB3 at 400 not counting the extra cost to upgrade it if it is an old Gen 1 or 2 board which you will need to have in order to run 2.0 when it is officially released.


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Ok cool! Im new, coming from an rsx-s and everyone here is already a lot more helpful lol
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btw, I already have the SSTT. The JB3 PnP doesnt look like its actually "plug and play" any truth to this?
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Terry is great! You can't go wrong with his customer service and I'm sure he'll do you a deal if you ask him nicely
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