I have a 1996 F-150 351 5.8 V8, I'm putting bigger tires and different gears on, and was wondering does anyone know if they make a programmer for this model and engine? Any info will be much appreciated.
Your OBD II so your in pretty good shape, however Hypertech probably will not account for gear/tire changes. You should look at Superchips, Sniper, and SCT. I prefer Sniper after playing with them and Superchips.
I have a 1996 F-150 351 5.8 V8, I'm putting bigger tires and different gears on, and was wondering does anyone know if they make a programmer for this model and engine? Any info will be much appreciated.
Hi there,
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Just wanted to let you know that Power Hungry Performance has two options for your vehicle: a handheld programmer or a 4-position chip. If you're interested, please take a look at our website.
I have a 1996 F-150 351 5.8 V8, I'm putting bigger tires and different gears on, and was wondering does anyone know if they make a programmer for this model and engine? Any info will be much appreciated.
I am wanting to swap gears and go with slightly larger tire on my 2wd,96,302. Bought a Jet Performance Programmer from Summit, but it didn't work. First one would not do anything when plugged into diagnostic port. Called Jet teck support, they were very rude and not very helpfull. So, I called summit and they said they would exchange it. The second one, when plugged in, told me "software needs update". Called Jet again and they told me to take my truck to a dealer and have latest updates downloaded to my PCM. I did. Cost $72. Plugged up programmer, got same error code! I am returning to summit for refund.
I am not a big fan of Jet either. You have plenty of options, but be aware alot of the offerings for the earily OBD2 will not do all of the features. Hypertech used to miss the VSS, so they didn't allow for tire and gear changes. If the newer versions cover back that far, you have a good chance of being able to program, but if your looking at PP3s I wouldn't expect it. I've had pretty good luck with superchips max-tuners, I would think cortex and flashpaqs would be able to do tire/gear changes as well.
Ya, I'm glad summit is working with me, otherwise I'd be out $350 and stuck with somthing I can't use. I called Hypertech and they don't have anything to adjust speedo on anything older than 99. I was concerned about swapping to 4.10 gears. Others on this site have told me that won't affect the speedo, so I really don't need the programmer anyway. I did talk to a tech at FRPP and he said within the next 2-3 months Ford was going to come out with somthing that plugs to the trans wire harness to adjust for tire size changes on the "older" trucks.
I have a 96 F150 that was a 5.0 and I swapped in a 351W stroked to 393. Found a local SCT dealer for an SCT Xcal2 to modify the ECM programming to accept the increase in cubic inches and general increase in performance. Not positive about gear changes and tire size changes, but I would think it would be able to do what you need. A Dealer may need to download a custom tune for it instead of being user adjustable.
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