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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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I just ordered the ae scan tool,do you need to return the truck to the stock tune before using?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 08:45 AM
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No, you don't.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 08:49 AM
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Thanks, Is the scanner pretty user friendly? Any tips i should know about?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 08:49 AM
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Unlike what some people claim with the IDS, stock, tuned or whatever, it doesn't seem to affect AE. Been using it for a couple of years now, it's on all my laptops, so that way I never leave home without. Outside of CS5 Suite, that program gets used a lot around here, and no not on my 6.0 as much, we have about 7 vehicles, something is always happening.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 08:51 AM
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it's not user freindly IMHO you'll need to read the book

it does not explain a lot of things however ,, you will need to learn what normal values are for most outputs ,, did u get the ford or domestic bundle?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 08:53 AM
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I got the ford bundle. Is that good or bad?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 08:56 AM
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I got the ford bundle. Is that good or bad?
That's good, that's what you need to read the nitty gritty on these trucks. I disagree and the the GUI of the program is more intuitive then most. Now you will need to learn the values for the engine you are looking at.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 09:01 AM
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Thanks Tex. I'm sure i'll have many of questions once i get this thing in my hands.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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ford bundle is good ! way more usfull than just generic codes
I wish I would have gotten the domestic so I could read the other 2 of the big 3

they also just dialed in the injector monitoring this is what makes the AE most useful
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 10:13 AM
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I am not sure why he has that issue ?

I would do a step by step to show him how to get to it ,, but My truck is in the shop and I can't do the steps without it being plugged in

but here is a screenshot when I was beta testing it and it shows what window it is in

 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 02:23 PM
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I just got mine in the mail last night.. Having some injector issues and being able to shut injectors down one at a time helped me pinpoint it.. Man this software is awesome!!!

IMHO this thing is dirty simple to use.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 02:35 PM
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Anyone know how to use the ae to recalibrate the revs per mile to adjust for different tire size? I have been trying to figure that one out for a while.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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I would go try .. but trucks in the shop

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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 06:17 PM
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I went to the AE website and poked around, didn't see a "scan tool", does it go by another name? Which one is most useful for the 6.0?

Found the domestic package for $630, still looking for the Ford package!

Found the Ford package on Sinister for $360.
 

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