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superchip programmer
guy near me sellin his superchip 1865
SUPERCHIPS® 1865 - Ford F-250 1999-2009 Flashpaq Tuner
he says its new for $150 since he just wants to get rid of it
selling for $350 new evidently, but wanted to make sure its still worth it for "my needs"
first off my truck is a dog with a 5.4 and 35's running 3.73's or whatever my ratio is but i know it aint no 4.30's....(never cared to look)
so i would like more getup and go, having the tranny drop down to keep up with highway traffic on a daily basis is getting old.
would this be ok for me?
yes i know there are probably better and all, but for my situation, and the price that was offered to me, WOULD YOU??
thanks
SUPERCHIPS® 1865 - Ford F-250 1999-2009 Flashpaq Tuner
he says its new for $150 since he just wants to get rid of it
selling for $350 new evidently, but wanted to make sure its still worth it for "my needs"
first off my truck is a dog with a 5.4 and 35's running 3.73's or whatever my ratio is but i know it aint no 4.30's....(never cared to look)
so i would like more getup and go, having the tranny drop down to keep up with highway traffic on a daily basis is getting old.
would this be ok for me?
yes i know there are probably better and all, but for my situation, and the price that was offered to me, WOULD YOU??
thanks
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No, no and no.
If you want a performance tune, call 5-Star and get a custom tune.
BUT
Before you do that, change your differential ratio. Much more bang for the buck. You went from 32 inch tires to a 35 inch tire. That is like changing your 3.73 differential to a 3.41 differential. You need a 4.08 (OK< call it 4.10) to return to the effective stock ratio. If you intend on keeping the tires, I would go to a 4.56 ratio, which would be about the same as a 4.10 ratio with the stock tires.
If you want a performance tune, call 5-Star and get a custom tune.
BUT
Before you do that, change your differential ratio. Much more bang for the buck. You went from 32 inch tires to a 35 inch tire. That is like changing your 3.73 differential to a 3.41 differential. You need a 4.08 (OK< call it 4.10) to return to the effective stock ratio. If you intend on keeping the tires, I would go to a 4.56 ratio, which would be about the same as a 4.10 ratio with the stock tires.
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How hard/expensive is it to regear though? It seems like the OP is looking for a cheaper solution than regearing his differentials. If its cheaper than i expect though and there is a little wiggle room for budget I would definitely change out the gears like redford said first.
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Regearing will be $600-1000 in parts per axle, plus labor. But the Flashpack only advertises 30-ish HP increase, gears would actually be felt while the tuner probably won't make a huge difference given the tire size he's running.
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I guess what I am saying is putting a performance tune on the OPs vehicle will not solve his issues.
Regearing or reverting to a stock size tire will cure this. A Super Chip tuner will make a little more power, but not enough to overcome the bigger tires.
so i would like more getup and go, having the tranny drop down to keep up with highway traffic on a daily basis is getting old.
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ok guys roger all that, and it really all makes perfect sense. if i want to roll on 35's with my current setup i either have to suck it up and deal with being a slug on the open highways or suck it up and spend the $2000 to gear the truck correctly.
only thing is if i had 2 grand to throw at a vehicle i would throw it at my weekend warrior b4 i through it at my dd
so looks like im gunna deal with drivin in the right lanes...
guess im ok with that, and glad my SD has a beefy tranny in that case.
thanks again everyone
only thing is if i had 2 grand to throw at a vehicle i would throw it at my weekend warrior b4 i through it at my dd
so looks like im gunna deal with drivin in the right lanes...
guess im ok with that, and glad my SD has a beefy tranny in that case.
thanks again everyone
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It's gonna' take in the neighborhood of $2000.00 to $2400.00 to regear to a more suitable ratio.
With the tall tires I would go with at least the 4.56, or even the 4.88 if you're towing heavy. With stock tires that measure around 31" to 32" a 4.30 would be about right or a 4.56 if your towing heavy.
We went with 4.30's in our '09 F-250 SD 5.4 because we do some limited empty non-towing miles and it was the best money I've ever spent on a vehicle enhancement. I have no experience with the tuners, but our regear made a totally different truck of our F-250. If you can swing it the regear is the way to go.
You will be amazed the difference!
With the tall tires I would go with at least the 4.56, or even the 4.88 if you're towing heavy. With stock tires that measure around 31" to 32" a 4.30 would be about right or a 4.56 if your towing heavy.
We went with 4.30's in our '09 F-250 SD 5.4 because we do some limited empty non-towing miles and it was the best money I've ever spent on a vehicle enhancement. I have no experience with the tuners, but our regear made a totally different truck of our F-250. If you can swing it the regear is the way to go.
You will be amazed the difference!
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offer him 100 bucks and tweak the Superchip settings when you get it. I have a custom SCT and i dont like the settings at all! I put my old 1714 Superchip back in tweaked the settings to my likings again and i cant be happier with it! I see absolutely no difference in the trans settings on the SCT, it suppose to hold the TQ longer and better but i feel nor see any difference at all. And power wise my 87 tune Superchip is way more powerful then my "custom tune SCT"
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