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Old Oct 28, 2013 | 07:22 PM
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Im looking for the best place to get custom tunes on my SCT programmer. I have wanted to try lope tune. Any body have/ or recommend or even not recommend the lope. Let me know what you guys think.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2013 | 08:23 PM
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Don't go for the Lope Tune... kinda poser-ish isn't it?

I like Vivian @ QuickTricks, Matt @ Gearheads is highly recommended.

Eric @ Innovative wrote the canned SCT tunes.

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Old Oct 28, 2013 | 09:46 PM
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everyone Josh said with the addition of Chris @ truck source diesel is doing email tunes again. can't got wrong with any of them. I personally don't get the lope tune but to each their own.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 12:21 AM
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Matt is who I would go with.


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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 06:19 AM
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I love my Gearhead tunes, great guys
 
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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by POORBOY1964
everyone Josh said with the addition of Chris @ truck source diesel is doing email tunes again. can't got wrong with any of them. I personally don't get the lope tune but to each their own.
I haven't run any of Chris' tunes yet but I hear very good things about them. I've heard his transmission tuning is very good also.

Matt has great tunes and his customer service is EXCELLENT, as is Vivians.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 08:39 AM
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I haven't run any of Chris' tunes yet but I hear very good things about them. I've heard his transmission tuning is very good also.

Matt has great tunes and his customer service is EXCELLENT, as is Vivians.
Hearing the same about the shifting, I also read a post from Chris that he and Matt compare notes with each other I like that. I will be trying one of them in the near future.
 
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Josh, I was waiting for you to reply, every piece of advice you have given me has worked. Im not sure how to do it with my programmer. Do I absolutely HAVE to use the computer to download custom tunes?
 
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Originally Posted by brandon.edwards
Josh, I was waiting for you to reply, every piece of advice you have given me has worked. Im not sure how to do it with my programmer. Do I absolutely HAVE to use the computer to download custom tunes?
Yes, most email you the actual tune file and that is transferred to the SCT device.

Pretty sure you can use any computer with the SCT.

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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 07:30 PM
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Yes, most email you the actual tune file and that is transferred to the SCT device. Pretty sure you can use any computer with the SCT. Josh
Needs to be Window's based PC. The Mac based can be used, but heard of too many issues.
 
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Originally Posted by Bullitt390
Yes, most email you the actual tune file and that is transferred to the SCT device.

Pretty sure you can use any computer with the SCT.

Josh
Originally Posted by Lilpooh
Needs to be Window's based PC. The Mac based can be used, but heard of too many issues.
I use a Mac and thought I was better off with my Panasonic ToughBook laptop
for the SCT and the Ford DVD manuals. That an I found out that you don't
have a high power USB ports it won't work also. That was a surprise. The
people at SCT were very good with the tech support on that one.

Sean
 
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