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Old Sep 13, 2016 | 03:58 PM
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PCM "Upgrades"

So I've read that the (late) 97 versions of the PCM have improved trans shifting logic in them....the TDEx versions. Anyone have first hand experience with "upgrading" and noticing anything beneficial?

I can get my hands on a few TDEx pcm's and thinking about giving it a whirl. TDE0 and TDE1 seems to be whats out there.

Thoughts?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2016 | 07:38 PM
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I did go from naw4 to tde0 and I liked it much better. The order of converter locking was much nicer. If you can get a spare pcm, I would suggest send it to dp tuner day have it updated to their latest tde# revision.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2016 | 08:37 PM
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TDE0 was in early '97, and the TDE1 was in the late '97. The TDE1 would be the one with the most updates. Or get a chip. A good tuner can adjust the shift points on the chip.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2016 | 06:07 AM
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Thanks guys. Would sending it to dp tuner add anything to a TDE1? I have a 0 and a 1. Was thinking of putting the tde1 in the truck and either sending out the naw6 or just getting a 6 position
 
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We take the best stock strategy (in this case TDE1) and make minor improvements on it. Normally small adjustments to the trans. So you can send us any DPC-202 PCM and this is what we would flash it to.

Or we can put one of our custom tunes on there if you are looking for more power.

https://www.dp-tuner.com/ford-powers...nce-flash.html
 
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 07:26 AM
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Thanks Justin, that's the explanation I was looking for!

Appreciate everyone's help.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by PSU4ME
So I've read that the (late) 97 versions of the PCM have improved trans shifting logic in them....the TDEx versions. Anyone have first hand experience with "upgrading" and noticing anything beneficial?

I can get my hands on a few TDEx pcm's and thinking about giving it a whirl. TDE0 and TDE1 seems to be whats out there.

Thoughts?
any chance on me getting one of the pcm's?
 
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Old Sep 15, 2016 | 04:17 PM
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any chance on me getting one of the pcm's?
I'll let you know where I net out
 
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Thanks Justin, that's the explanation I was looking for!

Appreciate everyone's help.
No problem. Glad I was able to clear that up for you.
 
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