SCT Tuner from traded truck- paperweight?
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02-22-2019, 07:57 AM
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SCT Tuner from traded truck- paperweight?
About a month ago I traded my F-250 in on a brand new F-150 and while going through some things in the garage stumbled upon my SCT Tuner that was used on the 250. I know these are married to the vehicle and when I traded the truck I didn’t even think about the tune, so the truck is out there somewhere with a custom tune from Gearhead Performance and I have this SCT that is married to that truck. When I traded the truck they told me it was going to a wholesaler out of the area.
Is this SCT tuner now a paperweight or is there any value to it? I hate to just throw it away but don’t want to throw any money at it getting it unlocked unless I could still come out ahead by selling it. Lastly, I know there are some nice gains to be had by tuning these 3.5L EB motors but I am not so sure I am going to do any of that with this truck.
Is this SCT tuner now a paperweight or is there any value to it? I hate to just throw it away but don’t want to throw any money at it getting it unlocked unless I could still come out ahead by selling it. Lastly, I know there are some nice gains to be had by tuning these 3.5L EB motors but I am not so sure I am going to do any of that with this truck.
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02-22-2019, 08:04 AM
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About a month ago I traded my F-250 in on a brand new F-150 and while going through some things in the garage stumbled upon my SCT Tuner that was used on the 250. I know these are married to the vehicle and when I traded the truck I didn’t even think about the tune, so the truck is out there somewhere with a custom tune from Gearhead Performance and I have this SCT that is married to that truck. When I traded the truck they told me it was going to a wholesaler out of the area.
Is this SCT tuner now a paperweight or is there any value to it? I hate to just throw it away but don’t want to throw any money at it getting it unlocked unless I could still come out ahead by selling it. Lastly, I know there are some nice gains to be had by tuning these 3.5L EB motors but I am not so sure I am going to do any of that with this truck.
Is this SCT tuner now a paperweight or is there any value to it? I hate to just throw it away but don’t want to throw any money at it getting it unlocked unless I could still come out ahead by selling it. Lastly, I know there are some nice gains to be had by tuning these 3.5L EB motors but I am not so sure I am going to do any of that with this truck.
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02-22-2019, 08:15 AM
About a month ago I traded my F-250 in on a brand new F-150 and while going through some things in the garage stumbled upon my SCT Tuner that was used on the 250. I know these are married to the vehicle and when I traded the truck I didn’t even think about the tune, so the truck is out there somewhere with a custom tune from Gearhead Performance and I have this SCT that is married to that truck. When I traded the truck they told me it was going to a wholesaler out of the area.
Is this SCT tuner now a paperweight or is there any value to it? I hate to just throw it away but don’t want to throw any money at it getting it unlocked unless I could still come out ahead by selling it. Lastly, I know there are some nice gains to be had by tuning these 3.5L EB motors but I am not so sure I am going to do any of that with this truck.
Is this SCT tuner now a paperweight or is there any value to it? I hate to just throw it away but don’t want to throw any money at it getting it unlocked unless I could still come out ahead by selling it. Lastly, I know there are some nice gains to be had by tuning these 3.5L EB motors but I am not so sure I am going to do any of that with this truck.
I also have a SCT Tuner that I used for one of my Mustangs that I no longer have and yes, it was tied to that vehicle.
They can be unlocked and erased but they charge crazy money to do it even though it would only take them a few minutes and a few key strokes.
Instead of going through all of that, I just used it to pull diagnostic codes which can be done regardless if it`s tied to only one vehicle.
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02-22-2019, 11:42 AM
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#5
02-22-2019, 12:24 PM
It`s not like thery`re selling hundreds of thousands of these things because they average close to $400.00 dollars each with three tunes. I paid $375.00 for mine and this was several years ago.
The key phrase is reselling it lower which is what SCT doesn`t want.
Simple......just charge a flat fee of $150.00 dollars to reprogram it for another owner
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02-22-2019, 12:34 PM
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02-22-2019, 12:47 PM
Lead Driver
I wouldn't do it just for service . . . unless this tune gives is 2,000HP or something.
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02-22-2019, 04:17 PM
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That’s the issue- I’m not so sure I am going to tune this truck. I’m not sure what has gotten into me, someone who has never owned a vehicle that wasn’t customized to some extent, but for some reason at least for the time being I really have no interest in modifying this new truck. Getting old perhaps or more likely just coming off of a highly-modded F-250 with 38” tires is making this sweet-riding and comfortable new truck just a little too enjoyable.
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02-22-2019, 04:26 PM
That’s the issue- I’m not so sure I am going to tune this truck. I’m not sure what has gotten into me, someone who has never owned a vehicle that wasn’t customized to some extent, but for some reason at least for the time being I really have no interest in modifying this new truck. Getting old perhaps or more likely just coming off of a highly-modded F-250 with 38” tires is making this sweet-riding and comfortable new truck just a little too enjoyable.
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