TS 6 Position Chip
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Laughing Gas
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From: SW ON, Canada
TS 6 Position Chip
There's a TS 6 chip for sale, BNIB for US$100. I understand this initially used to be the go to option but nowadays, the PHP chip is way more common.
Is it worth my while to pick this TS 6 chip up? I only need it for fairly light hauling-truck camper / towing-motorcycle trailer (7,000 lbs. combined ) a few times a year while on vacation. I also thought it would be nice to wake the old boy up a bit as it is 100% stock. Also, would it screw up my newer rebuilt transmission ... specifically the shift points?
Is it worth my while to pick this TS 6 chip up? I only need it for fairly light hauling-truck camper / towing-motorcycle trailer (7,000 lbs. combined ) a few times a year while on vacation. I also thought it would be nice to wake the old boy up a bit as it is 100% stock. Also, would it screw up my newer rebuilt transmission ... specifically the shift points?
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You won't find me installing one of these into my truck. The newer chips are more expensive, but if you can wait until Black Friday or Christmas, you can usually catch a Hydra on sale for well under $300.
A very recent thread concerning the older chip technology is pasted below.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...der-7-3-a.html
A very recent thread concerning the older chip technology is pasted below.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...der-7-3-a.html
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Well your situation is a little different than most folks. 
Sunuvabug, there’s nothing wrong with the TS6 hardware but most folks will agree the standard tunes from TS are not desired. You can get the same “good” tunes put onto the TS from various tuners but this involves shipping the chip and paying for the reburn.
Start with a $100 chip, add shipping both ways, pay the tuner for their services....at this point it starts to make more sense to just buy a $300 Hydra.
My truck came with a TS6 and a receipt for a rebuilt transmission. It felt rough and unrefined. It didn’t take me long to send it off for a reburn by Tony Wildman. This was before the Hydra was available.
One thing that may change my mind in your situation is if the chip had someone else’s tunes other than TS. If it was a chip programmed with PHP tunes (for example), the PCM matches your truck, and the tune selection matches what you want then it would work well.
Sunuvabug, there’s nothing wrong with the TS6 hardware but most folks will agree the standard tunes from TS are not desired. You can get the same “good” tunes put onto the TS from various tuners but this involves shipping the chip and paying for the reburn.
Start with a $100 chip, add shipping both ways, pay the tuner for their services....at this point it starts to make more sense to just buy a $300 Hydra.
My truck came with a TS6 and a receipt for a rebuilt transmission. It felt rough and unrefined. It didn’t take me long to send it off for a reburn by Tony Wildman. This was before the Hydra was available.
One thing that may change my mind in your situation is if the chip had someone else’s tunes other than TS. If it was a chip programmed with PHP tunes (for example), the PCM matches your truck, and the tune selection matches what you want then it would work well.
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From: Muskogee, Ok
So, i run a TS6 
I actually have 2 chips because it was nearly the same price to buy one from a reputable tuner with their tunes already on it than to pull the 1st one with canned tunes, ship it in, pay $160-180 for tunes and have it shipped back.
Part of me says sell the canned tunes one, part of me wants to try and do my own tunes with it. I fIgure it'll be a decent spare to send in for some tunes if a certain tuner decides to get back in the game. Or if i go single shots i could send it in for tunes
I actually have 2 chips because it was nearly the same price to buy one from a reputable tuner with their tunes already on it than to pull the 1st one with canned tunes, ship it in, pay $160-180 for tunes and have it shipped back.
Part of me says sell the canned tunes one, part of me wants to try and do my own tunes with it. I fIgure it'll be a decent spare to send in for some tunes if a certain tuner decides to get back in the game. Or if i go single shots i could send it in for tunes
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Cargo Master
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I ran a TS 6 for 12 years and have no regrets or complaints. If you want a little bite of performance, and fuel mileage, absolutely. kick it up a notch. Put it full out, and you will **** your pants and clean your tailpipe. It will open your eyes as to what you've been missing on a regulated truck. I ran 50 hp click regularly and the truck went from a lumbering oaf to a snappy muscle car. Kick it up to the 240 mark (I think) and you could squeak tires at 55 and pass anything you could see around. Never harmed the truck and never had a fault. Shift points were firmer, but you have to and will learn the program by lifting your foot at certain rpm's. It became automatic with me if I wasn't in a passing situation. If you think this will tear up your drivetrain, the driver needs training. JS
Hundred bucks, hell yes. I'm 7.3 less now, but will buy it for future if you don't.
Highly recommended.
Bigger smile than my wifes Boob job first time I got into it. Understand.
Denny
Hundred bucks, hell yes. I'm 7.3 less now, but will buy it for future if you don't.
Highly recommended.
Bigger smile than my wifes Boob job first time I got into it. Understand.
Denny
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