Just checking to make sure...
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Just checking to make sure...
2002 EB Explorer w/4.6L...sounds like this set-up can't be chipped, so a SCMT appears to be the way to go. SC product line shows it can be used EXCEPT for 2003 Mountaineer..I'm just double-checking to make sure I can go this way?
If so, what can I expect in the way of increased towing performance? Planning on using the rig to tow a 2900# TT during spring/summer...if I read the tech stuff right, I should be able to program for a "tow" program, and then go back to a "standard" program when not towing, correct?
And, since rig is still under warranty, no squabbles with dealer over using the SCMT?
Thanks!
If so, what can I expect in the way of increased towing performance? Planning on using the rig to tow a 2900# TT during spring/summer...if I read the tech stuff right, I should be able to program for a "tow" program, and then go back to a "standard" program when not towing, correct?
And, since rig is still under warranty, no squabbles with dealer over using the SCMT?
Thanks!
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Sorry, but the 2002 Explorer uses Ford's new P-tech line of computers. Its not chippable nor can any tuners work with it. A couple of companies are working on tuners but its going to be a while because the Explorer is not one of the more commonly chipped vehicles at this point.
Explorer Sport and Explorer Sportrac use the older EEC-V computers and can be chipped/tuned.
Explorer Sport and Explorer Sportrac use the older EEC-V computers and can be chipped/tuned.
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Bummer!
Thanks, Ken, although that wasn't the answer I was hoping for!
I guess in this case, a 4.6L isn't a 4.6L isn't a 4.6L...even though that same engine is used in pickups and passenger cars and those do seem to fit the chip and SCMT profiles. Is the Explorer really that much different than the other two categories of vehicles in the electronics that run the show?
Thanks!
I guess in this case, a 4.6L isn't a 4.6L isn't a 4.6L...even though that same engine is used in pickups and passenger cars and those do seem to fit the chip and SCMT profiles. Is the Explorer really that much different than the other two categories of vehicles in the electronics that run the show?
Thanks!
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Its really not a matter of the engine's being different. Ford is phasing in the new computers (because of upcoming deadlines on emission standards) with each new vehicle design. The 2002 Explorer got it. The Lincoln Navigator got it in 2003. The 6.0L Powerstroke Diesel got it for the 2003 model. The F-150 got it for the 2004 model. Within 2-3 years they will all have it.
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Technology marches on....
Thanks for the valiant effort, Ken.
Do you think that there will ever be chips available for these new Ford computers, or is it reaching the point where the factory stuff is getting so "intensive" that it just isn't worth it?
Along those same lines, when you do come out with new products, is the testing pretty complete so that there aren't a bunch of revisions, etc. to suit that new technology? Or is it better to "wait it out" for a bit, just like when a new model vehicle comes out...the ol' "shake down" theory?
Neil
Do you think that there will ever be chips available for these new Ford computers, or is it reaching the point where the factory stuff is getting so "intensive" that it just isn't worth it?
Along those same lines, when you do come out with new products, is the testing pretty complete so that there aren't a bunch of revisions, etc. to suit that new technology? Or is it better to "wait it out" for a bit, just like when a new model vehicle comes out...the ol' "shake down" theory?
Neil
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Superchips and DiabloSport both have programmers that are capable of programming it. Its just a matter of having tunes tested and QA'd on them. Usually first release has been very good, with very minor exceptions.
