Superchips 6.0 Microtuner Thread
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Originally Posted by dafuz
Brian 460! Just saw your video, thanks for sharing, sometimes a movie is worth a million words. Holy cow dude... sure is a straight exhibition of all the power, but I can't help but to cringe of the stress your putting the drivetrain through when your doing that. .
Actually, a good burnout is less hard on the drivetrain than hard acceleration.
When it's burning out, the only "real" stress is on the tires. All of the load is wasted away through wheelspin.
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Vic,
Yes ford did do a reflash of my truck, but the reflash was done prior to me buying the programmer and I do understand that their is no way you (superchips) could have had this latest flash. I was just trying to give you and everyone a heads up on the fact that it nocked the truck in the head power wise and the towhaul is not working like it did before the reflash. After the flash the truck ony downshifts one time and it is a soft one at that! Prior to this flash it would downshift 3 times around 50 30 15mph. Curently I get one at like 25-30 mph. And no brake controller under 25 MPH!!!
F250 6.0 Auto CC SRW
Yes ford did do a reflash of my truck, but the reflash was done prior to me buying the programmer and I do understand that their is no way you (superchips) could have had this latest flash. I was just trying to give you and everyone a heads up on the fact that it nocked the truck in the head power wise and the towhaul is not working like it did before the reflash. After the flash the truck ony downshifts one time and it is a soft one at that! Prior to this flash it would downshift 3 times around 50 30 15mph. Curently I get one at like 25-30 mph. And no brake controller under 25 MPH!!!
F250 6.0 Auto CC SRW
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I am going to order a scmt today from motorhaven. My bigest question is what is a good brand pyro guage. I am very new to this and would go to someone to have it installed. I would just like a few names of the better brads.
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Originally Posted by Vic_Ferrari
It's really not much stress at all.
Actually, a good burnout is less hard on the drivetrain than hard acceleration.
When it's burning out, the only "real" stress is on the tires. All of the load is wasted away through wheelspin.
Actually, a good burnout is less hard on the drivetrain than hard acceleration.
When it's burning out, the only "real" stress is on the tires. All of the load is wasted away through wheelspin.
And YES very hard on tires.
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Originally Posted by bluetooth
I am going to order a scmt today from motorhaven. My bigest question is what is a good brand pyro guage. I am very new to this and would go to someone to have it installed. I would just like a few names of the better brads.
Thanks
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Just got back from a trip to the Eastern Sierra's. ( Tahoe and Mammoth) I am running 35" tires on my 05 CC desiel. I was still getting 15-16mpg. I was not towing anything, but I had fishing and camping gear for 4 to last 10 days. I am very pleased with the power. I used the economy mode on the way up, and the HP mode on the way back. Seemed to have better mpg with the HP. My only complaint is it did not want to shift while I was climbing a hill from a stand still. I had all the power in the world, but would not shift until 3900 rpms. Once it actually shifted, the truck would slingshot out. Not sure if you understand what I am saying, I am having a hard time trying to explain.
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The shift in HP is prgrammed like that. The reason for not shifting on a hill from a standstill is because you are applying more throttle which in turn raises the shifts points which is 3900rpm.
If you want it to shift sooner back off the throttle when you want it to shift then reapply when it does.
If you want it to shift sooner back off the throttle when you want it to shift then reapply when it does.
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Originally Posted by Customz
How much stress does launching in 4hi @ 2000 rpm put on the drivetrain? (HP Mode of course
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)Some people are comfortable doing it, others are not.
If I owned one, it would probably happen at least a few times a week =o)
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I have a friend with a 04 6.0 and he has the SCMT on Econo tune with the EGR unplugged and it runs great. He is going on a hunting trip this weekend where he will be going up a pretty serious mountain grade for about 5 k feet steep climb at 70 mph. He will not be towing anything, but will have 4 people and 200lbs of gear in the bed. Should he put his SCMT in Tow Safe mode or just leave it in Econo mode? He doesn't have gauges to monitor Exhaust Temp. The guy driving has a lead foot and might try to go 80 mph up the mountain so I need to give him some real safe advice not to melt anything.
