Superchips 6.0 Microtuner Thread
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Originally Posted by Tim Lamkin
OK must be late at night, past the old guys bed-time...what does this one mean?
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Originally Posted by jdadamsjr
Tour de France --- Plano, Tx boy --- No MAN !!! afterseeing some of the climbs they are doing :-)
I think Ulrich looks strong, he has a Preditor. Mayo's out of the picture, he only has a Hypertech. lol
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Originally Posted by Tim Lamkin
I should have got that...I am blushing, I watch it everyday live....I hope he can do it.
He guys it has been a real rough night....I will be a bit sharper in the AM...
He guys it has been a real rough night....I will be a bit sharper in the AM...
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Power and shift question
I have read all the way threw this thread and have not seen any problems mentioned like I have.
I installed my new 1704 , bought at Motorhaven I might add, into my Ex last week and while low and medium levels and shifts feel good, WOT stinks. There is not near the power of my F250 with another chip, and the shifts are held at max rpm for about 7 seconds.
Has anyone seen this and I missed it? Vic, do you have any ideas?
I installed my new 1704 , bought at Motorhaven I might add, into my Ex last week and while low and medium levels and shifts feel good, WOT stinks. There is not near the power of my F250 with another chip, and the shifts are held at max rpm for about 7 seconds.
Has anyone seen this and I missed it? Vic, do you have any ideas?
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Originally Posted by hightech
I have read all the way threw this thread and have not seen any problems mentioned like I have.
I installed my new 1704 , bought at Motorhaven I might add, into my Ex last week and while low and medium levels and shifts feel good, WOT stinks. There is not near the power of my F250 with another chip, and the shifts are held at max rpm for about 7 seconds.
Has anyone seen this and I missed it? Vic, do you have any ideas?
I installed my new 1704 , bought at Motorhaven I might add, into my Ex last week and while low and medium levels and shifts feel good, WOT stinks. There is not near the power of my F250 with another chip, and the shifts are held at max rpm for about 7 seconds.
Has anyone seen this and I missed it? Vic, do you have any ideas?
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Why is the 2003 6.0 excluded by Superchip??
OK,
I admit I am a new member, having just found this site, and I have not yet read through this complete thread, but I was REALLY looking forward to the new Superchip for my 2003 6.0 (5-30-03 date on the door & 6-6-03 under the hood)!! I went through about the first 6-8 pages, then clicked on the link to order one only to find the new product does not support the 2003 6.0! "2003 Powerstrokes are not warrented to work with the 1704 Microtuner".
Bummer!! Do any of you know what the deal is, or has this already been discussed in one of the earlier pages?
As always, thanks for the help.
John Russell
2003 F250 Lariat Crew Cab short bed FX4x4 daily driver
1966 Superformance 427 Cobra Replica for fun, and the reason for the truck!
I admit I am a new member, having just found this site, and I have not yet read through this complete thread, but I was REALLY looking forward to the new Superchip for my 2003 6.0 (5-30-03 date on the door & 6-6-03 under the hood)!! I went through about the first 6-8 pages, then clicked on the link to order one only to find the new product does not support the 2003 6.0! "2003 Powerstrokes are not warrented to work with the 1704 Microtuner".
Bummer!! Do any of you know what the deal is, or has this already been discussed in one of the earlier pages?
As always, thanks for the help.
John Russell
2003 F250 Lariat Crew Cab short bed FX4x4 daily driver
1966 Superformance 427 Cobra Replica for fun, and the reason for the truck!
Last edited by John Russell; Jul 15, 2004 at 10:31 PM.
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Originally Posted by John Russell
OK,
I admit I am a new member, having just found this site, and I have not yet read through this complete thread, but I was REALLY looking forward to the new Superchip for my 2003 6.0 (5-30-03 date on the door & 6-6-03 under the hood)!! I went through about the first 6-8 pages, then clicked on the link to order one only to find the new product does not support the 2003 6.0! "2003 Powerstrokes are not warrented to work with the 1704 Microtuner".
Bummer!! Do any of you know what the deal is, or has this already been discussed in one of the earlier pages?
As always, thanks for the help.
John Russell
2003 F250 Lariat Crew Cab short bed FX4x4 daily driver
1966 Superformance 427 Cobra Replica for fun, and the reason for the truck!
I admit I am a new member, having just found this site, and I have not yet read through this complete thread, but I was REALLY looking forward to the new Superchip for my 2003 6.0 (5-30-03 date on the door & 6-6-03 under the hood)!! I went through about the first 6-8 pages, then clicked on the link to order one only to find the new product does not support the 2003 6.0! "2003 Powerstrokes are not warrented to work with the 1704 Microtuner".
Bummer!! Do any of you know what the deal is, or has this already been discussed in one of the earlier pages?
As always, thanks for the help.
John Russell
2003 F250 Lariat Crew Cab short bed FX4x4 daily driver
1966 Superformance 427 Cobra Replica for fun, and the reason for the truck!
If you had continued on you would find that indeed the '03 is supported.
I have an '02/03 build F-250 with the Dec '03 flash and the SC tuner works great with my truck. There is some cutoff date for earlier flashes which don't work with the SC tuner.
Do a search and read through the various posts regarding flashes, pilot injection, T/H mode, and so on and determine if a newer flash is required to use the SC tuner, and then decide for yourself whether or not you want to have your truck reflashed if necessary.
There's a lot of great info here on this site and some very knowledgeable folks who frequent the place. It is well worth your time to familiarize yourself with the search function so you can winnow through topics of interest, and to also read through the sticky post threads.
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Thanks Daryl!
Thank You Darylhunter! This is exactly what I wanted to hear and is what makes sense, but the last sentence in my prior post, which I pulled from the MotorHaven web site for the new Superchip threw me. After reading your response I think I may have found the problem creating my confusion.
The Superchip advertised for the Ford 6.0 Powerstroke Dieses, 2004 has a stock # 2444. The picture shown is for the model 1704- which I believe is the tuner for the 7.3 engine. Their verbage in the ad under note: refers to the 2003 6.0 Powerstrokes, flash specific needs, then states that the 2003 Powerstrokes are not warrented to work with the 1704, thus with the confusion.
All that being said, I think it is time to maks a call to my dealer to verify my flash, update if need be, then place an order.
Thank you once again.
John Russell
The Superchip advertised for the Ford 6.0 Powerstroke Dieses, 2004 has a stock # 2444. The picture shown is for the model 1704- which I believe is the tuner for the 7.3 engine. Their verbage in the ad under note: refers to the 2003 6.0 Powerstrokes, flash specific needs, then states that the 2003 Powerstrokes are not warrented to work with the 1704, thus with the confusion.
All that being said, I think it is time to maks a call to my dealer to verify my flash, update if need be, then place an order.
Thank you once again.
John Russell
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OK I have to ask the stupid question....
What would happen if I left my Juice Edge inplace and used a superchip microtuner to up my hp past the 100 limit of the edge? would the edge detume the superchip settings.
I like the ability to select on the fly but now and then I have no intentions of pulling anything I would like to push the extreams. I just hate to have to stop and open my hood every time.
What would happen if I left my Juice Edge inplace and used a superchip microtuner to up my hp past the 100 limit of the edge? would the edge detume the superchip settings.
I like the ability to select on the fly but now and then I have no intentions of pulling anything I would like to push the extreams. I just hate to have to stop and open my hood every time.
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i have a 2003 ford f-250 6.0 crew cab 4x4 and i have the superchips max microtuner 1704 and its great it will kick you back at 70 mph on level 3 and i have the 4 inch exhaust with no muffler no cat and no ressinator straight from turbo back and i raced a mustang gt and blew his doors off he was so mad.
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From: Carlsbad, California
Vic,
I set my tune to the Tow Safe mode for the first time last night in preparation for pulling my trailer this weekend. The first thing that I noticed was that the shifting was much softer and more stock like. Does the Tow Safe mode use the transmission file as the Econo and Performance tunes?
I actually plugged in tuner this morning to verify that the Tow Safe tune was indeed loaded and it was. It is a quite noticeable difference.
Daryl
I set my tune to the Tow Safe mode for the first time last night in preparation for pulling my trailer this weekend. The first thing that I noticed was that the shifting was much softer and more stock like. Does the Tow Safe mode use the transmission file as the Econo and Performance tunes?
I actually plugged in tuner this morning to verify that the Tow Safe tune was indeed loaded and it was. It is a quite noticeable difference.
Daryl
Last edited by darylhunter; Jul 20, 2004 at 02:15 PM.