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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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SCT VS Superchip

I am looking at tuners. I have a 04 F350 6.0. I am looking mostly for fuel economy aspect. I am not really interested in any of the extreme tunes that can damage engines or trannys or require other modifications. I do not have any other modifications done to my rig. With these factors in mind, can anyone steer me in the right direction?

This has always been a great site with extremely informative members and I appreciate any and all feedback.


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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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SCT........you can get whatever kind of tune you want--superchips you are limited.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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Ditto on SCT
 
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 12:30 AM
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TBag7295,

First modification should be a good set of guages, EGT, Trans temp at minimum, then a tuner. And yes the SCT seems to be the tuner of choice.

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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 02:10 AM
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so I have a older superchips 1704 I believe, when I put a tune in it seems like the tranny never wants to shift. Should I ditch this and go with something else. I will be pulling 12k most of the time and want something that would be good for my setup. Didn't mean to steal your thread, just though I would get some advice too.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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Talking SCT all the way . .

Originally Posted by sweet03cobra
so I have a older superchips 1704 I believe, when I put a tune in it seems like the tranny never wants to shift. Should I ditch this and go with something else. I will be pulling 12k most of the time and want something that would be good for my setup. Didn't mean to steal your thread, just though I would get some advice too.
Use SCT Xcal2 and the tranny tune is a prt of the Aggresive tow. You can also adjust shift & presure points too.

SCT all the way. Many more options and you might recall SCT was a part of supr chips up until a a year or so ago and then spun off to do its programming deal only.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 04:55 AM
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so order the SCT Xcal2? Where is the best place to buy it and I can actually use this without worrying about breaking something while I pull 13k?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 08:08 AM
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Wink Correct . . .

That is correct. You manage your own truck and the tunes you use. I would suggest Joe Cram @ www.dynojoe.com. He sells them for $379 here in Houston on his website.

Look him up, give him a call and discuss what you want the truck to do. Others here like Innovative Diesel as they are a sponser. Check em both out.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 01:07 AM
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Can't get on his website, damn military blocks everything.
 
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Thumbs up Try this then . . .

Here is his phnoe # & e-mail: 281.667.5566 / sales@dynojoe.com
 
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thanks for the info
 
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