SCT support from Motorhaven/Autoanything
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SCT support from Motorhaven/Autoanything
I just bought a SCT Xcal2 for my 05 PSD. The stock tunes that came with it caused the truck to act irradically. I called Autoanything/Motorhaven for support and they said I needed to talk to the SCT. I thought the dealers provided the tune packages? I called SCT and Nick was very helpful and sent me 2 tunes, and let me know there was a known issue with the base tunes. However once I uploaded them I no longer have any other options such as tire size, shift firmness,ect. I would like to have the basic tunes I always see advertised for tuners (towing,performace,race). Any input is appreciated.
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Originally Posted by jfletcher72
I just bought a SCT Xcal2 for my 05 PSD. The stock tunes that came with it caused the truck to act irradically. I called Autoanything/Motorhaven for support and they said I needed to talk to the SCT. I thought the dealers provided the tune packages? I called SCT and Nick was very helpful and sent me 2 tunes, and let me know there was a known issue with the base tunes. However once I uploaded them I no longer have any other options such as tire size, shift firmness,ect. I would like to have the basic tunes I always see advertised for tuners (towing,performace,race). Any input is appreciated.
Do the box or instructions say "SF" anywhere?
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I just ordered the SCT Xcal2 for my 5.4L F250 and i think it must be the SF version because i havent had it tuned by anyone. Will i have the same problem as jfletcher?
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I have an xcaliber II that was custom tuned by Troyer Performance. You can get these tuners either with "canned" tunes or fully custom tunes which are wrote based on your PCM strategy code. SCT stands for Superchips Custom Tuner. The red tuner referred to is the Flashpaq.
RIsuperduty89 - I don't know what you paid for the tuner but if you need to buy custom tunes for it, you may have about the same money as if you would have bought a new one.
RIsuperduty89 - I don't know what you paid for the tuner but if you need to buy custom tunes for it, you may have about the same money as if you would have bought a new one.
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Originally Posted by webmaster
You bought this from MotorHaven? When? If you just bought recently, you bought an Xcal2 SF, which is not tuned by the dealers but instead pre-loaded with SCT's tunes. That's why they sent you to SCT to have the tunes updated. Motorhaven only does custom tunes these days for local customers, and previous customers.
Do the box or instructions say "SF" anywhere?
Do the box or instructions say "SF" anywhere?
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Originally Posted by RIsuperduty89
I just ordered the SCT Xcal2 for my 5.4L F250 and i think it must be the SF version because i havent had it tuned by anyone. Will i have the same problem as jfletcher?
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Okay, for SF devices SCT loads it with one size fits all tunes. However, one size really doesn't fit all. Sometimes you need to get custom tunes. Email SCT and ask them to resend the tunes, but this time unlock the options so you can change them. There's no reason why they shouldn't unlock them, it only takes 30 seconds more when writing the file to disk.
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Originally Posted by webmaster
You bought this from MotorHaven? When? If you just bought recently, you bought an Xcal2 SF, which is not tuned by the dealers but instead pre-loaded with SCT's tunes. That's why they sent you to SCT to have the tunes updated. Motorhaven only does custom tunes these days for local customers, and previous customers.
Do the box or instructions say "SF" anywhere?
Do the box or instructions say "SF" anywhere?