best performance programmer?
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best performance programmer?
i have a 2001 f150 scab lariat 5.4 with a cold air intake and a true dual exhaust with two 40 series flowmasters. Im looking for opinions for the best (and least expensive?) programer for performance. will it make a noticeable difference, or should i save my money? thanks
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i was wondering the same thing, im debating between diablo and superchips, i have same set up with air intake and exhaust, im really wanting it to smooth out the shift points more than anything...this should be intresting to see what everyone has to say
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I had a Diablo on my powerstroke and loved it... although these mod gas motors aren't gonna respond like a diesel... I had a hypertech on my '97 4.6 and didn't notice a ton of difference. Also, I had to run premium.
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Originally Posted by stephen.osborne1
I had a Diablo on my powerstroke and loved it... although these mod gas motors aren't gonna respond like a diesel... I had a hypertech on my '97 4.6 and didn't notice a ton of difference. Also, I had to run premium.
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My Predator makes a very noticeable difference on the 93 octane setting. I unloaded the program when I had the truck in the bodyshop and didn't really notice a whole lot of difference without it. I reloaded it a couple of days after I got it back and man what a difference!! More power and about 2mpg better.
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Originally Posted by mrbudnose
i have a 2001 f150 scab lariat 5.4 with a cold air intake and a true dual exhaust with two 40 series flowmasters. Im looking for opinions for the best (and least expensive?) programer for performance. will it make a noticeable difference, or should i save my money? thanks
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I must say i love my edge, and my truck does run hella harder with it... and i get some fancy live read outs going down the highway , like Instant MPG and Average MPG... plus all the other goodies like 0-60 and 1/4 mile... and it had deffinitions for all the codes... so you generally dont need a book to look up the code.
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Originally Posted by BURNSTOUGHFORD
I must say i love my edge, and my truck does run hella harder with it... and i get some fancy live read outs going down the highway , like Instant MPG and Average MPG... plus all the other goodies like 0-60 and 1/4 mile... and it had deffinitions for all the codes... so you generally dont need a book to look up the code.
It cost a little more than some of the others, but I think it's worth it for the instant display with all those extra features the other programmers don't have.
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Originally Posted by LxMan1
They all do about the same thing. I got the Predator because it is easily updatable online. It also has a nice easy to read backlit screen.
i can do without the "data at your fingertips"....just one more thing to take my attention away from the road.