So my neighbor has an 01 f350 7.3 and I have an 02 Excursion,7.3.
He has an edge tuner and a handfull of other upgrades but handed me a superchips addon and said give it a go and plug it into my computer.
he said I could use it as long as I like as he didnt use it anymore.

his reason for not using it was because " it kept killing his CPS"
dont really think that would do it but, hey, his truck his story.

anyhow I was wondering if there is anyway to tell what this chip is??
I looked at the superchips website and came up empty.

the #'s on the back are written by hand and say:
PMT2CARB-E2T then: ford 01
4116102

does this mean anything to anyone??
any way to tell what exactly it is, or does?
I am a little leary to just plug it in, dont really want to chance something getting screwed up(or killing my CPS )

thanks,
Brian

 

is it a chip or a tuner?

 

or just give them a call and ask
888.227.2447

 

The first four digits are the important ones....in this case PMT2. That is the computer calibration of the truck the chip was written for.

Assuming the chip is a four bank burn it will work fine. If it's like 6-7 years old and is a single bank chip it may not function correctly. Depends on what your PCM calibration is.

Either way, it's pretty unlikely that it will screw anything up, or kill your cam sensor. As long as you don't have the key in the ignition when you install it.

 

if it is a superchips handheld programmer with dial in hp no# the unit might not work because it might be vin locked to that particular truck(your neighbor). plug it in under the dash a see if the unit says vin locked. if it does that then you can't use it.

 

That is a Gold Superchip for a PMT2 calibration. Unless your PCM is a PMT2/3, do not plug it in. You will need to have it reflashed for it to work properly with your truck. For reference, it is one of the original 50HP standard programs.

If you are interested, we can reflash that chip for you. Just let me know.

Bill

 

OMG!!! Are my eye's deceiving me? Bill Cohron....the original king of hexidecimal code is back on his own and sponsoring FTE!!!!! That just made my whole night

Man I'd love to catch up with you.....but it's not appropriate for mods to jack threads. I'll have to PM you.

Just to keep it on topic I'll offer this advice to Brianut: Take the man up on his offer. Not only is Power_Hungry a former Superchips tech, but he also wrote the programs in your buddies Edge tuner.....and by the way, he is also the guy that sold Jody Tipton his tuning software.

 

might be a stupin question, but how do I know if my PCM is a pmt 2/3?

and it is a gold chip not a tuner for the others that asked.

and is it worth sending to have it reflashed or would I be better to just buy one specific for my truck?

What does one of these cost?


Thanks,
Brian

 

Brian,

Discussing pricing is a no-no in the forums. Give me a shout and I'll get you a price. It's definitely worth a couple bucks getting that one reflashed, although you'll be wanting a multi-position chip or a programmer before you know it. Baby steps, though.

As for your PCM code, you can either remove the case from the back of the PCM and look at the code or you can take a small mirror and check the sticker on the connector. The connector is located on the firewall directly below the master cylinder about 2 inches from the driver's fender. On the side of the connector facing the fender is a sticker with the part number and Catch (Box) Code. Depending on the year of the truck you would see something like XLE4, PMT2, NVK3... always 3 letters & 1 number.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

There is a label on the PCM connector -- you can read it with a mirror. It faces the fender, so it's kind of hard to access. Probably easier to just loosen the 10mm bolt holding the connector on, then the two 7mm bolts holding the PCM in place and remove it. Then you can just read it on the end of the PCM. My 2002 F250 is VDH2, FWIW. Make sure you don't have your keys in the ignition when you're fooling with the PCM.