Spartan
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From: SoCal, SD CO. East
Did you save a copy of your stock file on your PC? And no, locked id VIN locked, meaning it's married to you VIN. You should still be able to upload tunes, but first you really need to recover that stock file.
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From: Debary FL.
No I didnt save a stock file on my PC. I did call Matt and he said that it was most likely a firmwire problem and that I need to call them to go through it. But I am leaving on vacation tomorrw going to NC. I would like to know if the agressive street economy is ok with a stock truck pulling nothing?
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
You'll be fine for the most part pulling nothing what that tune on there.
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From: ca
only works with the x3.
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bummer.mines ok but im afraid to try the free ones now.im running dJ with no problem.my stratigy is VXCF4HJ TQCK0H2 .is their any site to download these stock statagies?id hate to loose my stock one,my ford dealer here is less then plesant about these matters.pm or post please.
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Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Stuttgart, Ar
While playing with Matt's latest VXCF5 tunes (thanks bunches! 
) earlier this evening, I happened to notice that when returning the truck to the stock tune between Matt's tunes, It's showing the VXCF4 flash level, which is what it had when I purchased it. (It was updated/reflashed to VXCF5 at the dealer in February.)
I was under the impression that the flash memory, once "upgraded," could not be "reverted" to an earlier flash level.
Does the X-Cal-II have some heretofore unacknowledged capability to revert, or is it just improperly re-writing the bits that define the strategy code without actually reverting? When checking the strategy code on the downloaded VXCF5 *files* it shows a VXCF5 strategy code.
I should note that I did NOT completely erase the X-Cal-II (including the previous "stock" tune) when the flash level was upgraded. Could I now have, as the "stock" tune, some foobar hybrid of VXCF4 and VXCF5?
-blaine
) earlier this evening, I happened to notice that when returning the truck to the stock tune between Matt's tunes, It's showing the VXCF4 flash level, which is what it had when I purchased it. (It was updated/reflashed to VXCF5 at the dealer in February.)I was under the impression that the flash memory, once "upgraded," could not be "reverted" to an earlier flash level.
Does the X-Cal-II have some heretofore unacknowledged capability to revert, or is it just improperly re-writing the bits that define the strategy code without actually reverting? When checking the strategy code on the downloaded VXCF5 *files* it shows a VXCF5 strategy code.
I should note that I did NOT completely erase the X-Cal-II (including the previous "stock" tune) when the flash level was upgraded. Could I now have, as the "stock" tune, some foobar hybrid of VXCF4 and VXCF5?
-blaine
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Corvallis, OR
So the Xcal2 doesn't let you save your stock tune to your pc? I was going to pick up a used Xcal2, but that makes me a little nervous. Should I wait until I can get a X3 or their new tuner coming out?
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
I have heard a few people complaining about the X3 in the tuner forum, I would actually hold out til something else is on the market. Now of course, you could get something with bugs in it being new, but I don't think you would be any better off with the X3 based on what I have been seeing in user reviews and such.
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From: Orlando, FL.
I have had the Xcal2 for quite a while now, and recently got the hybrid race tune from evan, and it is freakin awesome. As far as fear of not saving your stock file, it shouldn't really be an issue unless you don't have somewhere safe to store your X2, but I would definately recommend the X2.