Tuner advice?
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Tuner advice?
I posted this in the tuner forum but never got any response. To start with I drive a 2003 F250 5.4 auto. A buddy of mine priced his older Superchips programmer today for $150. I've read that the Diablo tuner or a custom tune is the best way to go but I was wandering if this would be a good deal or should I just save my money for something better? I've heard horror stories about people leaning out engines with generic programmers and I'd like to avoid this as I've already got a high mileage engine on my hands. A little background is I'd like to add a cool air intake (aFe most likely) and a aftermarket muffler with the possibility of a high flow cat. Really would like a better flowing y pipe at some point as well. I tow nothing heavier than a large ATV or lawn equipment. This is a daily driver and I'm looking for a little more mileage.
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Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Lexington,Ky / Owensboro
look into an sct programmer that you can get custom tunes for...some of our sponsors have them and they arent like the off the shelf tunes that you get from stuff like superchips...custom ones allow for almost every small detail
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While Dyno or semi-custom tunes can build more power. The Superchips can tunes are safe for bolt on motors. I would say $150 is a good price, they used to be $325-400. If you already have bigger tires, go for it. $150 to callibrate the transmission/cluster and get a few more horses is well worth it.
