Hypertech III Question...
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Hypertech III Question...
There is a smokin' deal on a Hypertech Power Programmer III near me, and before I jump on it, I want to make sure I can/can't use it. There are actually two, from two different sellers. One lists it for Ford 4.6L/5.4L engines, and the other lists it for '97 F-Series/SUV's, which were either 2V 4.6's or 5.4's. Will this programmer work for my 2002 F250 5.4L 2V? From what I understand the 5.4L was unchanged in the F-Series trucks from 1997-2004.
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I not sure but I thought someone the other day said that the 5.4 in 150's switched to 3v a year or tow earlier than they did in 250's?
I would definately call Hypertech and ask what the correct part number is for your truck and then see if what the dealers are trying to sell you match it.
I would definately call Hypertech and ask what the correct part number is for your truck and then see if what the dealers are trying to sell you match it.
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You have to watch the tuners. Older hypertech PPP worked on very small app ranges. At one time, they had a different box for each year. The 3v change was 2005, the 02 has a 2v motor.
Can you get the part number?
Can you get the part number?
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I not sure but I thought someone the other day said that the 5.4 in 150's switched to 3v a year or tow earlier than they did in 250's?
I would definately call Hypertech and ask what the correct part number is for your truck and then see if what the dealers are trying to sell you match it.
I would definately call Hypertech and ask what the correct part number is for your truck and then see if what the dealers are trying to sell you match it.
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Sorry, I don't know what to tell you. Is the deal good enough to take a chance on??
I know when I got mine off of ebay I bought a Superchip for $40.00, but the person selling it didn't know for sure if it was vehicle unlocked or not. So I took a chance and got lucky and it was and I have not had a single problem with it in 2 years.
How lucky are you feeling today???
I know when I got mine off of ebay I bought a Superchip for $40.00, but the person selling it didn't know for sure if it was vehicle unlocked or not. So I took a chance and got lucky and it was and I have not had a single problem with it in 2 years.
How lucky are you feeling today???
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The guy wants $25 bucks for it, so either way, I'm willing to take the chance just in case it does work.
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go to the hypertech web site all there stuff is listed there thats where i looked at the dyno charts... yea i bought one that was vin locked cost me $175 to send it to them folks in tenn. to get it fixed