Tuners and Mac computers
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Tuners and Mac computers
I have a mac and was wondering if any tuners have trouble connecting to them to "get" the tunes from the computer.
I have not decided on a tuner yet... I know what my goals are
1-Fuel economy
2-power when I dont mind spending some cash on fuel.
Stephen
I have not decided on a tuner yet... I know what my goals are
1-Fuel economy
2-power when I dont mind spending some cash on fuel.
Stephen
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Again, I wouldn't get it unless you have some run to play with it. And that's actually for a couple of reasons. 1. 6.0s are extremely picky about the tuners that you can put on them. They tend to only like well written custom tunes, which tend to cost more in the beginning then your off the shelf tuners. Also shift on the fly might seem like a fun ability to have, it's mutually exclusive from properly tuning the vehicle. 2. Like I said before, they are performance enhancers, the "fun factor" is going to cost you.
This is not something that I would do with a 6.0 owner on a budget, particularly if you chose the wrong tuner.
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Hey thank for the response. I have this question then. If I am getting an EGR delete kit, and I want to get rid of the engine light and code for the delete if I even get one. wouldnt it benifit me "money" wise to get a tuner anyway the difference in price is just a small ammount.
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Hey thank for the response. I have this question then. If I am getting an EGR delete kit, and I want to get rid of the engine light and code for the delete if I even get one. wouldnt it benifit me "money" wise to get a tuner anyway the difference in price is just a small ammount.
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i have 2 mac's but whenever it comes to SCT and tunes i barrow someones PC.
also something i've always wondered is that if you have custom tunes and then delete your EGR but never get any check engine lights can you keep running the tune. as long as the truck runs just as good? or do you need to switch to your EGR off tunes all the time? seems like some 6.0's get the lights and others don't....
also something i've always wondered is that if you have custom tunes and then delete your EGR but never get any check engine lights can you keep running the tune. as long as the truck runs just as good? or do you need to switch to your EGR off tunes all the time? seems like some 6.0's get the lights and others don't....
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
i have 2 mac's but whenever it comes to SCT and tunes i barrow someones PC.
also something i've always wondered is that if you have custom tunes and then delete your EGR but never get any check engine lights can you keep running the tune. as long as the truck runs just as good? or do you need to switch to your EGR off tunes all the time? seems like some 6.0's get the lights and others don't....
also something i've always wondered is that if you have custom tunes and then delete your EGR but never get any check engine lights can you keep running the tune. as long as the truck runs just as good? or do you need to switch to your EGR off tunes all the time? seems like some 6.0's get the lights and others don't....
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I have read in another post already but I am interested in speedo fixes so a tuner/code deleter/speedo fixer gadget would be mucho awesome
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