Hey guys im thinking about buying a tuner for my truck. I have a 2005 5.4L. Can anyone point me to the right direction. Thanks.

 

personally the Diablo is better than the 1714, but the Excalibrator is the best and most expensive.

 

Had a Diablo Predator, was OK, but pretty "generic". Now have an X-Cal 2 w/custom tuning, no comparison to the Predator, X-Cal 2 all the way.

 

Xcal 2 is definately the best, and can be found for about $400 with custom tuning, which is a pretty good deal

 

its generic but also $175 less than the Xcalibrator. it all depends on your needs. i dont do anything that needs custom tuning. and its only maybe 2-3 HP difference. i couldnt justify spending the extra

 

My vote is for the Troyer tuned XCal2

anybody surprised

 

I've had the superchips and the Diablo Predator,. If you are power mad, get the excal 2. If you just want to put a tune in the truck, and forget it, not play with the settings a lot, get a superchips.
The Diablo Predator has some nice features most will never use, and the stock shift settings suck. Nice to play with, but a lot of fiddle factor.

The Superchips is point and forget.

I am sure the EX cal is a great device, but I paid 307 new for my Superchips, and sold it on e-bay for 230 seven months later. I paid 210 for the diablo, used.
If you compare apples and oranges, the more expensive will always sound better.

If you don't mind spending the bucks, the Excal 2 wins.
Have fun with whatever you get,
Chris

 

Excalibrator 1 and 2?

Both tuners recieve the same tune? Correct? 2 just has more features?
Why not just buy the Excal1?

 

it depends, when you break down the price of the X1 WITH the cable, and the X2 that doesnt need a fancy one, the difference is only about $25. plus with the X2 you get datalogging, in hand tweaking AT the truck, and it reads diagnostic trouble codes on any OBD-II vehicle

 

Xcal 2 or Diablo. Flip a coin.

 

...just make sure it's a 2-headed coin & call X-Cal 2 "heads"...

 

I have the superchips 1745, and I agree, just install it and forget about it, great performance! Trouble free!

 

So say if my cousin 05 sd diesel threw a code I could hook it up and it would tell me or just on my vehicle only

 

You can read & clear OBD-II DTC's on any Ford vehicle and still have your own truck tuned

 

i believe that it will read codes on ANY OBD-II vehicle, AND it will datalog on any FORD OBD-II vehicle