I have an 01 f150 with the 4.6, i am considering putting 35's on it and re gearing to 4.56's which tuner would be best for this, and could i do this with any other electronic tuning tool or does it have to be with one like the edge evo? thanks for any help!!

 

Hi.

Right up yer alley: https://www.f150online.com/forums/ch...742-tuner.html

There are a couple other devices - TirePaq from Superchips is one such.

Thing is it's a couple hundy and does nothing else but tire/gearing correction - so it makes more sense to add a bit more $$$ and buy a good programmer.

I recommend SCT Xcal3 from VMP. Hands-down.

MGD

 

ok cool thanks for the advice, would you not recomend buying a used programmer?

 

Sure I would. As long as you are willing to assume some risk (unit is indeed unlocked, no warranty, fleabay scammers, etc). And you pay substantially less than new - the residual on a used device is low.

If you can acquire a decent Edge, Superchips, etc, go for it.

Always check their websites ( or call their tech support) to ensure the prosepctive model is compatible with yer truck.

'88racing will be along to warn you on which older Edge models to avoid due to cable problems...

MGD

 

ok so for example and edge evo would do the job of the gear change? and would it be a bad idea to do that and then sell the programmer or just keep it? thanks for the info, it helps a ton i am new to all the mods we can do!!

 

No. Yes - bad idea.

As long as you've used the device to modify yer PCM's parameters, you need to keep it.

- It's got yer STOCK PCM calibration file saved on the unit.
- it's now LOCKED to yer specific truck.
- It's unsellable in this state - because it's a lot of $$$ to have the manufacturer unlock it.
- If you return to the stock tune, it's unlocked, but all of yer changes are gone.

MGD

 

consider going with 4.88's since you have the 4.6

 

Thanks guys for all the advice

 

As suggested.......stay away from the edge evolutions for the 97-03 f150........Thanks MGDfan......

 

I have a Gryphon for my 02 4.6.. with custom tunes by Bill.. worked great. But a standard unit would work to just change the gearing ratio... i almost went with SCT by VMP.. They seem like a stand-up company too..

 

It's really to bad edge couldn't come up with a more viable fix since Bill's custom tunes are great and there isn't anything wrong with the programmer.....its just that darn cable......and when is it going to leave someone stranded.....