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Running 91 octane in the 87 program will not give you a problem.
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Hey Scott, Welcome to the forum. Nice to see some support for superchips. I have a 2005 F150 Lariat SC. I have my superchip installed on the performance mode and really notice a difference. Its alot more fun to drive around in and if I stay off the pedal I do see about 2mpg increase. Only question is if I turn it down to towing or 87 octane will it hurt anything running the 91 or higher octane fuel in it. Thanks.
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Sorry, your Ford tuner will not be able to recognize GM or Dodge codes. You can however read other Ford vehicles.
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QUOTE=sleddogg;3652452]Scott,
Can I use my 1715 tuner for my 99 f150 as a code reader on say a Chevy and will most codes be the same or do I have to look up the GM codes somewhere else?
Thanks...
Sled...[/QUOTE]
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QUOTE=sleddogg;3652452]Scott,
Can I use my 1715 tuner for my 99 f150 as a code reader on say a Chevy and will most codes be the same or do I have to look up the GM codes somewhere else?
Thanks...
Sled...[/QUOTE]
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Scott... I have a question... I Just purchase the Superchips Cortex for my 08 F150 SCREW.... I have a bad habbit of doing the research after I spend the money... I have a K&N intake on my truck.. Is the Cortex going to play nice with the K&N?
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Hey Scott, 2005 f150 lariat Sc w/ 5.4 3v motor. I really like the superchip, I am seeing a decent change in the operation of the truck, my only question is when I am on performance the truck runs awesome (91+ octane fuel is used), when I put it on any of the other settings (TOW, 87 Octane Or mileage XS) I see a difference when I get moving but off of the line it is sure a dog. On the stock setting it even trys to jump off the line but with these other settings I feel like I am driving a 6.0L diesel and waiting for the turbo to spool up before I take off. I have no other mods and have tried 87+ octane and 91+ octane fuel in it, any ideas why I lose my bottom end power on these other settings. Thanks.
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What you can do is put a call into my customer service department at 888-227-2447 and explain the issues with one of the reps. We can have one of the engineers look into your files to see if some tweaks are necessary.
Keep me posted on your progress. I will help wherever I can.
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Keep me posted on your progress. I will help wherever I can.
Scott
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For now the Cortex is your best bet as far as tuning options for multiple vehicles of the same manufacturer as the cortex comprises gas and Diesel, car and truck applications into one small package.
To answer your question about multi vin options, we currently do not support multi vin at this time but have looked into the possibility for the future.
To our defense I am not aware of any manufacturer offering multi vin as an option and honestly how many vehicles can you drive at one time anyways...LOL (Joke)
Yes we are a business making a product to make money but that does not mean that we are not listening to what you the customer have requests for.
I wish I could guarantee you that milti vin will be a future option but there is no guarantee at this point.
Feel free to check back with me periodically about this. I will definately post news on this as it becomes available to me.
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To answer your question about multi vin options, we currently do not support multi vin at this time but have looked into the possibility for the future.
To our defense I am not aware of any manufacturer offering multi vin as an option and honestly how many vehicles can you drive at one time anyways...LOL (Joke)
Yes we are a business making a product to make money but that does not mean that we are not listening to what you the customer have requests for.
I wish I could guarantee you that milti vin will be a future option but there is no guarantee at this point.
Feel free to check back with me periodically about this. I will definately post news on this as it becomes available to me.
Scott
I know when I reprogrammed my mustang with the flashpaq, i could tell right away that there was a huge improvement. I was hoping for similiar results with my other vehicles.
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What program are you currently running in the Harley? Are there any other mods done tho the vehicle?
Sorry for the issue with the Nav. It may have just needed an update. There is that occation where we have not seen a file in a vehicle either because it is a new dealer flash or just one we were unable to locate when the product was released.
The engineer should have been able to build the update for you in about 5-7 business days. Then all you would have to do is download it online free of charge.
The dealer taking back the product just want's to make sure that you are not sending back a vin locked tuner. It has happened before. Bear with them on your refund.
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Sorry for the issue with the Nav. It may have just needed an update. There is that occation where we have not seen a file in a vehicle either because it is a new dealer flash or just one we were unable to locate when the product was released.
The engineer should have been able to build the update for you in about 5-7 business days. Then all you would have to do is download it online free of charge.
The dealer taking back the product just want's to make sure that you are not sending back a vin locked tuner. It has happened before. Bear with them on your refund.
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What program are you currently running in the Harley? Are there any other mods done tho the vehicle?
Sorry for the issue with the Nav. It may have just needed an update. There is that occation where we have not seen a file in a vehicle either because it is a new dealer flash or just one we were unable to locate when the product was released.
The engineer should have been able to build the update for you in about 5-7 business days. Then all you would have to do is download it online free of charge.
The dealer taking back the product just want's to make sure that you are not sending back a vin locked tuner. It has happened before. Bear with them on your refund.
Scott
Sorry for the issue with the Nav. It may have just needed an update. There is that occation where we have not seen a file in a vehicle either because it is a new dealer flash or just one we were unable to locate when the product was released.
The engineer should have been able to build the update for you in about 5-7 business days. Then all you would have to do is download it online free of charge.
The dealer taking back the product just want's to make sure that you are not sending back a vin locked tuner. It has happened before. Bear with them on your refund.
Scott
I did update all 3 of my tuners before and after I loaded them into my vehicles.
I can always download the Nav tune in the future when and if it is working.
As for the returned tuner, all they should have to do is plug it in and they can tell if it is vin locked or not!
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Correct the dealer just needs to verify that it is not vinlocked. How long has he had your product?
The Harley is running the performance tune. As for mods that should increase performance, Ram Air hood, Air Raid Intake, Electric Fans, Lowered Front and rear end.
I did update all 3 of my tuners before and after I loaded them into my vehicles.
I can always download the Nav tune in the future when and if it is working.
As for the returned tuner, all they should have to do is plug it in and they can tell if it is vin locked or not!
I did update all 3 of my tuners before and after I loaded them into my vehicles.
I can always download the Nav tune in the future when and if it is working.
As for the returned tuner, all they should have to do is plug it in and they can tell if it is vin locked or not!
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I don't have an exact ETA for release at this time but can tell you that we have been working on 09 tuning for some time now.
As soon as I have more specific data I will be sure to post it here.
Thanks for the inquiry!
Scott
As soon as I have more specific data I will be sure to post it here.
Thanks for the inquiry!
Scott
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OK Hears a Q... How do I know weather ot not my tuner has been setup with updated programming... I messeged you and I even called in and was told I would recieve the updates next time I plugged in.. and I did see my Cortex being updated but have no idea with what... Should I just assume that was my intake update???
Asside from that everything seems to be Aces... I havent check feule economy yet.. but there is definate gains in the But Dyno..
Asside from that everything seems to be Aces... I havent check feule economy yet.. but there is definate gains in the But Dyno..
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When the tuner is powered up either in the vehicle or at your PC select "Info and Settings" in the main menu. Once in that section select "Tuner Info" to display your current tuner database. Once you update your tuner online to a new file it will diaplay that new database number in that section.
This info is also covered in your Cortex users manual on page 12.
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This info is also covered in your Cortex users manual on page 12.
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OK Hears a Q... How do I know weather ot not my tuner has been setup with updated programming... I messeged you and I even called in and was told I would recieve the updates next time I plugged in.. and I did see my Cortex being updated but have no idea with what... Should I just assume that was my intake update???
Asside from that everything seems to be Aces... I havent check feule economy yet.. but there is definate gains in the But Dyno..
Asside from that everything seems to be Aces... I havent check feule economy yet.. but there is definate gains in the But Dyno..