superchips 4 bank performance chip
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superchips 4 bank performance chip
hey i was wondering if anyone has any feedback on the Superchips Custom Tuning 5-program 4-bank Performance Chip found on troyerperformance.com....ive got a lightly modified motor and will be doing more and more as time goes on and money is available... and am looking to get some extra power when i want and this seems like exactly what i am looking for....if anyone has used this or has any feedback it would be greatly appreciated....thank you.....Here is the link
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...alogno=SCT6600
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...alogno=SCT6600
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Your advantages are price and the ability to change programs literally at a stop light.
Your disadvantages are more complicated installation, having to send chip back to Troyer for any changes, and you can't use it over on the newer p-tech computers.
I've installed the single program chip on three different vehicles. You have to remove the truck's computer, then scrape the protective coating off the prongs where the chip plugs into circuit board, then put it back together. Troyer will do the install if you send them your Computer. Of course your truck will not run without your computer. My thinking on the multi-program chip was this: The money saved on the chip versus the programmer would be quickly ate up if you had to UPS chips or computers back and forth to Troyer (or anyone else) for changes to the program or for initial installation. When the chips were hot (pre 2004) Troyer said they would flash the chip and send it back in the same day. So if you needed program updates, you could get your chip back in two days if you overnighted the chip to them.
In one case I sent my single program chip back to them for reflashing as I added more mods required retuning. Then finally converted to handheld programmers.
The advantage of programmers is the ability to receive new or updated programs via email as well as the ease of programming the vehicle by simply plugging into the obd-II data port and loading in the program. Another advantage is the ability to reuse the programmer when and if you sell the first vehicle. I currently have four vehicles, all with programmers. I do like the ease of changing programs. Additionally, I have more than the usual three programs for two of my vehicles. I mean I store my extra programs on my computer hard drive, then load the three programs I want into my programmer, and finally then load one of the three programs into my car or truck.
An example of this type of programming: 93 octane towing, 87 octane towing, 93 octane performance with ethanol, 93 octane performance without ethanol, 87 octane performance with ethanol.
In all fairness you will get the same programs with either the programmer or the four-bank tuning chip.
good luck
enb
Your disadvantages are more complicated installation, having to send chip back to Troyer for any changes, and you can't use it over on the newer p-tech computers.
I've installed the single program chip on three different vehicles. You have to remove the truck's computer, then scrape the protective coating off the prongs where the chip plugs into circuit board, then put it back together. Troyer will do the install if you send them your Computer. Of course your truck will not run without your computer. My thinking on the multi-program chip was this: The money saved on the chip versus the programmer would be quickly ate up if you had to UPS chips or computers back and forth to Troyer (or anyone else) for changes to the program or for initial installation. When the chips were hot (pre 2004) Troyer said they would flash the chip and send it back in the same day. So if you needed program updates, you could get your chip back in two days if you overnighted the chip to them.
In one case I sent my single program chip back to them for reflashing as I added more mods required retuning. Then finally converted to handheld programmers.
The advantage of programmers is the ability to receive new or updated programs via email as well as the ease of programming the vehicle by simply plugging into the obd-II data port and loading in the program. Another advantage is the ability to reuse the programmer when and if you sell the first vehicle. I currently have four vehicles, all with programmers. I do like the ease of changing programs. Additionally, I have more than the usual three programs for two of my vehicles. I mean I store my extra programs on my computer hard drive, then load the three programs I want into my programmer, and finally then load one of the three programs into my car or truck.
An example of this type of programming: 93 octane towing, 87 octane towing, 93 octane performance with ethanol, 93 octane performance without ethanol, 87 octane performance with ethanol.
In all fairness you will get the same programs with either the programmer or the four-bank tuning chip.
good luck
enb