There are several tuners I see avail for my 09 F150. How do I know which is best? Our vehicles have many different computer codes and emission levels from factory, so how is power from one truck differ to another with same motor, but different computer code?

Also, do any of these tuners have an warranty?

 

I have an 09, and everyone seems to say to hold out for the Edge Evolution. I am leaning towards it because it not only does programing (which I'm not into yet), but it also provides a 4 way digital display of engine readings (ie rpms, manifold temp, etc). They haven't released an 09 F150 one yet (only 250 and above), but the rep I talked to said it's should be out before Xmas.

 

Yep, It will be out before x-mas and to the topic starter, he's talking about:

http://tuneyourtruck.com/

 

Wow, this could open up an interesting can of worms...

Short answer is, "there is no best tuner, as long as you go with one that knows what they're doing."

Are you talking about canned tunes, or custom written tunes? Have you read the sticky in this section? https://www.f150online.com/forums/ch...unes-read.html

I'm a fan of custom tuning, I went with Mike Troyer at Troyer Performance (www.troyerperformace.com) and got a 93 Octane Performance tune. Been running it for about 3 years now and love it!

Most tuners do not offer a warranty for anything other than the hardware they might include. Nothing for the truck though.

- NCSU

Edited to add
The ScanGaugeII also does that, but it's not as pretty as the Edge. But's it's alot cheaper!
http://www.scangauge.com/

 

the SCT livewire also provides that coupled witht he advantage of being able to be custom programmed makes the livewire and the gryphon the only equal competators for the people who rely on the guages and custom tuning

 

it's like asking : passing gas or breaking wind, both are the same bodily function, but which is better


exactly, custom tunes are better than canned tuners

the only person who can decide which tuning device/tuner is best for you is YOU, research the different tuners and then make your decision

gryphon : sct livevwire = provide the "guages" a lot of people crave
sct xcal3 : diablo = are fast hand helds that do not stay plugged into the truck
sniper = is one that a lot of people try and tune themselves with

 

I've been running the SCT Xcal3 custom tuned by VMP Tuning and I'd highly recommend it. I had the Edge before this and it was horrible, IMO. The way the transmission shifted wasn't right and the driveability didn't seem that good. The custom tunes from VMP gave my truck a lot more power, more gas mileage, but most importantly in my opinion is it still has great driveability. Much better throttle response and the transmission shifts like it should of from the factory. Here's a link to what I got.

http://www.vmptuning.com/store/index...=226&parent=66