Whats everybodys opinion of the livewire? especially on a 5.4L?

 

(With custom tunes from Mike Butler at 5Startuning.com).

The tuning device is just the tool; the tunes are the REALLY important piece of the puzzle.

 

What year truck?

 

2004

 

Its a very nice programmer.....but as shotgunz says it the tunes....

 

gotcha, I plan on getting it and then sending it off to troyer or 5star to get a max tow tune. I really want the livewire to display transmission temps while towing.

 

You can buy one direct with custom tunes from Mike at punchitperformance.com check out the site and give him a call. His site isnt complete yet but its up and got some of his products.

 

I would buy it new but I got a great deal on a used one that is unlocked. I will check punchitperformance out though.

 

Yea, mike at punchit will def hook you up. Awesome guy, does a lot of great tuning.

 

Did SCT ever program the Livewire to display the transmission temps? Id call them but they arent open on the weekends.

 

the actual programmer is frggin huge though.. i would go with a SCT loader and an edge insight to display. the sct lacks display capabilities in my opinion. but this is for a gasser, i don't like what it displays on my diesel.

 

im not worried about the tuner looking ugly or being big, I just want a easily viewable screen, on screen guages and a tuner that works well.

 

I got my livewire, it needed the frimware updated so I called SCT. They stayed on the phone with me and my computer for atleast and hour and a half updating it. The whole device is big but its fine by me. I didnt get a window sunction cup mount with it so I need to make my own custom mount. I tried data logging with livelink and it is bad a$$. I can see everything real time.

 

glad you like it. the display is just a pain in the *** to get in the right spot. the mount they try to sell you sucks anyway. i did find that mounted high in the window with the cables run behind it and in the A pillar trim is best for me.. i need to try this data logging you speak of...

 

I have it mounted like this for now. I never use the ashtray or lighter. I used Livelink to load new real time moniters of engine coolant temp, transmission fliud temp and engine oil temp.