Possible to have a truck programmed and not know it?
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Possible to have a truck programmed and not know it?
I was wondering if it was possible to have a truck and not know it was programmed? A buddy of mine bought a used 2008 F150 from a dealer. I also have a 2007 F150 and his truck drives a lot better. More power and easier shifting. Is it possible the previous owner had a programmer for it and didn't leave it with the truck, but left the truck programmed?
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Is there a way of finding out? I thought a tuner was good for only one truck? Can you use a tuner for more than one truck? If you have a programmer and a buddy wants the same tune, can you use it for his truck also?
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Nope. Typically, you download the tune into your PCM, and the tuner uploads your factory tunes into the programmer. Can't have the same custom tunes in two places at once. How would they make any money that way?
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Sure, it can happen for many reasons.
People do stuff all the time for no rhym or reason or simply because they don't know better.
Possible he left the truck tuned thinking it'ld sell easier and kept the tuner to sell not knowing it was "vin locked".
Maybe he lost the tuner? Maybe the GF ate it?
Maybe a husband or son is killed and wife or parent sells truck and never knew of "tuner".
Maybe it's a "repoed unit"?
People do stuff all the time for no rhym or reason or simply because they don't know better.
Possible he left the truck tuned thinking it'ld sell easier and kept the tuner to sell not knowing it was "vin locked".
Maybe he lost the tuner? Maybe the GF ate it?
Maybe a husband or son is killed and wife or parent sells truck and never knew of "tuner".
Maybe it's a "repoed unit"?
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In general custom tunes are hex code/ box code based........they only can be used on used on that vehicle and are only written for that code....
Canned tunes can be used on a multiple of hex codes.......
Rule of thumb is one programmer=one vehicle......
Try going over 100 mph and see if it cuts out. If it doesn't, chances are it has a tune in it. If it does cut out it can still possibly be tuned. My truck is running a "canned" tune but I left the speed limiter alone since I have no business going over 100 with mud terrains.
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Male, that's funny. I actually was jealous when he brought it over. I was trying to find out what made his different. I want what his has. It was smoother riding, more power, and handled better around corners. I hate him.
If I traded my truck in to a dealer and someone bought it they would be confused because the axle code is 19 (3.55 open) and I have 4.56 gears in it.
Are you sure you both trucks have the same engines? Maybe you have a 4.6 and he has a 5.4? Are they the same height? The previous owner of his truck could have also put in a shift kit or valve body. There are quite a few possibilities.
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Now you can finally get the kind of rapid filling of your transmission's clutch packs and quicker fluid volume flow to the torque converter that will protect that transmission as you increase power, or even at stock power levels for towing, etc.
This is something that NOBODY else offers, as this is the very FIRST valve body on the market that works on the new 4R75-E automatic transmissions!!
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