Mike,

I may possibly be able to acquire a Superchip Model 1100, What is the cost of a reburn to fit my application? My comp code is 7-48D, is there any known conflicts with this code and a superchip? What are the gains with this code? I like the Idea of both the (B&M)shift kit and the chips shift mods.

Thanks, Brian



97 F150 XL 4X4 reg cab long bed, Oxford White
4.6 auto w/ B&M shift kit
8.8 rearend with 3.55 gears
open airbox w/ k&N---Gutted MAF and silencer
75mm BBK throttlebody
True Dual exhuast w/ Dynomax race magnum bullet mufflers
exiting before rear tire on pasenger side
Auto Meter 3 3/4 dash mounted Tach
8mm Beldon wires
Proggresve rims w/ Kelly MSR 285-75-16
tool box
100/110 blue headlights
60/40 seat from a '99
12 disc JVC changer and head unit


future mods……

electric fan
underdrive pulleys
headers
accel coil packs
jacobs ignition box

then the SUPERCHIP!

 

Hi Brian,

The policies of F-150 Online that we all had to agree to when registering to post here do not allow the discussion of pricing on these message boards. So you'll need to give us a quick call for that, and thank you in advance for your understanding. Email is fine too, but right now email responses are taking a couple of days, so you'll want to call for timely communications.

Also, you have the wrong code, you're looking in the wrong place for your computer code. What you have there came from the wrong side of the vehicle, from a sticker on the back of the driver's door that says "calibration" on it, and that is not what we need.

To find your computer code, you need to go to the passenger side of the vehicle and open the front door. Then look in the *front* part of the door frame, in the area of the door hinges, and there you should see a small white sticker that has 3 letters followed by 1 number on it, 4 digits total.

If that code sticker is missing, then you can go to the computer itself, which is above the passenger's kick panel. It's held in place by a small black plastic pressure clip that has a little tab on it, just pull that straight back and off, and then look on the back of hte computer where that clip was covering up, and there is usually another code sticker.

If you still don't find it, then call us & we'll be happy to go over other places to look for it, we can always help you find your correct code!

Good luck & hope to speak with you soon,

 

Mike,
Sorry about asking about $$ on here, after I sent the message i read another reply, so I knew what you were going to say on that. My comp code is YSL2, the sticker was there but unreadablle, looked under the clip and found it.
Brian

 

Hi Brian,

No need to apologize, it's a perfectly natural question & who can remember all that anyway. Please forgive me if I sounded, well, less than friendly, so to speak. I'm sometimes in a hurry to get thru my responses here with our online & email load, and in fact didn't give you all the answers the first time around that I should have, in my haste.

OK, so you've found the code, and yes, YSL2 is a valid code for some of the 1997 4.6 automatics. It works just fine, no inherent "problems," though there are certain deficiencies that we take care of in the Superchip as they relate to performance, of course, like any factory code.

With regards to the gains from the Superchip, the maximum rated gains on those 4.6's was 26 hp & 40 lbs./ft. of torque, and that actually applies to all of the 220 hp 4.6's in 1997 & up F-150's. There isn't any significant variance in power output among the various codes, to answer your original question, which I completely missed in my hasty initial response. In terms of what to expect your vehicle to actually *feel* like from installing the Superchip, think of it as a 10% power gainer, in round numbers; it will feel like you picked up about 10% more motor under the hood, so to speak. The Superchip works all the time, at any rpm or throttle position, so it's just very smooth, quietly doing it's job of raising power, improving driveability, shift characteristics, etc.

Yes, you can use a shift kit in addition to the Superchip, however, Iwould urge you not to do both at the same time. You can, but let me explain........ what we suggest is, if you have not done either one yet, do the Superchip first, because it not only adds power but also takes care of many of the shift characteristics that make it a slow & sloppy shifter, with delayed responses to input from your right foot. We suggest using the Superchip for at least 3-4 weeks before deciding to also install a shift kit, so you have a good feel for just how it shifts with the changes from the Superchip. For many people, that alone is enough, it just depends on how hard you want the automatic to shift at heavy throttle. A "screech-bang" kind of shift will require both, but many peoel aren't looking for that hard a shift. Going a bit further, if you do install a shift kit, we suggest you use either a Transgo or a Bauman Engineering kit, they do a better job on Ford automatics. B&M does some very nice things for GM automatics, they always have, but for Fords we prefer Transgo & Bauman.

You might want to give us a call to go over this in detail, and we can give you a good idea of exactly what kind of shift feel & characteristics you will have with either or both of those changes (meaning the Superhcip and/or a shift kit), to give you a better idea of what to expect, if you like.

Have fun,