Valet Chip?
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Valet Chip?
I have heard of flip chips where one of the settings is a valet setting, which means that the car cannot be taken over a certain speed. Would it be possible to have a chip programmed where one setting would do nothing, and then when i flip a switch, it goes into the valet mode. I am just afraid of people (dealerships, repair shops, etc) trying to dog my car when i am not there.
Can this be done????
Can this be done????
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Hi thais0n,
The *correct* answer is, we have done that many times; sometimes that can be done on a given vehicle very easily, and sometimes it cannot be done without more R&D than it would be worth. It will depend on the individual vehicle and it's programming.
In some vehicles that can easily be done, and does not requrie anything like a chassis dyno.
In some vehicles, specific R&D has to be done to make that work correctly and not screw up driveability or introduce other problems/issues. For example, a few years ago, we had a request to implement a 60 mph limiter on a couple of old city police patrol cars. We didn't have any problem limiting them to that speed, but we did have a problem with certain driveability issues and we did not have access to the vehicles, so it could not be done in a manner that we deemed to be satisfactory.
Then again, we've had companies that want 70 mph limiters on their Powerstroke diesels, for example, and those were easily done.
This is not just a simple matter of reducing one value in a powertrain program. In most cases, for each and every different forward & reverse gear there are separate rpm limiters as well as speed limiters, which are separate functions. In some cases there can be "overlapping" effects that can require some real R&D to nail correctly.
In general, doing a "valet" type of mode is not a new concept, we have had a number of companies & various entities have us implement this in their vehicles. Most frequently we see this in corporate or specialty and even sometimes in law enforcement vehicles.
Whether that can be done in *your* specific vehicle will require some examination of that vehicle's code for that specific purpose.
The best thing to do is to just give us a quick call with all your vehicle information, including the computer code, and we can take it from there.
Just so you'll know for future reference, the polices of F-150 Online require matters such as pricing, order status, etc. be discussed privately, so pricing cannot be quoted here. They are considered to be private affairs and thus are not allowed on the boards, to keep them free of what is considered "blatant commercial content." Please contact us privately for that information & we'll be more than happy to go over that with you. Our contact info is just below, and we thank you in advance for your understanding on that.
To find the computer code of your late-model (1997 or newer) F-150, go to the passenger side of the vehicle and open the front passenger door; then look in the front part of the door frame, in the area of the door hinges, and there you should find a small white sticker that has 3 letters and 1 number on it, 4 digits total. That is your computer code, and we'll need that along with the basics, like the year, make, model, etc. to check this out for you, and we'll be happy to check that for you.
The *correct* answer is, we have done that many times; sometimes that can be done on a given vehicle very easily, and sometimes it cannot be done without more R&D than it would be worth. It will depend on the individual vehicle and it's programming.
In some vehicles that can easily be done, and does not requrie anything like a chassis dyno.
In some vehicles, specific R&D has to be done to make that work correctly and not screw up driveability or introduce other problems/issues. For example, a few years ago, we had a request to implement a 60 mph limiter on a couple of old city police patrol cars. We didn't have any problem limiting them to that speed, but we did have a problem with certain driveability issues and we did not have access to the vehicles, so it could not be done in a manner that we deemed to be satisfactory.
Then again, we've had companies that want 70 mph limiters on their Powerstroke diesels, for example, and those were easily done.
This is not just a simple matter of reducing one value in a powertrain program. In most cases, for each and every different forward & reverse gear there are separate rpm limiters as well as speed limiters, which are separate functions. In some cases there can be "overlapping" effects that can require some real R&D to nail correctly.
In general, doing a "valet" type of mode is not a new concept, we have had a number of companies & various entities have us implement this in their vehicles. Most frequently we see this in corporate or specialty and even sometimes in law enforcement vehicles.
Whether that can be done in *your* specific vehicle will require some examination of that vehicle's code for that specific purpose.
The best thing to do is to just give us a quick call with all your vehicle information, including the computer code, and we can take it from there.
Just so you'll know for future reference, the polices of F-150 Online require matters such as pricing, order status, etc. be discussed privately, so pricing cannot be quoted here. They are considered to be private affairs and thus are not allowed on the boards, to keep them free of what is considered "blatant commercial content." Please contact us privately for that information & we'll be more than happy to go over that with you. Our contact info is just below, and we thank you in advance for your understanding on that.
To find the computer code of your late-model (1997 or newer) F-150, go to the passenger side of the vehicle and open the front passenger door; then look in the front part of the door frame, in the area of the door hinges, and there you should find a small white sticker that has 3 letters and 1 number on it, 4 digits total. That is your computer code, and we'll need that along with the basics, like the year, make, model, etc. to check this out for you, and we'll be happy to check that for you.