SCT Performance Chip.

**pRojekt02GT** · 03-26-2009, 11:06 PM

Well, I'm looking to get some horsepower, and soon..I'm ordering my throttle body soon, and was looking at the 4 bank eliminator chip instead of a whole tuner, and they say they can email you free tunes for life with purchase?..Sounds pretty good, especially for the price...

Anyone have any experience with these? I read the "de-structions", and it didn't seem to hard to install, just need to be super careful..let me hear your opinion!

**blkp42e** · 03-26-2009, 11:11 PM

heres a Tip, get someone to make you a tune. dont buy one through the mail.......

you want a tune to be dead on. not "close"

**97LaserRed** · 03-26-2009, 11:14 PM

sct ftw!!

**Rio94gt** · 03-26-2009, 11:14 PM

Whats wrong with the Xcal 3. It can hold 3 custom tunes just like your chip. You can have tunes emailed to you and download them to the tuner. Its plug and play.

**pRojekt02GT** · 03-26-2009, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by blkp42e

heres a Tip, get someone to make you a tune. dont buy one through the mail.......

you want a tune to be dead on. not "close"

Who should I talk to for this? Lou?

**97LaserRed** · 03-26-2009, 11:16 PM

i think mike at wolfpack speed is a sct dealer now

**mr4teth** · 03-26-2009, 11:16 PM

one of the best tuners will be at Wolfpack this weekend!

**pRojekt02GT** · 03-26-2009, 11:20 PM

hm..I'll have to get a hold of him and get a price on a tune then..

**KBCobra** · 03-26-2009, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by Rio94gt

Whats wrong with the Xcal 3. It can hold 3 custom tunes just like your chip. You can have tunes emailed to you and download them to the tuner. Its plug and play.

what blkp42e meant was, SCT is definitly a great product, I used an xcal2 w/ my cobra and I loved it. Emailing tunes is "ok" for an average modded car, IE exhaust, intakes, etc etc... Anything boosted or engine changes, need to be spot on w/ tunes. The email trick doesn't work. Too many variances come into play, octane, altitude, even intakes can change a tune DRARASTICALLY. It's money well spent to get any car correctly tuned for it's application, especially now that everyone here has access to 2 great shops w/ dynos, wolfpack and rodeheavers

**mr4teth** · 03-26-2009, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by pRojekt02GT

hm..I'll have to get a hold of him and get a price on a tune then..

Mike & Jon's prices-

http://www.steelcitystangs.com/forum...light=wolfpack

**pRojekt02GT** · 03-26-2009, 11:26 PM

well eff the chip..was just reading a bit more, and if you need a new tune, you gotta' send the chip BACK OUT to them, and they'll tune it and send it back..kind of dumb..maybe i'll jus save and look into the tuner...

but in the mean time, i will check out mike and jon's prices, and maybe jus get them to tune it for now..?

**Troll** · 03-26-2009, 11:45 PM

You don't need a tune. Save the $400. I had two N/A bolt-on mustangs custom tuned and it seriously didn't do shit over the mail-order tune. AND, the mail-order tune didn't seriously do shit over stock, either.

I already had a hand-held programmer in my current '01 (to adjust for the gears basically) with an 87 and a 93 tune from Modular Depot. After I had the cams/headers installed, I went to SGS to get it "custom" tuned. Guess what, it picked up NOTHING. Dave Guy actually said, "Modular Depot knows their shit, they were pretty damn close." He did fix a minor driveability and starting problem...

.

Until you get some type of Nitrous/Turbo/Supercharger, put your money somewhere else unless you absolutely need the tuner to turn your O2 sensors off or correct your speedo.

Just my .02 cents. Tell me fuuck off all you want... just trying to save a brother some money.

**pRojekt02GT** · 03-26-2009, 11:48 PM

Lol i respect someone trying to save me money, its all good man..don't mind anyones .02!

**97LaserRed** · 03-26-2009, 11:53 PM

heres my 2 pennys.... get lowering springs and adjustable shocks and struts and you'll be very happy!!!! trust me. i didnt think it was a big deal until i bought the adjustable shocks and struts

**pRojekt02GT** · 03-26-2009, 11:56 PM

well..my next couple of things on my list were 70mm BBK t/b, rear end gears, coil overs, mach 1 chin spoiler, and catback.

**97LaserRed** · 03-26-2009, 11:59 PM

Originally Posted by pRojekt02GT

well..my next couple of things on my list were 70mm BBK t/b, rear end gears, coil overs, mach 1 chin spoiler, and catback.

coilovers not worth it. IMO too much money. TB not worth it on a stock motor with nothing else done to the manifolds etc. JMO

thats my 4 cents

**Troll** · 03-27-2009, 12:03 AM

I beg to differ on the t/b, but you have to get the upper plenum along with it. It might only give you 5-8hp total with both, but the throttle response alone is worth it.

**pRojekt02GT** · 03-27-2009, 12:04 AM

how about a intake plenum-t/b combo?

**pRojekt02GT** · 03-27-2009, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by pRojekt02GT

how about a intake plenum-t/b combo?

whats in the process of asking that but just answered it..lol..

jus looking around, 419.99 for a 70mm t/b plenum combo...hmm...

**97LaserRed** · 03-27-2009, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by Troll

I beg to differ on the t/b, but you have to get the upper plenum along with it. It might only give you 5-8hp total with both, but the throttle response alone is worth it.

yes i would do that but not just a TB. i forgot the v8 had the plenum and then manifold. i just have manifolds like the 5.0