tuner... which one

02mustanggt · November 20th, 2009, 10:28 AM

i was debating on whether to get gears or a tuner first. well i decided on a tuner, however i really like sct xcal 3 but all the shops around here only use diablo. should i be ok with getting the sct or should i get the diablo? this is just gonna be a bolt on car with 100 shot later on

Curt@BMCPerformance · November 20th, 2009, 10:30 AM

If your just doing the bolt on's and don't plan on going to anything warranting a full dyno tune you will be fine with the SCT.

NASTY03GT · November 20th, 2009, 10:34 AM

SCT!!! Better, especially for modded cars.

FYI: You can buy a custom tuned SCT tuner from American Muscle for the mods you have now, and even get free tunes emailed to you to download to your tuner if you do any further modifications.

02mustanggt · November 20th, 2009, 10:58 AM

do you get a better gain, from a custom sct tune?? vs a preloaded tune. i only have a couple of minor bolt ons.

Trick Tuners · November 20th, 2009, 11:06 AM

with minor bolt ons the pre loaded tunes work pretty good.

02mustanggt · November 20th, 2009, 11:09 AM

if i get the one with preloaded tunes can i still get custom tunes emailed to me later on??

NASTY03GT · November 20th, 2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by 02mustanggt

do you get a better gain, from a custom sct tune?? vs a preloaded tune. i only have a couple of minor bolt ons.

Preloaded is good. If you really want to optimize the performance with the mods you have- I recommend the custom tune. Plus it doesn't cost any more than a preloaded one

huggy bear · November 20th, 2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by NASTY03GT

SCT!!! Better, especially for modded cars.

FYI: You can buy a custom tuned SCT tuner from American Muscle for the mods you have now, and even get free tunes emailed to you to download to your tuner if you do any further modifications.

Originally Posted by 02mustanggt

if i get the one with preloaded tunes can i still get custom tunes emailed to me later on??

I don't know can you??

NASTY03GT · November 20th, 2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by 02mustanggt

if i get the one with preloaded tunes can i still get custom tunes emailed to me later on??

Through AM, yes! American Muscle offers free tunes with SCT purchases, they will still do a custom tune on a preloaded tuner purchase if you wish to do so later

Just call them and they will email you a custom tune to download into your tuner when you are ready.

pyschopath76 · November 20th, 2009, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by NASTY03GT

Through AM, yes! American Muscle offers free tunes with SCT purchases, they will still do a custom tune on a preloaded tuner purchase if you wish to do so later Just call them and they will email you a custom tune to download into your tuner when you are ready.

Yessir they will!!

if you have any questions about the tuners bro....hit up AMNick on here and he can lead you in the right direction for you tuner set-up and everything. i am picking me one up here in the next couple of months when i come back stateside to get my girl running like a champ!!

02sonicGT · November 20th, 2009, 01:58 PM

honestly if I were to make the decision between gears and a tuner I would gun for the gears. You will get more results out of the gears then the few ponies you gain out of a lightly modded car with a can tune. you will be hard pressed to feel the difference with a tune but will think it is a new car with gears.

KevinJ99GT · November 20th, 2009, 02:26 PM

Would prolly go with what your local tuners use.

limited · November 20th, 2009, 02:43 PM

I highly recomend SCT and Joe from Trick Tuners, top notch tunes from a top notch guy for very reasonable prices imho

pyschopath76 · November 20th, 2009, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by 02sonicGT

honestly if I were to make the decision between gears and a tuner I would gun for the gears. You will get more results out of the gears then the few ponies you gain out of a lightly modded car with a can tune. you will be hard pressed to feel the difference with a tune but will think it is a new car with gears.

yeah, but your gonna need a tuner to compensate for the gear change anywho.....so do tuner first....then hit them gears up baby!!

Scott2001GT · November 20th, 2009, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by KevinJ99GT

Would prolly go with what your local tuners use.

true....i think most tuners go with SCT now.

ajm · November 20th, 2009, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by 02mustanggt

i was debating on whether to get gears or a tuner first. well i decided on a tuner, however i really like sct xcal 3 but all the shops around here only use diablo. should i be ok with getting the sct or should i get the diablo? this is just gonna be a bolt on car with 100 shot later on

Ive used them both. They both have ups and downs but I would go with diablo simply because thats what the people in your area use. On the other hand.

Sct is simple to use, loads faster than diablo, no hitting yes, yes, ok, continue, etc bs and waiting in between and doesnt seem to lock up in the middle of using (read below). Used it for about a year no problems at all.

As far as diablo goes its simple to use as well, seems to me it has a bit more end user adjustability, easier to use, and best of all it has tons of live data viewing options. On the other hand I found it to be slow compared to the sct x3. Takes a bit longer to load tunes, seems to lock up, and i ONCE had it lock up on me during loading the tune...that didnt work out very well at all to say the least, and this was in the matter of about 2 months. I havent touched the thing since.

If you need a dyno tune, need to go somwhere local etc then the diablo is best as said above. If youre just going with simple bolt ons etc I HIGHLY recommend getting the sct x3 and getting an email tune from vmptuning.com. When I ran na with cams and a few bolt ons they did an email tune for me that was spot on other than 1st gear held for a bit too long if I was rolling through a parking lot etc...which is no big deal...It was wayyyyy better than the dyno tune i have for what im running now. Then again the place that did the dyno tune is HORRIBLE and it was a last resort to go there. Bamachips here I come (hopefully within the next 2-3 months).

97mustanggt · November 20th, 2009, 06:24 PM

I love the Sniper tuner.

spetsnaz103 · November 20th, 2009, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by 97mustanggt

I love the Sniper tuner.

+65000

November 20th, 2009, 10:28 AM	#1
02mustanggt Regular 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 114 iTrader: 0 reviews	tuner... which one i was debating on whether to get gears or a tuner first. well i decided on a tuner, however i really like sct xcal 3 but all the shops around here only use diablo. should i be ok with getting the sct or should i get the diablo? this is just gonna be a bolt on car with 100 shot later on __________________ cold air intake, short throw shifter, pypes catback, upr o/r x gears and tuner coming soon!! nitrous in the spring!

November 20th, 2009, 10:58 AM	#4
02mustanggt Regular 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 114 iTrader: 0 reviews	do you get a better gain, from a custom sct tune?? vs a preloaded tune. i only have a couple of minor bolt ons. __________________ cold air intake, short throw shifter, pypes catback, upr o/r x gears and tuner coming soon!! nitrous in the spring!

November 20th, 2009, 11:06 AM	#5
Trick Tuners MM Fanatic KB'd GT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,471 iTrader: 3 reviews	with minor bolt ons the pre loaded tunes work pretty good. __________________ Check out my forums for stuff on troubleshooting, tuning, etc We teamed up with Socal Performance Racing to bring dyno tuning to San Diego. Be friends with us on FB

November 20th, 2009, 11:09 AM	#6
02mustanggt Regular 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 114 iTrader: 0 reviews	if i get the one with preloaded tunes can i still get custom tunes emailed to me later on?? __________________ cold air intake, short throw shifter, pypes catback, upr o/r x gears and tuner coming soon!! nitrous in the spring!

November 20th, 2009, 01:58 PM	#11
02sonicGT Regular 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 280 iTrader: 0 reviews	honestly if I were to make the decision between gears and a tuner I would gun for the gears. You will get more results out of the gears then the few ponies you gain out of a lightly modded car with a can tune. you will be hard pressed to feel the difference with a tune but will think it is a new car with gears. __________________ 2002 Sonic Blue GT : Manual, FRPP 3.73's, Ram HDX Clutch, Pypes Violator Cat-Back, Pypes catted X-Pipe, Mach1 Chin, SCT Livewire, PLX SM-AFR as Analog input to LW

November 20th, 2009, 10:30 AM	#2
Curt@BMCPerformance Regular 2005 Mustang GT Stock-13.420 @103.42 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 103 iTrader: 0 reviews	If your just doing the bolt on's and don't plan on going to anything warranting a full dyno tune you will be fine with the SCT.

November 20th, 2009, 02:26 PM	#12
KevinJ99GT Enthusiast 1999 Mustang GT 8.30 1/8th mile Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Posts: 866 iTrader: 0 reviews	Would prolly go with what your local tuners use. __________________ - full bolt on's, hitech stage 2's, zex 100 shot

November 20th, 2009, 02:43 PM	#13
limited Premium Member 99 limited edition vert Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tacoma,Washington Posts: 3,067 iTrader: 0 reviews	I highly recomend SCT and Joe from Trick Tuners, top notch tunes from a top notch guy for very reasonable prices imho __________________ KB'd 446rwhp/451rwtq, Mustang Dyno http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZDpQ0EEm1M Tuned by Joe at http://www.tricktuners.com

November 20th, 2009, 06:24 PM	#17
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,196 iTrader: 0 reviews	I love the Sniper tuner. __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

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