SCT Re-Tune Question

dannyboy281 · April 19th, 2010, 02:34 AM

hey guys i have been on sct's site and read the pdf manual and cant find the answer to my question....the question is this when you disconnect the battery of attempt to jump start the vehicle does the vehicle go back to factory settings or does the tune stay in?....the reason i ask is because today the starter went out in the stang but i got a brand new one not a remanufactered one and it fires right up but it sound different now when firing it up.....also i never had any signs of it going bad it just went out out of nowhere.... so i had it tested and it was bad just spins but doesnt in gauge.....so i was wondering if my tune got deleted so i went ahead and reinstalled it but i was wondering was it still there or not?

ajm · April 19th, 2010, 07:05 AM

The tune stays. Its actually loaded into the ecu/ecm/whatever you prefer to call it just like you would save something on the harddrive of your computer.

sl04gt · April 19th, 2010, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by ajm

The tune stays. Its actually loaded into the ecu/ecm/whatever you prefer to call it just like you would save something on the harddrive of your computer.

+1

dannyboy281 · April 19th, 2010, 08:46 PM

thanks ajm i was just worried it was gone i really appreciate it man

pyschopath76 · April 19th, 2010, 08:54 PM

damn beat me to it. yeah its supposed to stay in unless you reflash it back to stock

ajm · April 19th, 2010, 08:56 PM

No problem.

BakerFX4 · April 19th, 2010, 09:08 PM

your cars stock tune is now on the handheld xcal. So unless you put it back, it cant go back. lol. Its an exchange process.

But ajm already hooked you up.

BadBlackGT · April 19th, 2010, 09:12 PM

Yeah, all is true. What you're hearing is probably either just the new starter kicking up more power because its new. Or i've heard disconnecting the battery can reset certain parameters within the tune that can make it run better simulating something like reflashing it again like it just got put on. Idk, just something i've heard because your car adapts over time to highway driving and what not.

dannyboy281 · April 19th, 2010, 09:35 PM

^ yeah disconnecting the battery is for some of the older vehicle but it is not necessary for the tune on my make model and year at least thats what the SCT X3 manual states...... thanks and thanks to everyone for helping me out i really appreciate it you guy are always there whenever i have a question or a problem

April 19th, 2010, 02:34 AM	#1
dannyboy281 MM Fanatic 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 5,000 miles on the ODO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 4,912 iTrader: 0 reviews	SCT Re-Tune Question hey guys i have been on sct's site and read the pdf manual and cant find the answer to my question....the question is this when you disconnect the battery of attempt to jump start the vehicle does the vehicle go back to factory settings or does the tune stay in?....the reason i ask is because today the starter went out in the stang but i got a brand new one not a remanufactered one and it fires right up but it sound different now when firing it up.....also i never had any signs of it going bad it just went out out of nowhere.... so i had it tested and it was bad just spins but doesnt in gauge.....so i was wondering if my tune got deleted so i went ahead and reinstalled it but i was wondering was it still there or not? __________________ 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 MGW, MAC Offroad X, Flowmaster Original 40's, Maganaflow 3.5" Tips, Anthracite 18x9's & 18x10's FR 500's wrapped with Nitto 555's, Eibach Pro Kit,

April 19th, 2010, 08:46 PM	#4
dannyboy281 MM Fanatic 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 5,000 miles on the ODO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 4,912 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks ajm i was just worried it was gone i really appreciate it man __________________ 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 MGW, MAC Offroad X, Flowmaster Original 40's, Maganaflow 3.5" Tips, Anthracite 18x9's & 18x10's FR 500's wrapped with Nitto 555's, Eibach Pro Kit,

April 19th, 2010, 08:54 PM	#5
pyschopath76 Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT slow as sin.... Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 977 iTrader: 0 reviews	damn beat me to it. yeah its supposed to stay in unless you reflash it back to stock __________________ JLT Ram Air Intake/Accufab 70mm Throttle Body & Upper Plenum/SLP Longtube Headers/SLP Catted X-pipe/SLP LM1/4.10 gears Military Crew - AZ2(AW) Black Stang Member #6

April 19th, 2010, 09:08 PM	#7
BakerFX4 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,250 iTrader: 14 reviews	your cars stock tune is now on the handheld xcal. So unless you put it back, it cant go back. lol. Its an exchange process. But ajm already hooked you up. __________________ 4.75 MMR 900se Livernois ported heads HP 292s blower cams Procharger D1sc at 20+ psi IW 15% OD pulley (and more bolt ons) E85 Tune/numbers coming shortly!!

April 19th, 2010, 09:35 PM	#9
dannyboy281 MM Fanatic 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 5,000 miles on the ODO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 4,912 iTrader: 0 reviews	^ yeah disconnecting the battery is for some of the older vehicle but it is not necessary for the tune on my make model and year at least thats what the SCT X3 manual states...... thanks and thanks to everyone for helping me out i really appreciate it you guy are always there whenever i have a question or a problem __________________ 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 MGW, MAC Offroad X, Flowmaster Original 40's, Maganaflow 3.5" Tips, Anthracite 18x9's & 18x10's FR 500's wrapped with Nitto 555's, Eibach Pro Kit,

April 19th, 2010, 07:05 AM	#2
ajm Banned Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7,966 iTrader: 4 reviews	The tune stays. Its actually loaded into the ecu/ecm/whatever you prefer to call it just like you would save something on the harddrive of your computer.

April 19th, 2010, 08:56 PM	#6
ajm Banned Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7,966 iTrader: 4 reviews	No problem.

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