X Cal 2

MeZ · April 26th, 2008, 03:24 PM

Do they make just one XCal 2 for all 96 and up OBD II fords, or is there a seperate one for v6 gt and the 4v's .. looking to get one here shortly and get rid of the SCT chip I have ... Thanks

G.T. Rags · April 26th, 2008, 03:30 PM

I believe the flasher is the same 4 4v,3v and 2v, buti'm unsure about the V6.

HMUSN · April 26th, 2008, 03:30 PM

the units are the same.. the tune put on them is what matters and yes they make one for your car.
they tech make 2 kinds of x2's one where the settings are locked and one where you can play around with some of the parameters.

MeZ · April 26th, 2008, 03:40 PM

Here is the thing ..

I'm gonna have to get a new x pipe cause mine is bent into a half moon shape up by the connection to the manifolds where the O2s are at .. looks like someone took a hammer to it ..
or
grab a set of long tubes, which I'm gonna do .. picking up the Pypes SS headers on ebay for 300 bucks .. blueovalindustries hooked me up on those .. anyway ..
I have a shorty x and h in the garage from my vert .. so thats all good and I'm gonna grab a MAC SS cat back if I can find a good used one off ebay or the forums...

I also just picked up some 4.10s .. so with the long tubes and 4.10's I'm gonna need a new tune and have to have the gear ratio reset .. should I just keep the sct chip and have it reburned .. or pick up an xcal and have the tunes set on there ?

HMUSN · April 26th, 2008, 03:43 PM

that's your call man. I prefer the hand held xcal because you can download tunes and get new ones quickly.

G.T. Rags · April 26th, 2008, 03:46 PM

u can only reburn a cumputer chip a certain a mount of times before it's just shot, same as a rewriteable CD.

Catch a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach him to fish, he eats for a lifetime

ChrisJ · April 26th, 2008, 04:00 PM

Tim tuned the car right?

He will send the tune that was on the chip to you in an email so you can upload it to the Xcal...he can also factor in the exhuast and gears at that time as well...

He did it for me when I went from a chip to an xcal2...

I got my tuner used and it was being used on a 97 before I bought it...

ChrisJ · April 26th, 2008, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by 96GTRagTop

u can only reburn a cumputer chip a certain a mount of times before it's just shot, same as a rewriteable CD.

Catch a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach him to fish, he eats for a lifetime

I have never heard that...

Mine was burned at least 7 times and still works like a champ...Its far from being like a CD...The chip is like a thumb-drive...You can put info on and off of it...Nothing actually "burns" into the chip...

MeZ · April 26th, 2008, 06:22 PM

Thanks Chris ..

I'm really wanting to get it on the dyno again b/c I will be throwing a DIY intercooler set up like the one bransdaman78 aka banned has with the piping kit and treadstone cooler ... that way I can have it retuned with the long tubes and intercooler to keep it at safe levels on the stock block ...

Do you think I should just keep the chip and have it retuned on that .. or go ahead and ditch it for the xcal .. It would be nice to save the 250 dollars on the tuner .. but I'd like some input on which is better .. the chip or the tuner because I don't need several tunes .. the car is daily driven and won't see the track but maybe here or there ..

HMUSN · April 26th, 2008, 06:24 PM

I would get the hand held.

the only advantage of the chip is that you can flip tunes while driving.

03TropicGt · April 26th, 2008, 06:29 PM

+1 if your not going to be using multiple tunes then i find it much easier to use the X2 considering you can change things around alot easier

MeZ · April 26th, 2008, 06:37 PM

Sounds good enough .. thanks for the input yall

HMUSN · April 26th, 2008, 06:41 PM

get it from trick tuners!

G.T. Rags · April 26th, 2008, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisJ

I have never heard that...

Mine was burned at least 7 times and still works like a champ...Its far from being like a CD...The chip is like a thumb-drive...You can put info on and off of it...Nothing actually "burns" into the chip...

i had problems with my chip in my 2003 GT........ i had gotten it used back in 03 of a totalled car, shit musta been 2 years old and reburned 15 times. Never got it to work right in my car, and wound up scratching it

G.T. Rags · April 26th, 2008, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by HMUSN

I would get the hand held.

the only advantage of the chip is that you can flip tunes while driving.

like, when in actual motion?

03TropicGt · April 26th, 2008, 06:45 PM

yes

HMUSN · April 26th, 2008, 06:47 PM

correct

G.T. Rags · April 26th, 2008, 06:49 PM

that is kinda cool.........

HMUSN · April 26th, 2008, 06:50 PM

I agree. that's a great feature.. too bad the x2 doesn't do it. it's the x2's only downside.

G.T. Rags · April 26th, 2008, 06:52 PM

hm....... i can kinda understand how it doesn't, considering that it's loaded onto the cars computer, and not a sep memory bank in itself.......

doesn't it take like 5 min to load an Xcal tune?

April 26th, 2008, 03:24 PM	#1
MeZ Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Concord, North Carolina Posts: 967 iTrader: 0 reviews	X Cal 2 Do they make just one XCal 2 for all 96 and up OBD II fords, or is there a seperate one for v6 gt and the 4v's .. looking to get one here shortly and get rid of the SCT chip I have ... Thanks __________________ Car For Sale on Autotrader.com 04 Silver GT 32K Miles Parts 4 Sale: 18" Wheels SSR GT3 replicas w/ tires Steeda Tri-Ax 10lb N20 Bottle w. gauge (2) Kirkey Racing Seats w/ RCI 5 Pt. belts Steeda & Momo shift knobs SB GT Spoiler

April 26th, 2008, 03:30 PM	#3
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	the units are the same.. the tune put on them is what matters and yes they make one for your car. they tech make 2 kinds of x2's one where the settings are locked and one where you can play around with some of the parameters. __________________

April 26th, 2008, 03:40 PM	#4
MeZ Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Concord, North Carolina Posts: 967 iTrader: 0 reviews	Here is the thing .. I'm gonna have to get a new x pipe cause mine is bent into a half moon shape up by the connection to the manifolds where the O2s are at .. looks like someone took a hammer to it .. or grab a set of long tubes, which I'm gonna do .. picking up the Pypes SS headers on ebay for 300 bucks .. blueovalindustries hooked me up on those .. anyway .. I have a shorty x and h in the garage from my vert .. so thats all good and I'm gonna grab a MAC SS cat back if I can find a good used one off ebay or the forums... I also just picked up some 4.10s .. so with the long tubes and 4.10's I'm gonna need a new tune and have to have the gear ratio reset .. should I just keep the sct chip and have it reburned .. or pick up an xcal and have the tunes set on there ? __________________ Car For Sale on Autotrader.com 04 Silver GT 32K Miles Parts 4 Sale: 18" Wheels SSR GT3 replicas w/ tires Steeda Tri-Ax 10lb N20 Bottle w. gauge (2) Kirkey Racing Seats w/ RCI 5 Pt. belts Steeda & Momo shift knobs SB GT Spoiler

April 26th, 2008, 03:43 PM	#5
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	that's your call man. I prefer the hand held xcal because you can download tunes and get new ones quickly. __________________

April 26th, 2008, 04:00 PM	#7
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 36,743 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 9 reviews	Tim tuned the car right? He will send the tune that was on the chip to you in an email so you can upload it to the Xcal...he can also factor in the exhuast and gears at that time as well... He did it for me when I went from a chip to an xcal2... I got my tuner used and it was being used on a 97 before I bought it... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

April 26th, 2008, 06:22 PM	#9
MeZ Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Concord, North Carolina Posts: 967 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks Chris .. I'm really wanting to get it on the dyno again b/c I will be throwing a DIY intercooler set up like the one bransdaman78 aka banned has with the piping kit and treadstone cooler ... that way I can have it retuned with the long tubes and intercooler to keep it at safe levels on the stock block ... Do you think I should just keep the chip and have it retuned on that .. or go ahead and ditch it for the xcal .. It would be nice to save the 250 dollars on the tuner .. but I'd like some input on which is better .. the chip or the tuner because I don't need several tunes .. the car is daily driven and won't see the track but maybe here or there .. __________________ Car For Sale on Autotrader.com 04 Silver GT 32K Miles Parts 4 Sale: 18" Wheels SSR GT3 replicas w/ tires Steeda Tri-Ax 10lb N20 Bottle w. gauge (2) Kirkey Racing Seats w/ RCI 5 Pt. belts Steeda & Momo shift knobs SB GT Spoiler

April 26th, 2008, 06:24 PM	#10
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	I would get the hand held. the only advantage of the chip is that you can flip tunes while driving. __________________

April 26th, 2008, 06:29 PM	#11
03TropicGt Enthusiast 2003 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 551 iTrader: 0 reviews	+1 if your not going to be using multiple tunes then i find it much easier to use the X2 considering you can change things around alot easier

April 26th, 2008, 06:37 PM	#12
MeZ Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Concord, North Carolina Posts: 967 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds good enough .. thanks for the input yall __________________ Car For Sale on Autotrader.com 04 Silver GT 32K Miles Parts 4 Sale: 18" Wheels SSR GT3 replicas w/ tires Steeda Tri-Ax 10lb N20 Bottle w. gauge (2) Kirkey Racing Seats w/ RCI 5 Pt. belts Steeda & Momo shift knobs SB GT Spoiler

April 26th, 2008, 06:41 PM	#13
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	get it from trick tuners! __________________

April 26th, 2008, 06:45 PM	#16
03TropicGt Enthusiast 2003 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 551 iTrader: 0 reviews	yes

April 26th, 2008, 06:47 PM	#17
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	correct __________________

April 26th, 2008, 06:50 PM	#19
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	I agree. that's a great feature.. too bad the x2 doesn't do it. it's the x2's only downside. __________________

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