Gears

October 9th, 2008, 12:00 AM	#1
beast5319 Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 152	Gears Alright gentlemen, I have a few questions for you guys...again. O.K. so I am definitely going to buy 4.10 gears with my auto 00 GT, but in order for my speedo to be calibrated I need some kind of device that will do it for me but tuners are really expensive (for me), so do you guys think I should just have the ford dealer (who will do the installation) flash my computer for me? Or just spend the money and get an sct x3, or should I get the sct chip? And also, do you think I should get a new bearing kit to go along with the gears? or is that not necessary?

October 9th, 2008, 12:15 AM	#2
casper gt Regular 2000 mustang gt auto 13.75@100 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cheswick pa Posts: 254	letting the ford dealer do the computer reset is fine if your on a budget just make shure you do someting because an auto is not like a manual you have more to worry about than your speedo. if you dont recalbrate your computer for the gears you will be putting a new tranny in. also get the bearing kit & new clutches for your diff. cheap insurance. __________________ 2000 gt auto

October 9th, 2008, 12:25 AM	#3
beast5319 Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 152	so, would it be possible for me to buy the sct chip from AM and ask them to put a tune on it for the gears, economy tune, octane, etc., and also another tune for a future mod that I am planning on doing? What I'm thinking is that all I would have to do is switch to a different setting when I get the new mod and then my computer will be set. will that work?

October 9th, 2008, 12:43 AM	#4
casper gt Regular 2000 mustang gt auto 13.75@100 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cheswick pa Posts: 254	basicaly yes. the reason I mentioned letting the dealer do it is cause its cheaper ( usually about 40 bucks vs. 350+- for the sct ) & you said your on a budget. if you do go the sct route make shure you put the tune in before you take it to the dealer & have it towed there. I cannot stess enough that the gear in the car must match the gear in the computer before the car gets driven or else you risk blowing up the trans. __________________ 2000 gt auto

October 9th, 2008, 12:47 AM	#5
beast5319 Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 152	o.k. I will definitely make sure that I do that, thanks a lot, and is the chip itself easy to install along with the bezel? Oh yea and I think that I'm going to go with the chip because it's better for the tranny, but cheaper than the chip.

October 9th, 2008, 08:11 AM	#6
beast5319 Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 152	haha my bad, I meant to say it's cheaper tan a tuner.

October 9th, 2008, 11:42 AM	#7
njstang Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 14.11 @ 100.01 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Howell, New Jersey Posts: 557	Get a manual? Problem solved 80) jp __________________ Exterior: wingless, HIDs, Sequential tails, Mach 1 lip, Mach 1 grill delete Performance: Pypes Violator CB, Pypes catted X, JLT CAI, Royal Purple Drivetrain: Hurst short throw Suspension: Eibach Prokit, MM CC plates 247.0 RWHP + 283.9 TORQUE

October 9th, 2008, 11:47 AM	#8
njstang Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 14.11 @ 100.01 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Howell, New Jersey Posts: 557	Get a manual? Problem solved 80) jp __________________ Exterior: wingless, HIDs, Sequential tails, Mach 1 lip, Mach 1 grill delete Performance: Pypes Violator CB, Pypes catted X, JLT CAI, Royal Purple Drivetrain: Hurst short throw Suspension: Eibach Prokit, MM CC plates 247.0 RWHP + 283.9 TORQUE

October 9th, 2008, 12:07 PM

beast5319

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Originally Posted by njstang

Get a manual? Problem solved 80) jp

That's not as easy as it sounds

October 9th, 2008, 12:25 PM	#10
SteviGX Enthusiast 2002 Mustang GT 13.538@101.72 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Greenfield, Indiana Posts: 847	wait, your able to pay a ford dealer to instal the gears but can't afford a tuner? that seems a little strange seeing ford charges 1200+ for a gear install. I was quoted by 4 different dealerships. __________________ Tuned by Rick@Amazon Tuning Solutions Mineral Gray Club Member #2 spendin money that I don't have to buy parts that I don't need to impress people that I don't know

October 9th, 2008, 12:25 PM	#11
Derek@DRI Authorized Vendor Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 244	I would get a hand held tuner, much easier to use and you can adjust parameters yourself. Also if you ever needed an updated tune it could be e-mailed to you and you can upload it yourself onto the handheld. With a chip you would have to send the chip back to whomever programmed it. As far as the bearings, I would definitely replace them while you are doing the gears. It won't cost you much more. __________________ D'Agostino Racing Inc. Derek D'Agostino 877-DRI-POWER http://www.dagostinoracing.com

October 9th, 2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SteviGX

wait, your able to pay a ford dealer to instal the gears but can't afford a tuner? that seems a little strange seeing ford charges 1200+ for a gear install. I was quoted by 4 different dealerships.

+1... shop around... or get something you can put on... there is no way i would pay more then a few hundred for someone to install gears... if you have more then 600 in gears there is no way they are worth it... get some juice instead!

October 9th, 2008, 01:47 PM	#13
sgrcltpunk Enthusiast 1999 gt stock Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: newport news,va Posts: 937	dont go to ford if nothing else get the 410 gear kit with speed cal and bearings __________________ http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2.../hflvvvvvv.jpg rep is appreciated

October 9th, 2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SteviGX

wait, your able to pay a ford dealer to instal the gears but can't afford a tuner? that seems a little strange seeing ford charges 1200+ for a gear install. I was quoted by 4 different dealerships.

wow, 1200 bucks! Thats rediculus! I talked to a dealer around here (NC) that said they would do it for $225. but yea, I'm actually thinking about getting the tuner by itself now, and saving for gears later. Is it possible to have the economy tune at lower throttle and then at wot have the performance tune kick in on the x3? I thought I had heard that somewhere before, and that would be perfect.

Last edited by beast5319 : October 9th, 2008 at 05:11 PM.

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