02-18-2009, 06:54 PM | #1 |
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handheld tuner
I am looking at buying one and getting my car dyno tuned. I know that my car could use a tune, but I honestly do not know that much about it. What would you guys suggest? SCT, Diablosport, etc.?
Thanks -Bret
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02-18-2009, 07:13 PM | #2 |
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i got the SCT X3 and love it!
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02-18-2009, 07:15 PM | #3 |
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SCT seems to be the most user friendly on the market now
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02-18-2009, 08:00 PM | #4 |
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The only down side to sct that I'm aware of is the expense of having to pay to have it programed, and pay again when you want to tune a different car/or to have it unlocked from the car you currently have, and after so many unlocks I think its useless after that. (I may be wrong on that last part and its another tuner/software entirely.. so yeah I'm basicly pulling it out of my ass since I don't know for sure)
But the only tuner (guy down in fla) I have experience with ONLY uses SCT to tune.
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02-18-2009, 08:21 PM | #5 |
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that is with any handheld tuner
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02-18-2009, 09:54 PM | #6 |
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Maybe I didn't make myself clear with what I was trying to say. You pay to have it programmed. Then you have to pay AGAIN to have it unlocked off the car/Pay again for it to tune another car if it doesn't match nearly mod for mod and the computers have to match/and after so many unlocks it becomes useless untill you send it back to a SCT Dealer and PAY AGAIN.
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But yes, anytime you need a retune (after the initial purchase) due to a combination change, you have to pay for it
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02-19-2009, 09:56 AM | #8 |
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sct has changed there tuners. I just bought mine and tim at mph had to have computer number to lock it. The older tuners are not like this.
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02-19-2009, 05:45 PM | #9 |
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SCT ftw, i have used sct and diablo!
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Thanks for the input. I saw an ad in MM&FF magazine for an SCT tuner and they were offering free tunes for life with the purchase of the unit. If I buy from someone that does not offer that, will I have to pay whenever I want to update the tune on my car?
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