Ok I was on jetchips.com the other night and their pcm gives a 40 hp gain on like a 2000 3.0L. Does anyone know for sure if the Handheld programer will do the same?

 

well i have the chip an it is really ok but i wanted to be able to play with some stuff an the chip doesn't let you do that an for the 40hp thats bs

 

an for the hand held i will update you i have one coming should be here i hope by weds or Thursday

 

You have the Jet Programer comimg?? That's sweet please be sure to let me know how you like it!!!

 

no i have the x2 coming been wait for ever for this thing

 

im curious as to to how well it will perform as well, please write something about it when you do get it.

 

ok will do

 

yeah the Xcal is a tuner not a chip. You can do all sorts of things with the tuner. See/Clear trouble codes, change your speedo for tire size and gear change, you can have up to three different tunes for your truck to.

 

Just don't buy your tuner from bama, been many bad posts about bama lately.

 

well i guess its good i bought it though underdog but it still taken a while to get it

 

Yeah, im really lookin at the Jet Performance programer. But i'm going to wait to here how you like your x2. Keep me posted!!!

 

ok will do

 

well as soon as Fred gets my x2 fixed since ford thought it would be funny an re flashed my ecm he has to reprogram it

 

That's not cool. Why did they reflash? I was wondering why you said Fred was taking a long time, that's the first time I've read that from somebody.

 

it not Fred's fault he is the best guy i have ever done dealings with. i think one time like three ears ago i took it in when i first got it because it felt like it was missing on me an i thank they told me they reprogrammed my ecm but i have thought any thing of it till now

 

so fred fixed me up an i took the truck on a high speed run to 110 before i let out of it

 

So you have the x2 now???

 

yep Fred fixed me up it gives me crap load more power an it easy a cake to install

 

Normally my turn-around is 2-5 days total because I have tuners on the shelf. Well, I had just gotten back from Advanced Training in FL, SEMA was that week and besides, Oct 15 - Nov 7 is just a bad time to do anything automotive

As far as the codes are concerned, it's something that has been happening more and more lately; dealers are reflashing the customer vehicles without their knowledge/permission. They think they are "hooking you up" and in reality, they are really causing some issues.
I asked rangeredge 03 to read the strategies before and after the flash and to let me know what they were before he went for a test drive.
Turns out, had HAX4 on the sticker but the codes were actually FTN0 - COMPLETELY different. I've seen some updates where you have, say, a BAE1 and then you read the strategy and it comes up as BAE2. No big deal, same code, just an update. This was a completely different tune.
Rather than confuse the issue, I built three new tunes off the FTN0 codes (that he has been driving on and didn't have issues with) and emailed them with some software to upload them to the XCal2.
Quick and easy fix with a standard USB Device cable.

...and that is how these came about:

 

i am so glad i did not go though bama Fred fixed the problem

 

how much $$ does the jet chip go for ?

 

more then it is worth

 

I got my Jet PM and hooked it up this weekend. Man it is soooo cool. I fixed my speedo and raised the speed limiter to 110 mph. I've got a lot more power low end and a LOT MORE power in the higher rpms. Overall it really gave me more than I expected.

 

thats cool what did it run you ?

 

Fred did my data log tunes. We had a problem finding out bout my PCM too, the code was my PYM0 or something on the sticker.. After a little bit Fred found out that my PCM was an older one that ford discontinued (I believe it was) and reflashed it to a different PCM. Fred fixed it and fixed the problem of my Tuner failing to work. I felt no affect at all. He did a badass job with the data logging and was very very helpful! Much much better!