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Old Nov 1, 2009
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whats the best tuner for our rangers

yeah so looking to get a tuner after all my other mods
so whats the best bang for the buck dont care on cost and how much HP will it add and limitations will it take off
nooob to the tuners
 
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Custom tuned SCT from Bama Chips I believe is the name of the place.
 
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Custom tuned SCT from Bama Chips I believe is the name of the place.
just wondering what will it do too the truck
 
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Oh sorry man. Its the best one for our trucks. By far. Prolly 10 - 20 hp depending on your supporting mods. And here ya go :BamaChips Tuning
 
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cool thanks
 
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whats this it says Tune Requested = Perf/Torq/Race for 87,89,91,93
??????????????
what the difference
 
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Old Nov 2, 2009
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Call and talk to Doug in person. I think he will help you alot if you need it.
 
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x-cal3 is the best you can get in the tuning world from what Im understanding, very capable software. I have the x-cal2. The tuner will let you play with shifts, wot shift pressure, air/fuel, calibrate your speedo, check for codes, data logging... some very tricky neat stuff. I doubt you will see 10hp its been dynoed with 93 perf to gain 8hp at the wheel, and 10ft/lbs. The options are for you, the 87 perf is for using the cheap stuff when gas prices go up, but still performs well, the torque tunes move your power band down low, and 93+ octane is suppose to net you the most power gains. The tuner comes in handy when adding more performance goodies to the truck, allows local shops to tune up the truck to get the most out of it. Talk to Doug as said he is the best in the business from what I have heard and read about.
 
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Get Bamachips.

I took out my tune because I had Doug tune it for 89/91/93 gas octane...and now that I'm in college I'm more concerned with saving that $0.10 a gallon :)
 
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Originally Posted by joshtank
whats this it says Tune Requested = Perf/Torq/Race for 87,89,91,93
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what the difference
differeces...perf=performance torq=torque race=race.....87, 89, 91, 93=gas octanes (91 is like cali premium 93=most other places premium)

I am kinda new to the whole ranger stuff, but I think you can choose like 3 different ones....like 87 perf 93 perf and 87 torq (for towing and such)

rangers are "supposed" to take 87, but you can get a tune for 93 to increase hp/tq
 
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Look at Rouge Performance (Fred) and LaSota Racing (Don).

Doug at Bamachips is natorious for have HORRIBLE customer service.

I just bought a tune (91 perf) from LaSota Racing and love it.
 
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