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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Ok. So i have a 2010 stx 4x4 with the 2v 4.6. I'm not looking to do anything major but would like to try to add a little power. I was on the verge of buying a K&N CAI for it but after reading on here about them making your truck run lean without a tune and not really making any difference i decided not to spend the 250 dollars. I am now looking at simply adding a programmer. There aren't really any "custom" shops around where I live so I am simply looking at "canned" tunes. What programmer would y'all recommend? I also want one that will recalibrate my tire size when i decide to upgrade those. Simply put. Whats the best programmer I can buy for a simple "canned" tune.
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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Mike@5Star will hook you up. A lot of us are tuned by him. His customer service and custom tunes can't be beat IMHO.

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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:33 PM
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further explain... How do I go about getting hooked up and how much
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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I had been thinking of simply ordering a hyper tech or super chips from auto anything and doing it myself. Would that not be so great?
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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You will need to call him and talk about it. He tunes safely, keeping your truck within limits, he will adjust to the modifications you already have as well.

http://www.5startuning.com/

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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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You try an sct tuner
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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superchips is really simple. just buy it take it home plug it into the computer make a profile and check and see if there are any updates then just plug it into the port under the dash and set the parameters yourself or just do a quicktune.
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Try and call SuperChips and talk to the actual person writing your tunes. Also ask their customer service specific questions expecting answers.

Call Mike. You will not be disappointed. If anybody can say anything validly bad about Mike@5star I will eat three dog turds.

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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sterlinggrey
I had been thinking of simply ordering a hyper tech or super chips from auto anything and doing it myself. Would that not be so great?
If you have the ability then do it. I would rather have a guy that does it for a living. Like I said, he has tuned a crap load of forum members F150's.

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