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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 05:45 PM
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has anyone chipped their f-150? any problems? brand? power? economy?
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 05:48 PM
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waste of money
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 06:02 PM
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Chips are for salsa. You want a tuner or programmer. Same thing, different terms. Edge or SCT are prob best bet for brands. What year, engine do you have?
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 06:02 PM
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Well cannot "chip" the 05. I run an SCT Xcal2 On the dyno it added 13 hp and 19 tq. The drivability of the truck improved GREATLY. I gained 2mpg on the higway. Now for the cost if you are looking for just fuel mileage it will take a LONG time to make up the money for a tuner. For all the other things combined it is well worth it. Also if you want to put on CAI or take off the cats for exhaust you need to have a good tuner on it. Hope this helps. I think I saw a SCT dealer/tuner on here he can chime in more. (lol see above we were posting at the same time)
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Old Mar 17, 2013 | 12:08 PM
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Ok thanks. I have a 2005 5.4
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