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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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I wanted fo dyno tune my truck and i wanted to see how good an hp tuner was for my truck or if i should stick to the sct x3 tuner
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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Never heard of them...hint hint. The SCT, PHP, and the diablo tuners are much more popular and well known in the F150 community. I would stick with one of those if it were me. May also depend on what your local dyno will support.
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 02:55 PM
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My local dyno runs the hp tuner which is why i am asking
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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I have also been thinking about getting emailed tunes from mike troyer from troyer performance but idk yet
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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Troyer is probably the best or at least one of the best out there, especially for supercharged applications. With that being said plan on waiting multiple months for custom tunes unless you schedule an appointment to go there. VMP is another very capable SCT tuner and PHP for the gryphon. I believe Diablo also does custom e-mail tunes.

The HP tuning just isn't big with the ford F150's. Just because someone says they can tune these trucks does not mean they actually can. Even the mustang tuning is different from the F150 tuning. I would ask for references from your dyno guy of other f150 owners that he has tuned before you let him touch your truck.
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 04:20 PM
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Yea i probably will go with troyer i will be willing to wait as long as it gets done right!!
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 05:19 PM
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Hptuner is good for multiple vehicle tuning. The unfortunate part about Hptuner is the F150 file is stupidly complex and when scanning it can not pickup mode 6 from the computer to monitor KR. Monitor KR is very important when tuning. I like my Hptuner bc i do multiple vehicles but if your looking for a user friendly tuner stick with SCT or PHP
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by glanzerf150
The unfortunate part about Hptuner is the F150 file is stupidly complex
Correction...F150 files are complex, the HP is to stupid to do the job
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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Thanks blown ford like i said in our pm i will probably go with mike he is the best and cant find anyone here that i trust
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