Northernexposure

simple topic here... Seeing as both SCT and Bullydog are "sister" companies now and with the introduction of "derive" for use in both tuners.... does it mean that the custom tunes we buy are or will be compatible with both programmers? Does this also mean that features offered by one programmer will be soon available on the other programmer?
I as this because I'm in the market for a programmer soon and would hate to leave myself out in the cold when it came to custom tunes.

Maybe a supplier or custom tuner could chime in and clear this up.

funmoneypit150

iTrader: (4)

Simple answer; just get the SCT. Not sure why you would want the Bullydog. SCT has what you want plus many tuners out there to get custom tunes from. Maybe 'cause you are in Canada?

davieboi89

What the hell does canada have to do with it ?

davieboi89

Go with the sct man , if u look at the tuners thread thats stickied at the top of the page theres a poll , and sct is right up there and most popular with the guys on this forum , i myself got the sct x4 and am prettty frickin happy with it . Noticeable gains in power and its scans for codes , can calibrate your speedo for larger tires , all that good stuff . Also you can get customs tune written , specific for your truck , its pretty rad man .

Northernexposure

I Understand that people favor the SCT brand and I can see why. Numerous people with good or better results and with the same people recommending that product.
That being said, one has to wonder what the future holds for us. With both companies now beniiting from each other and sharing tecnology it could only mean great things on the horizon. It only makes sense that there should be a "coming together" in regards to programming that would allow companies writing custom tunes the ability to write for both programmers.
Myself, having viewed both programmers in person , lean towards the ergonomics and styling of the Bullydog. But I want the ability to purchase the custom tunes that SCT allows. If "X" company had the ability to write tunes for both programmers with identical results, it would be a moot point and I would have made my purchase.
On a side note, what does being Canadian gotta do with it? Same truck here as there... Just a different speedometer.

taxgod4u

This may be a stupid question but are any of the tuners switch on the fly like the ones for the powerstroke, or do you need to hook the programmer up to the OBD port and de-install current tune to install your next flavor?

funmoneypit150

iTrader: (4)

I wondered if there were any shipping concerns. Maybe could get Bullydog in Canada but not the SCT. No disrespect meant

Franchi Motorsports

iTrader: (9)

As of right now no, cant tune on the fly. But that being said, SCT announced at Sema this year that the Livewire TS model will be updated sometime so you can tune on the fly. When that will roll out, no idea.

OP, I would just go with a SCT tuner. SCT bought Bullydog last year and merged the two but it's gonna be a good while yet before any tuning product changes or models are rolled out to the public, aside from the Derive systems, they haven't even announced to their dealers yet what all the potential future changes will be or when.

Northernexposure

Both are available and if one does their homework, the difference in price is $30.