I have been looking into picking up a tuner for my new FX4 Eco. I won't get into who I am looking at going with since they are not a vendor who advertises on this forum.....of course nothing is set in stone and the money is still in my wallet at this point.
Anyway, it would appear that there are a couple of ways to go. One of which is the SCT tuner will hold 3 different tunes. I am looking at going 87 octane tunes of Tow/Performance, Transmission shift points alterations on the OEM program, and a new Economy tune or detune if you will (this tune limits the amount of vacuum allow, thus keeping it between 2 to 4 limits unless you push it to WOT then it will allow the vacuum up to 10) design is to limit turbo use, increasing the MPG.
One feature I like about the SCT is you plug it in to down load the OEM program, then up load the program of your choice. Remove the SCT connection wire/cable and your done. $429+shipping
The other tuner is the Livewire tuner with will hold 10 tunes. Three canned tunes from manufacture, then six custom tunes from the tuner for the truck based on my computer code in my truck.
I understand that the Livewire does offer some added benefits in the way of a 4" monitor screen that does allow for some plugging in a rear view camera and watching calculated times and such. But the Live wire has to stay plugged in to the CPU port at all times to do so. $649 plus shipping.
So what is your thoughts, is the Livewire worth the extra $240? I don't know that I would ever fill my tank with 93 octane gas just to use a higher tune. Not sure that the monitor would justify the cost since I have a back up camera and a $159 Scan Gauge would offer more information.
Lay it on me, am I over thinking or under thinking here.
Anyway, it would appear that there are a couple of ways to go. One of which is the SCT tuner will hold 3 different tunes. I am looking at going 87 octane tunes of Tow/Performance, Transmission shift points alterations on the OEM program, and a new Economy tune or detune if you will (this tune limits the amount of vacuum allow, thus keeping it between 2 to 4 limits unless you push it to WOT then it will allow the vacuum up to 10) design is to limit turbo use, increasing the MPG.
One feature I like about the SCT is you plug it in to down load the OEM program, then up load the program of your choice. Remove the SCT connection wire/cable and your done. $429+shipping
The other tuner is the Livewire tuner with will hold 10 tunes. Three canned tunes from manufacture, then six custom tunes from the tuner for the truck based on my computer code in my truck.
I understand that the Livewire does offer some added benefits in the way of a 4" monitor screen that does allow for some plugging in a rear view camera and watching calculated times and such. But the Live wire has to stay plugged in to the CPU port at all times to do so. $649 plus shipping.
So what is your thoughts, is the Livewire worth the extra $240? I don't know that I would ever fill my tank with 93 octane gas just to use a higher tune. Not sure that the monitor would justify the cost since I have a back up camera and a $159 Scan Gauge would offer more information.
Lay it on me, am I over thinking or under thinking here.