Got FICM Programmer - NEED HELP!

[jaymers]

Hello. I'm not going to be able to call PHP during their phone hours. I received my FICM Reprogrammer and I have a 2005 6.0 - Do I choose the 05-07 IH Strategy and it will roll it back to the 03-04 Strategy with the better MPG or do I upload the 03-04 IH Strategy? Just wanted to be sure I upload the correct one and get it back in the time allowed. Thank you!

On a side note: There is nothing labeled FICM Control Relay in my Users Manual. Is it the IDM Relay that I remove?

[ticopowell]

no promises, but I Think that you should upload the one for your model year. And no clue about the IDM relay, sorry... , Enjoy the tunes though..

[jaymers]

So I uploaded the 05-07 I/H Strategy and shouldn't the strategy of my truck roll back to VXCF4 or something? I plugged in my SCT III once it said "Programming Complete" and my truck is still VXCF9.....Any suggestions??

[ticopowell]

my suggestion is to drive it and see how you like it... I can't really help more than that :/

[F-127]

FICM programmer only handles the FICM software. You should upload the FICM file for your vehicle year. If you ordered a ECM/TCM rollback in addition to the FICM programming, you'll need to get in touch with PHP so they can have the programmer setup remotely for the ECM/TCM rollback.

[jaymers]

No, I didn't do ECM. FICM only. I just wanted to be sure that I was supposed to choose the year of my truck and it would roll it back to the better MPG strategy. I recently had to buy a brand new FICM from Ford and it had the latest strategy on it. Thanks for the help. Should be good to go since it said it was complete.

[jaymers]

One more question, I wrote down my FICM Calibration BEFORE I programmed it and it's still the same AFTER I programmed it with the 05-07 Inductive Heat. Should these be the same or should it have changed?