Just picked up a used Gryphon

[ticopowell]

Originally Posted by Medic150

Ok cool. Thanks for that link Tico. That answered alot of my questions. Having the manual is always a good thing... There are still some things I am not sure about. But I guess The more i mess around with it the more I'll understand how it works. Lol I usually figure out the most about my things by messing around with them

LongShot, So the tow tune is not only for towing. It's also going to improve the performance and shifting. Should I expect some fuel savings with the tranny or towing tunes ?? Yes there should be some noticable savings with the tow tune, and possible some, but not near as much, with the tranny tune.

I am trying to read up on everything but it's just alot to grasp in a short period of time. Why the tranny problems?? What problems are you referring to?

I have a few ?? Regarding the Pegasus. Any pointers on this would be great.

I just read that the Pegasus will not work on a MAC, I have a desktop PC with Vista and can install the program there, but how can I get the downloaded content to the gryphon ?? You just use any USB cable that fits both your computer and the gryphon... it uses the most common cable available. The manual should explain how to do the actual transfer of the tunes, but basically you update the gryphon, then there is a menu option to load tunes.

Thanks so much guys.

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[Medic150]

As for the tranny ??'s. I'm referring to different threads I've seen around with guys having transmission problems. I'm not sure if they are related to the different programmers or if it's just normal wear.

As for transferring the info. I guess what I'm trying to say is. Do I need a laptop with windows or can I transfer the tunes / images using a flash drive or something.

[ticopowell]

Yes you need a computer with windows to transfer the tunes, you pull the gryphon out of the truck to do it so you don't need a laptop, just a computer.
And the tranny problems that I have seen people talking about recently are with diesel trucks, but they are always possible with our trucks... Longshot or Jack or someone would know more about any tranny problems better than me, they have been looking at them longer

[Jackpine]

Originally Posted by ticopowell

Yes you need a computer with windows to transfer the tunes, you pull the gryphon out of the truck to do it so you don't need a laptop, just a computer.
And the tranny problems that I have seen people talking about recently are with diesel trucks, but they are always possible with our trucks... Longshot or Jack or someone would know more about any tranny problems better than me, they have been looking at them longer

I believe the transmission problems you may be talking about are with the Edge Juice programmer, which is designed for diesels. There are no transmission problems associated with the Evolution models or, with any of Bill's tunes.

There IS another tuner though, who works primarily on diesel applications, who seems to have a fairly high failure rate among the engines he's tuned. This is not Bill Cohron (PHP), or two other tuners you may have read about: Mike Troyer and Justin Starkey. These three are top-tier tuners and, of course, our personal favorite among them is Bill.

- Jack

[Medic150]

Originally Posted by JackandJanet

I believe the transmission problems you may be talking about are with the Edge Juice programmer, which is designed for diesels. There are no transmission problems associated with the Evolution models or, with any of Bill's tunes.
- Jack

Ohh I see.. thanks for clearing that up.

So I could disconnect the unit from the car, DL the new software/tune into it and go back to the truck and just plug it in.. Will I have to reinstall it , or will it recognize the gryphon..
Should the truck be returasks ned to stock everytime im going to unplug the gryphon ?

what about if I need to disconnect the battery for whatever reason.. Also I notice that the instruction manual neverbut ask to disconnect the battery. usually this is the case to reset everything , I guess not.

[ticopowell]

You can unplug the gryphon at any time, as long as the truck is off. To add or change the tunes that are located on the gryphon you should return the truck to stock before unplugging it. It will recognize the gryphon and you will just need to load the new tunes just like you did the first tunes. The tunes are loaded with the truck's internal memory so unplugging the battery will not affect them. Jump starting the truck is ok to do as well as long as the gryphon is unplugged when you do it. Hope that helps

[Longshot270]

Any transmission trouble you read about is a rare case, it just seems like there are a bunch because people usually only post when there is a problem. Some people also don't take as good care of their truck as they should. That will also add to the thread count.

If you need to disconnect your battery it is safe to do as long as the programmer is unplugged. This protects the programmer from getting damaged during an electrical surge.

The only time you return the truck to stock is when you are going to a dealership (and do it days in advance) or if you are plugging the programmer into the computer.