Questions on Tunes

cj45lc · #1 Fri, June 29th, 2012, 11:03 PM

Some folks have probably R&R their chip 100's of times with no problems

I just don't like messing with the spark & flash stuff...lol but you hear of folks frying their PCM messing with the chip. It was JMHO about leaving the chip in

***cleatus12r*** · #2 Sat, June 30th, 2012, 09:42 AM

From the product pages of the website:

Phoenix:

"Our $295 chip is for customers that do not require additional custom tuning. If you have modified your transmission, your chip will most likely need modified calibrations to work properly, and we suggest that you purchase a custom tuned chip for $445. We will be happy to send you a chip with our standard calibrations; however, we cannot guarantee that they will work properly with your transmission. Should your chip need to be reburned due to shifting issues, you will be responsible for paying the upcharge of $200 (for custom tunes) and shipping both in directions."

FU:

"Access to All Standard Calibrations Available for Your Truck's PCM Code"
"PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE CALIBRATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED WITH THE FU CHIP WILL NOT BE MODIFIED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR TRUCK. IF YOU NEED MODIFIED CALIBRATIONS, PLEASE CHECK OUT THE FU2 CHIP."

If you plan on changing injectors or going with a different transmission, you WILL need custom tuning. The FU will not take any ACTUAL modifications into account so it will be a huge waste of money if you plan on changing injectors or transmission hard parts in the future. The other products you listed/have don't have any effect on what goes on in the tuning so they aren't under the "custom" category.

As for going from the Phoenix to the FU (or FU2), it used to be that Corey would charge the difference in price....but since I have nothing to do with anything but tuning for PHP, I can't answer that question or tell you whether or not it's something that's still offered.

Whisper mode is more functional on some trucks than others. That being said, it's likely that you'll still need to shut the truck off if you're a frequent teller window or fast food drive-up person. These trucks are noisy and it's something that goes along with ownership.

magicc8ball · #3 Sat, June 30th, 2012, 10:51 AM

Cody,

I went back to the FU page and looked at what you all say it is good for and one of the last paragraphs says:"This product will also be ideal for customers who plan on adding performance injectors, "big-oil" HPOP systems, or other heavy mods sometime down the road. All you have to do is contact us with your modifications, Bill can write your new custom files (currently $30 each), and you'll be able to download them using Phoenix Flash!"

The only thing is it is 30 bucks a tune which which would be 180 bucks for all 6 custom tunes. Which comes out to be the same price as the FU2.

Thanks for you comments on the Whisper tune, looks like i might just leave it out initially.

INFRNL · #4 Wed, July 4th, 2012, 12:07 AM

Hey stranger.
The fu2 is basically the fu with custom tunes. Just get the fu for now and order custom tunes when you do the bigger upgrades. Not sure if it's current reg price now or not but custom tunes are $25 ea. I am pretty sure I paid $150 for my 6 custom tunes.