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Yeah that's what I'm going to do, I was thinking of getting either a SCT or Superchip which is better? I'm thinking more along the SCT cause I've heard some good things about them and aren't they a Ford based tuner?
 

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Superchips and SCT are the same. At least they used to be. SCT=Superchips Tuning. Superchips is the basic canned tune. SCT is more custom tune based. I went through 5 Star for my tune and I'm really happy with it. They're not a Ford based tuner. I think they're just more popular with Fords then the other brands. Like the GM guys like HP Tuners.

FWIW, I got the economy tune and the towing tune for mine. The MPG was identical for me between the two so I keep the towing tune in. It really wakes the truck up.
 
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Okay that's good to know, we're getting an travel trailer here in the future so I want to have a towing tune to really just pull the trailer like its nothing but then just have a stock tune as well. I'm thinking maybe a Superchip is more of what I need than an SCT cause its my wife's truck.
 

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My wife drives the Expy occasionally. I put the stock tune back in because I had to take it to the dealer and even she noticed the difference. She likes it better with the tune. But then my wife's daily is a Mustang GT vert.
 
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Yeah well since it's my wife's daily I'll have a more conservative tune on it but I want a good towing tune on it
 

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Superchips and SCT are the same. At least they used to be. SCT=Superchips Tuning. Superchips is the basic canned tune. SCT is more custom tune based. I went through 5 Star for my tune and I'm really happy with it. They're not a Ford based tuner. I think they're just more popular with Fords then the other brands. Like the GM guys like HP Tuners.

FWIW, I got the economy tune and the towing tune for mine. The MPG was identical for me between the two so I keep the towing tune in. It really wakes the truck up.

So does 5 Star own Superchips?
The 5 Star X4 tuner is labeled "SCT"
 

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Ok has anyone gotten a custom tune from a laptop? if not why not? are they better than the Superchips Cortex?

6K-Watts which are brighter HIDS or LEDS? how do you adjust the headlights of the expedition I replaced the factory ones with aftermarket they look the same but they just blacked out.
 

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SCT isn't Superchips...he cant program or work on Superchips
 

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