TheDoug
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Well there are 2 polite techs I have talked with now. Apparently waiting on the update to go live today...
We will see
We will see
SCT tuner
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Did you buy from 5star and are dealing with 5star techs or are you directly with SCT and no custom tunes from 5star?
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TheDoug
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Bought from 5 star but dealing with SCT because it's a problem with their device, not the tune provided by 5 star
MxRacer965
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Just hooked up the X4 I ordered last week and had no problems so far. I just e-mailed the strategy info off to 5Star. Unless their magicians are working tomorrow it will be next weekend before I find out more as I’ll be traveling all next week for work.
TheDoug
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And no update from SCT today so guess no tune for me this weekend.
joethefordguy
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assuming you are talking to me, No, I don't think the tune that CAME WITH the tuner is worth 650. i have used no one for my tuning yet, hence why i'm asking for some contact info for a tuner. thanks for that, by the way.
Something is wrong here. The SCT even with custom tunes doesn't cost that much.
Even the HP tuners with custom tunes don't come to that amount except maybe the nguage.
What device do you have and where did you buy it from? Either they way overcharged you or you have custom tunes and you need to send info from the device back to the tuner so they can send you the custom tunes. If it is the SCT even with custom tunes sounds overcharged.
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About $700-$800 is average for an HPT device like the RTD, credits and a Tune. The 15-17’s need 2 credits at $50 a piece, and the 18+ need 4...
ZFG has $100 off the RTD package so with 4 credits it is $698...and worth EVERY penny!
My wife’s 2020 4x4 Max SE on stock 22’s on an E85 tune. Nothing else done. Just ZFG tune and E85 in the tank.
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OH, Yeah, canned tunes are crap!
Contact ZFG!
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joethefordguy
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I bought my SCT Livewire TS+ from https://fuelinjection.com/ in San Antonio TX for 650 over the counter. The canned tune for 93 octane it came with provided a mild performance increase, but nowhere near 650 dollars worth of value.
it has a plethora of available gauges that look pretty but are otherwise useless. The interface is so bad I am unable to change to a different canned tune, or to stock, because i cannot get to that menu/screen.
As far as I can tell, ZFG does not support the SCT tuners.
I am trying to return it to stock, update the Livewire software, and then talk to a tuner, such as 5 star, to see what they can do for me. at a minimum I want a set of tunes for shorty headers.
but, as i said, i can't get past the menu screens to do any of this.
second choice is to sell it to another sucker and start over with HP.
i want to thank you all for your help; you've been most informative. i only wish i knew before i bought what i know now.
it has a plethora of available gauges that look pretty but are otherwise useless. The interface is so bad I am unable to change to a different canned tune, or to stock, because i cannot get to that menu/screen.
As far as I can tell, ZFG does not support the SCT tuners.
I am trying to return it to stock, update the Livewire software, and then talk to a tuner, such as 5 star, to see what they can do for me. at a minimum I want a set of tunes for shorty headers.
but, as i said, i can't get past the menu screens to do any of this.
second choice is to sell it to another sucker and start over with HP.
i want to thank you all for your help; you've been most informative. i only wish i knew before i bought what i know now.
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