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Old 01-23-2007, 06:24 PM
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Default chip vs programmer II ! was just way too long

so what if you're thinking of running a tuner and a programmer i have a sct and i ordered a programmer i can run them both cant i?? if not which would you use
 
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Old 01-23-2007, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sugnyte69
so what if you're thinking of running a tuner and a programmer i have a sct and i ordered a programmer i can run them both cant i?? if not which would you use
nope, can only run one.
 
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Old 01-23-2007, 06:45 PM
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that sucks ill probably just put the other on ebay why cant you run both what happens
 
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Old 01-23-2007, 07:02 PM
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they reprogram your car computer to make changes. You cant use two when one already does the entire job.

its like putting two rims on one axle.
 
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Old 01-23-2007, 08:04 PM
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oo ok
 
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Old 01-24-2007, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by MattJ
its like putting two rims on one axle.
What, you've never put to rims on one axle before..ha ha
 
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Old 01-24-2007, 10:48 AM
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dually's man... there's a case for every bizarre idea. Even two wheels on one side of an axle.

I had that decision to make just recently and I figured that the handheld makes it SOOOO much easier to get a new tune that it was the only logical choice. Chips have to be pulled from the ECU each time a tune is flashed onto them so they're less than totally convenient.

A handheld tuner replaces the tune on your ECU with a new one entirely. The chip method uses the data port on the ECU to piggyback a new tune over the top of your stock tune which makes the stock tune invisible until the chip is removed. It is not possible to use both in any conventional manner.
 
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Old 01-24-2007, 02:19 PM
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Why the hell would you want to use both anyways?
 
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