Tuning Question

[Tiga_EL]

Hi guys,

Im a bit new to the XR6T scene, however ive been wanting to get a custom tune done on my XRT. Currently with: injectors, valvesprings, 3.5" dump, hi-flow cat, monza cooler, its making 283rwkw. Ive since added a Bluepower CAI, and walbro fuel pump. Now this was through a custom tune using a CAPA flash box.

I came across this on ebay the other day so I made a few inquiries.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Dyno-Tune-XR6-Turbo-Xr8-Boss-Ford-Territory-Or-LPG_W0QQitemZ320424903961QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item4a9ad00519&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Gave them a call, and ive gotta say they are very helpful and really happy to answer most questions, anyway they say that the car needs to be returned to stock by ford, before they are able to do custom tune which is directly loaded into the ford computer itself.

What I was wondering was is what are the pro's and cons pretty much of using a flash box as opposed to having a tune done this way directly to the computer? Has anyone else used this offer on ebay?

Any help appreciated.

[millers]

not really any pros that I can see.

you wouldnt have to buy a flash box which would make it cheaper, but you seem to already have one so that isnt an issue.

cons would be that you dont have your flash box so if you get stuck out in the middle of no where you cant just swap from a 98 octane tune to a 95 tune to get you home. without the flash box you lose data logging ability (assuming xcal2+ and assuming you can get the sh*tty SCT software to work) but I doubt that will bother many people.

personally I think if you have the flash box stick with it

[Redback]

There is no difference as pointed out previously. Usually with the kind of setup they have is that they have to buy software credits off their supplier to tune the car. It is still not live tuning and still involves flashing the EEPROM of the ECU. This type of tuning limits you to the amount of places that will be able to retune your car after they have performed the work.