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Old 01-30-2009, 11:30 AM
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Anyone know of any tuners out there that can cure dead pedal? My cousin has a 2008 and is disgusted with it. The pedal lag is driving him nuts. He test drove a 2009 and it didn't display the same problem as his. It's been flashed to current but didn't help. Thanks.
 
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Old 01-30-2009, 02:44 PM
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HI staarma, I hear that the best tuner for the 2008 6.4 PSD is SPARTAN it has up to 275 HP & is the only tuner that can't be detected by the FORD dealership !!!
 
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Old 01-30-2009, 06:03 PM
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I may be wrong but I don't think a tuner will fix pedal lag. Mine had it then they flashed it and it didn't have it then when flashed to current it has it again. Not sure what the issue is.
 
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Old 01-31-2009, 12:40 AM
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Hey staarma,Go with the spartan noooo pedal lag here since being spartanized trust me my f450 was a dog and the mpg sucked .Now it's fun to drive and I can spin the tires and it's a dually.
 
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ANY tuner can be found by the dealer if they look hard enough.
 
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Old 01-31-2009, 02:49 AM
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The SPARTAN will not be detectable, The only code the dealer will see is the battery cable disconnect code
 
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Old 01-31-2009, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by gunman41mag
The SPARTAN will not be detectable, The only code the dealer will see is the battery cable disconnect code
I don't have to prove WHAT tuner was on it, just that there WAS a tuner on it. And I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt, if your truck had a tuner on it, you pull it off and bring it in to me, I will be able to tell you.

The "battery disconnect code" (P1000) tells someone who knows what they're looking at a lot more than you think it would.
 
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Old 02-21-2009, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by big-angry-hillbilly
I don't have to prove WHAT tuner was on it, just that there WAS a tuner on it. And I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt, if your truck had a tuner on it, you pull it off and bring it in to me, I will be able to tell you.

The "battery disconnect code" (P1000) tells someone who knows what they're looking at a lot more than you think it would.
Why must you scare me like that, I want to buy the SPARTAN, because i was told all the dealer would see is battery disconnect, How would you know it was va tuner & not a battery being disconnected ????
 
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Old 02-21-2009, 10:43 AM
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You need to find a dealer that isn't a wiener about mods.

Bring your truck to me.

Hell of a commute, though

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Heard NOTHING but AWESOME things about that spartan 275 horse DPF delete tune though.
 

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I wanta get a Spartan tuner but have no mods on ma truck. Is there anything that I should upgrade before tuning? Thanks in advance.

O yeah, I bought the truck with a Bully Pup and had to pay extra to get a warranty, so should I consider the spartan? or just deal with the bully for now? can they tell the difference?
 


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