i know this can be a touchy subject comparing these two but i hate my super chips and want a flip chip. i need your input on these two chips. what are the pros and cons of both? i know the f6 holds like 16 tunes where as the fu only holds 6 but they are both upgradable to new tunes right?
what do you guys think?
thanks
well see thats the thing. i look through all the choices and they all look so good to me haha. how difficult is it to dump the tunes and download new ones?
i recomend the PHP for his experience with tuning 7.3s...his tunes are easy on your drivetrain but still got the balls you need. Also the tunes i got for my 2001 7.3 are sweet top notch and they will treat you right...not sayin dp wont cause i dont know never ran any thing of his...But either way i wouldnt do either i would just get it live tuned by PHP and be done with it....
I have installed alot of bill's chips for people..I have never had one complant from anyone,,they always have good things to say about him and his product..
I have Bills tunes with some pretty wild custom burns trying out new things... needless to say... Bill is one of the FEW that will ever tune my truck. my only problem is yes i wish he had a chip that had more than 6 settings....
A very nice advantage with the F6 is you do not need to remove your chip to change or upgrade tunes. You simply plug your computer in using DP software and it will query the chip and tell you what tune is in what switch location. From there you can add, remove or change the order. I can not tell you how nice it is to add or remove a tune in less than five minutes. No sending the chip back for an upgrade or even having to remove each time if you own a burner, which I had.
Not sure how the FU chip and software is set up, I am sure it will be a time saver as well.
What do you mean drop the brake? I can pull my chip in about 10 seconds.
However, being able to attach a cord instead of crawling around under the dash is an advantage, not to mention the less you handle a chip, the less chance there is of damaging it.
If DP would make a user tunable software and chip to go with that setup it would be perfect. Something along the lines of PHP with base tunes that could be manipulated or just write your own tunes.
exactly.....well i dont have the e-brake anymore so 5 mins for me lmao. i really hope this doesnt turn into a pissing match between the 2 different tuners
No, it really is not hard to pull a chip and put it on a burner. However when you consider the cost of the burner vs the additional cost of the F6 it was close enough to opted for the F6. Personally I do not enjoy having to pull the chip and would rather just plug in a cable. I also may have been making it harder on myself as well, I thought that the chip needed to be secured to the pcm with cloth tape after each installation to prevent it from dislodging. Therefore I was pulling the pcm each time, not to mention you may have to re-tin the pcm board connector if it becomes worn due to installing and removing the chip constantly.
This is why it is nice to have choices, what is important to me may not be to others, I am thankful I live in America.
Just wanted to say how great it is to read a thread like this, which could have easily turned into a huge mess. Can only speak for Bill and myself, but it's much appreciated.
now for those of us that dont have a laptop......can i get a 100ft usb cord? theres pros and cons to both sides, personally i like the old knob and find it much easier to use. im currently running tony's tunes and would not be scared at all to run php tunes on my truck.
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