DESERTEAGLE50

ok i have a SCTX3 it was for my ford f250 sd diesal ...the tuner came blank no tunes ..i had to down load something off the ecu in the truck emailed it & they emailed me back the tunes everything worked great. so can i take the tunes off the tuner & use it on my 2011 mustang 5.0?

5.0_Coyote_GT

Since no one else has replied yet, let me give you my opinion from what I have read about these units. Once you load tunes on an SCT for one vehicle, the tuner is then matched to that vehicle's computer. It also stores the factory stock tune for that vehicle when you download a custom tune.

Therefore, if you want to get custom tunes for your Mustang, you would have to mate it to the Mustang and I am guessing loose the factory stock tune for the F-250. If it was me, I would buy another SCT tuner. Breenspeed has a sale on them right now at a great price. That way if you add anything to your diesel, you could easily get an updated tune and then you would have 3 new custom tunes on the new SCT for your Mustang too.

Again, just my opinion as I am learning too, however this is what I would do!

Good Luck,

Phil

DESERTEAGLE50

thanks 5.0_Coyote_GT...i left out i sold the f250 i did put the stock tune back in the 250 . i found out the tuner i have(SCTX3) is the same part # for the 2011 5.0 ..i just had to dowm load new fimware and tune revision,off of SCT website. it took about 2 hours to do the down loads & email BAMA TUNES & get 3 custom tunes back on the 5.0..i also ordered some SLP axel back loudmouths! i'll give a review on the tunes ..

5.0_Coyote_GT

Excellent! The SCT Tuner that I bought for my 08 will also work for my 11. So I am doing the same thing you are since I put the stock tune back in the 08 when I traded it in. Now I just have to wait to get some miles on my 11 to get the new tunes and CAI installed. Too bad it's darn near winter and my 5.0 is snoozing in my shop till spring!
Phil

DESERTEAGLE50

why do you need to wait for miles lol? mine only has 150miles on it..i was told they came broke in?

5.0_Coyote_GT

Well, just a personal preference I guess. I just like to get about 1000 miles on my cars and bikes before I do any serious performance upgrades. That way I know that my engine is pretty well fully broke in. Plus, if I have any engine issues that I need warranty work on, I won't have to pull everything back off and reload the stock tune. By 1000 miles, I would think if there are going to be issues, they will start to show up by then.

Plus, I have a full tank of regular 87 octane gas in mine and I want to run a couple of tanks of 92 octane gas thru the car before I put in the 91 octane tune.

And, I will change the oil at 1000 miles and put in Royal Purple 5W20 full synthetic. Then come the updates!

Just being extra careful as I want this Mustang to last a long time & be trouble free!

Make sense?

Phil

DarDan76

I had an 07 GT with a Brenspeed tune in a SCT and transferred it to my 2011 GT after having Doug at Brenspeed build a 91 octane program for it. That is when my real problem showed up, it seems Ford did a reflash without making note of it. The new program did not work and nobody knew what code to use. Thankfully Doug knew what to do as he went work finding how to get the necessary info out of the Ford unit and between Doug and SCT they got my Stang working like a bullet.
Now I have a new problem, getting the power to the ground.
Those guys at Brenspeed and SCT know what they are doing, believe me.
P.S. My 5.0 GT only has 500 miles on it, if it is going to blow up, I want it to be under warranty.