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Old 03-26-2008, 10:37 AM
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Have you contacted Brent again? He will either fix it or tell you what you need to do.
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Old 03-26-2008, 10:45 AM
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Brent more than likely has a way around it, but me being the impatient bastard I am, I'd just have it towed to the dealer, have them flash the old version of code back on it, load my tune, and start it up.
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Old 03-26-2008, 11:43 AM
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Brent just contacted me and told me what info I need to give him to get a new set of tunes. The cool thing is he'll make them for free. That's great b/c I had no idea that I had a strategy different than what the sticker on the computer said since I did not have any type of scanner (and my freaking dealer never mentioned..."oh btw, we updated your computer" [:@]).

I'm just glad mine didn't error out like the OP did. At least I was able to get my car back to stock so I could come to work today.
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Old 03-26-2008, 04:43 PM
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OK, so I am a little behind on the tech lingo regarding "strategy". I have an 06 GT with a Steeda Diablosport 93octCAI tune. I also need some work done on the car, (non computer related). I am going to replace stock tune / setup before I bring the car into the stealership. Should I be concerned - tell them not to update the computer. Does anyone know what the content of the "update" is and what it is good / bad for ?
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Old 03-27-2008, 12:27 AM
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I’m quite certain that the dealership is unable to flash backwards once they flash a newer program into your computer. I talked about this with a number of Ford technicians and two different service managers.

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Brent more than likely has a way around it, but me being the impatient bastard I am, I'd just have it towed to the dealer, have them flash the old version of code back on it, load my tune, and start it up.
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