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Rusty67

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Is there any way to change the gear ratio in the ECU without spending money on a hypertech or similar programmer ? Can I use a laptop and an adaptor cable to change this info on a stock ECU ?
 

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no but you can get a less expensive handheld tuner, like my superchips one for about 125 used.....
 

Mike97gt

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no there is no way to do it. I tried changing it in programmable parameters with the wds ( ford scan tool) and it's don't work.
 

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Speedcal...
 

Jackie Chan

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go with a tuner because buying a speecal is a waste of money in the long run
 

Rusty67

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Right now I've got a 3.8L V6 in that car. We have been slowly upgrading it to a V8 car, the motor comes last of course. Are there any programers that work on V6 and V8s as well ? I wish I could just take it to the dealership and pay them 40 bux to set it for me but I bet they only have the snap-on scan tool and it wont change the gear ratio.

Is there any software that I can use with a computer to tune the ECU ? I'd be willing to pay for something like that but those little 1 box to 1 car tuners just feel like a hard core rip off to me.

Edit:
Looked into a speedcal. It wont work for me because the car is a 2000 with an auto. Speedcal wont work for 99+ with an auto trans.
 
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