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Is it bad to buy a used programmer that was used on a different car than a mustang? There's a some guys who builds racecars from the ground up, and they've told me they would intall my gears and program it. So if they had a handheld tuner already, can programmers swap from car to car?
 
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The programmer will marry itself to the car. It can be unmarried however. You need to know if it is married to another car.

What programmer is it? How much is the price?
 

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I was just wondering. I see programmers on Ebay and other places, and some of them will advertise that it was used for a cam, ta, etc. So I was just wondering if I found a xcal 2 for $300 if that would be worth it since it was used on a non-mustang. Thanx...
 

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thomsonc said:
I was just wondering. I see programmers on Ebay and other places, and some of them will advertise that it was used for a cam, ta, etc. So I was just wondering if I found a xcal 2 for $300 if that would be worth it since it was used on a non-mustang. Thanx...
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a tuner for a camaro or t/a would no work for you.

but a sct2 that was used in a non mustang is ok as long as sct themselfs or a tuner will reprogram it for your car.

now keep in mind they probally going to want a few hundred for this, and that makes it cheaper to go out and buy a new sct2
 
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