XCal2 Questions

Sublimize23 said:

I couldn't find a more appropriate forum for this, so I hope it goes here..
I'm thinking about buying the XCal2. I don't expect to see a huge gain, but I will be alternating wheels and tires somewhat frequently, plus I want the 2 step and the possibility of adding more for the future. My mods are in my sig. What I'm worried about is possible damage to the car from it running lean/rich as a result of the tune. [When you get a tune, make sure it isn't too rich or too lean. Then you won't have to worry. Most base tunes won't take you too rich or too lean anyway. They are generally safe to use right out of the box.] Also, can you switch between the stock tune and the custom one? If so, how easily? [You plug the device in, hit a few buttons. It takes about a minute.] This is really important, because I do a lot of highway driving and I'd prefer to keep using 87 until I wanted to go to the track or something, then fill up with premium and switch the tune. How does the 2 step work? [Two rev limiters are set. One for Neutral and one for In Gear. The neutral one might be set to 4000 or whatever RPM works best for your launch. The In Gear one will be set to the normal rev limiter. Like 6700. At the track, you push the clutch in and put the shifter in 1st. The EEC still thinks you're in Neutral. Hold the pedal down and it will rev up to 4000 and hold. When the last amber light comes on, you let off the clutch and your EEC now thinks you're in gear. It will let it rev up to 6700.] One of my best friends drives a Honda (I know.. I know.) and he has Neptune which is sort of similar to the XCal. His doesn't have a programmer like the SCT though, he has get a dyno tune from the guy every time he wants to change. There is a shop around me with a couple of cool guys I met one time called Evolution Performance in PA. They sell the SCT XCal2 with all the new firmware and a tune (I think) for $380. Good price? [The prices are regulated at $379. That's pretty standard. So really you want to shop around for a place that will provide great dealer support. It sounds like you have found one already.] I'm really looking for any advice you can give me, I've been searching quite a bit. Thanks in advance.
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