Innovative SCT Tunes...would like feedback

zack birge · Oct 9, 2013

I have ordered some custom tunes from innovative, these are what I have on the way.

Xtreme-X
Xtreme-Street
Street
Tow

These are what I have ordered. I would like to hear characteristics on each tune...mileage, power, trans shifting, etc. Thanks guys!

Stroked777 · Oct 9, 2013

First off it says you have a spartan tuner is that correct?

zack birge · Oct 9, 2013

No I sold it... I said I ordered innovative tunes today...

tbsimmons · Oct 9, 2013

I have them and like them. Nothing to compare tune but Eric treated me good on my 6.0 and love his tunes on the 6.4. Plus his tranny tuning is great, which was the reason for me.
The tunes are pretty cool EGT wise, never been above the X-Street though. Mostly use the street tune for everything.

thuglike · Oct 9, 2013

Love his tuning.

08forddr · Oct 10, 2013

Great tunes, I like em....

Echo · Oct 10, 2013

I just got their Xtreme x tune last week. Shifts great, very driveable. Very happy with it so far.

AirFishAutomotive · Oct 11, 2013

I was in a rush and pulled my goosneck with a truck on it in the xtreme street and it did well. Have cust ok m tunes from him as well. Seems like for me it took a little while longer for trans relearn then my spartan did but still happy with the tunes

Black_Pstroke · Oct 11, 2013

No complaints here. Don't have experience with any other tuner though.

3brorce · Oct 11, 2013

Have ran several others. Gearhead, TSD or IDP. May give SPE a shot sometime soon.

zack birge · Oct 11, 2013

I wont run spe tunes ever again after running them on my 2013 and having so many issues...

White_monster · Oct 11, 2013

Had innovative and switched to gearhead. Trans shifting is way better with gearhead and way less smoke on gearhead. I wouldn't go back to innovative again.

zack birge · Oct 12, 2013

Wow. After having h&s on my last 08. I wouldn't trade this sct with innovativediesel tunes for anything! Runs like a raped ape! Mileage is awesome!

farmin powerstroke · Oct 12, 2013

Had innovative on an sct made the switch to h&s with Gearhead tunes and haven't ever looked back.

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UNLIMITED_DIESEL · Oct 12, 2013

H&S or SCT with Gearhead tunes is the best way to go hands down. With H&S you have adjustability on the fly. There is no comparison between Gearhead and Innovative. Gearhead makes more power, shifts smoother, and gets the best MPG.

Rmartin-97 · Oct 12, 2013

I've had both. Gearhead hands down Has more power on my truck.

jdgleason · Oct 12, 2013

Rmartin-97 said:
I've had both. Gearhead hands down Has more power on my truck.

:whs: back to back, my truck runs 2 tenths faster at the track with gearhead tunes.

SickStroke6.0 · Oct 12, 2013

Gearhead FTW.... Should have went with a Mini Maxx and Gearhead tunes.

Strokin6.4 · Oct 12, 2013

I had gearhead for a littlw while with my single. Erics tuned pulled way harder and spooled a lot better. Thats one thing I have a lot of respect for eric about. He'll build a truck and see what works best so you don't have the back a forth game. Matt never wanted to really crank to fuel I think because of smoke. I never got on it enough to feel how the trans shifted WOT though.

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powerlifter405 · Oct 12, 2013

I used to get the best mileage w/ the Xt-Street, I could get 18 mpg on the hwy. I towed my bronco w/ the tow setting and liked it plenty.

W/ the newest tune version in the Xt-street i keep getting an overspeed code and it falls on it's face. It never got it resolved.

The last email I got was:
You can give Shane a call anytime during the day, he is our certified Ford tech that can help you figure it out.

With the SSC5 code, you are running the same program as everyone else and there should be no limiters at all.

Thanks

Jamie

I left a few messages but I never got a reply and I"m tired of spending the $$ to send the SCT back and forth and then having the truck down for almost a week and a half.

On the other hand when I 1st got SCT, I seemed to deal w/ Eric each time and any issue was solved right away.

Fwiw, I currently use the Xt-X w/ race lock and I love it for DD, smooth delivery w/ almost no smoke at WOT. The race still has plenty fuel so I don't even bother.

As a whole you'll like it. If you don't have trac bars you should invest in a pair.