[kj_cinci]

Odd Job... do a search... the C&L and the tuners have been up 100's of times... read some of the old posts and I'm sure you can make an educated decition!

For what it's worth I'd go with the JLT CAI and the X-Cal-II... or, C&L with the X-Cal-II, in that order... the Predator is good but the X is better, and for the same $$$ it should be a no brainer...?!?

 

[kj_cinci]

I think it was a bad computer from the beginning... but you never know, the tuner can of course have been bad too!

It sounds kinda weird, like the computer in the car just locked up... otherwise you should be able to 'force' in the stock tune or any other saved tune!

Maybe there is a risk with the XC-II and how deep it goes...

 

[kj_cinci]

I beg to differ I personally know of someone who is an X-Cal-II dealer who locked up a computer on his own 05 GT . The car was sent to a Ford dealer who was unable to get into the computer. It was then sent to SCT and no go. It took a new computer (2 weeks delivery) $1100.00 and a a couple of days of lost labor before the car was back on the road. Was it just a bad computer or was the X-Cal-II to blame?

I think a head to head comparisson is in order.

Anyone want to send me an X-Cal_2:hihi:

Hi again, heard about this issue in the shop today... they had never seen a S197 locked up this bad but it happened back in the days with the chip tuning... also if you're not carefull with the key/plugg-in sequense it may lock up but has this far always opened for a new tune again...

BBR had Diablo tune their car and got good power... then for giggles and kicks they brought it to SCT... guess who they are using now...?? SCT! There is also people with 'untunable issues' who give up and try the SCT unit with much better luck... I have never heard about anybody going from SCT to Diablo...?? (Disclaimer: I know a couple of guys got the Predator for data logging and error codes but still used the X-Cal-1 for tuning... and as you knw there is no need for that anymore with the X-Cal-2...)

And no, again, I'm not sponsored by SCT I'm just forwarding information from the guys in the know how... :winks