Tuning

[chrisxr8]

Sorry if this is a stupid question but do you need the capa flasher to get your car tuned. Lets say I do modifications like IC and exhaust etc and I dont have the edit do I have to buy it and then get it tuned or can they tune the car if you just take it in to a tune shop?

Nesh

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I was talking to a tuner in mt isa of all places and he said there was a product out there called suit(sweet) something like that. by the sound of it it was just a plug and play and off u go no piggy back or flash box

[markxr6t]

That would be VCM Suite. I believe the company that owns it in the US has just merged or collaborated with SCT (who make our Ford Flashers for Capa) which means a VCM Suite will (or is?) available for Fords soon. (I'm happy to be corrected or enlightened)

[chrisxr8]

That would be VCM Suite. I believe the company that owns it in the US has just merged or collaborated with SCT (who make our Ford Flashers for Capa) which means a VCM Suite will (or is?) available for Fords soon. (I'm happy to be corrected or enlightened)

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that sounds spot on. the tuner has been waiting for a while up here for it. he said price ranging from 650-850 bucks which I thought was cheap as chips. dont know what sort of rwkw figure they would be making though

[sutty]

Sorry if this is a stupid question but do you need the capa flasher to get your car tuned. Lets say I do modifications like IC and exhaust etc and I dont have the edit do I have to buy it and then get it tuned or can they tune the car if you just take it in to a tune shop?

Nesh

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I was talking to a tuner in mt isa of all places and he said there was a product out there called suit(sweet) something like that. by the sound of it it was just a plug and play and off u go no piggy back or flash box

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That would be VCM Suite. I believe the company that owns it in the US has just merged or collaborated with SCT (who make our Ford Flashers for Capa) which means a VCM Suite will (or is?) available for Fords soon. (I'm happy to be corrected or enlightened)

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VCM suite it is. They have been testing down south for a few months now.

[chrisxr8]

[VCM suite it is. They have been testing down south for a few months now.

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any idea on when they might release it and what sort of figures they are getting

[2fardown]

They'd be getting the same if not better results then the Capa edit. You are essentialy changing exactly the same parameters, minus the little black box I.e: money maker.

[SavageF6]

They'd be getting the same if not better results then the Capa edit.  You are essentialy changing exactly the same parameters, minus the little black box I.e: money maker.

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That's the way I understand it too. Both systems change the same parameters, and a good tuner should get essentially the same result. The main difference will end up being ease of use for the tuner (ie no black box).

Once the tune's uploaded, as an end user I'm not too worried with how it got there (VCM or CAPA) as long as I'm happy with the tune. What do people know about the Ford VCM? What are the differences with the 'tuning' aspect of VCM? It's straight from laptop to OBD port right?

How does custom tuning with VCM work? Do you get a CD with the tunes you paid for (in lieu of a black box), then use your own software to upload the different tunes?

[cobrav8]

Why would you need to drill a hole in the ECU case when there is a perfectly good port in the passengers compartment?

[Street Tuner]

That would be VCM Suite. I believe the company that owns it in the US has just merged or collaborated with SCT (who make our Ford Flashers for Capa) which means a VCM Suite will (or is?) available for Fords soon. (I'm happy to be corrected or enlightened)

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Be enlightened. SCT have not merged with anybody. You are thinking of someone else here maybe?

[IH8TOADS]

CAPA edit will rule for a while. So much fun in one box.