John,
I have to disagree with "everyone knows exactly who attacked who" and other like statements by you and others.
I have been around since the beginning and IMHO there were negative comments (and maybe lies) towards Jimmy and his tunes. He then began defending himself. What ensued was...
Thinking about GDE's question of Stevei, "Is your DEF system still active in your new tune?"
And Stevei's answer, "No DEF but have to keep fluid in there so the nozzles don't plug up."
GDE interpreted Stevei's answer as meaning DEF is not active.
I also have SFT's tune and DEF is active so I...
I'm in Califunny where GDE is banned and they can't/won/t support the tune. Found SFT can sell in Califunny and their tunes are cheaper than GDE and they install via the OBDII port - a no brainer for me!
Was stock in between because I was going to get the AEM flash after selling my GDE and...
I had GDE tune EGR shut off and used distilled water for 2 years. Changed from GDE to SFT and in between the change went back to the stock tune and did not experience any of what you described as, " it will not turn back on without many codes and expensive parts."
So glad it all worked out. Thanks for the candid reports, it's hard to admit oneself is the problem, you are to be commended for that. I also found Jimmy to be patient, helpful and knowledgeable.
Sorry to hear that. Hope they are minor and fixable.
Here's what I posted elsewhere after testing my SFT tunes:
I'm happy to report they are performing as advertised and I am more than satisfied.
One nice surprise was the ECM tune automatically starts a cold engine in high idle and gradually...
Here's what I posted on another forum:
Thanks to Califunny causing me to get out of my GDE tune I discovered SFT.
I just recently installed their stage 1 ECM and TCM tunes.
I'm happy to report they are performing as advertised and I am more than satisfied.
One nice surprise was the ECM tune...
Yep! You called it right. If GDE could still sell/support in Califunny I would still be a GDE customer.
It may have been a blessing as it forced me to look elsewhere and find a great alternative.
I have to disagree!
1 - I've tried both and find none of the points in the above declaring better, more, cleaner, less or vs are
exclusive to GDE. After trying both I can positively make the same statements about SFT.
2 - I have found SFT to be as advertised and have experienced 100%...
Yep, they sold out the day the 20% was announced. They have ordered more. If their site won't take your order send them an email or via their "Contact" page
If he goes with SFT he doesn't need a second ECM for dealer trips. As I understand the handheld SFT tuner, if going to the dealer you merely turn back to the stock FCA tune and when the dealer is done you return it to the SFT tune. Ditto for SFT's TCM tune
GDE and SFT both turn off the EGR. It's automatic on GDE, you select that option on SFT.
Don't know about PPEI. Have asked them that question, never got an answer and their website is lacking.