2 questions on SCT

[roustabout04]

hey guys. still new here so bear with me.
ok my sct 3015 came in and i put it on the truck. first question: which tune is hotter? performance or street?
second question: how do i go about getting the looney tune for it. i looked on innovative and cant seem to navigate properly i guess. anyway i was looking for this eric guy but the only email address they give is strictly for sales?
so there are my 2 questions. oh btw.... you cant beat the sound a 5 inch straight pipe makes on the 6 liters. maybe a lil overkill on size but i wouldnt trade it for nothing.
one more question. how do i know what factory strategy tune i have for my pcm. just got the reflash done yesterday. big difference just by doing that.
thanks in advance.

[Lilpooh]

Originally Posted by roustabout04

hey guys. still new here so bear with me.
ok my sct 3015 came in and i put it on the truck. first question: which tune is hotter? performance or street?
second question: how do i go about getting the looney tune for it. i looked on innovative and cant seem to navigate properly i guess. anyway i was looking for this eric guy but the only email address they give is strictly for sales?
so there are my 2 questions. oh btw.... you cant beat the sound a 5 inch straight pipe makes on the 6 liters. maybe a lil overkill on size but i wouldnt trade it for nothing.
one more question. how do i know what factory strategy tune i have for my pcm. just got the reflash done yesterday. big difference just by doing that.
thanks in advance.

The canned performance tune is hotter.

Looney tune is from Vivian at---http://www.quicktricksauto.com/

Eric is Innovative diesel and has the xtream tunes

To find your stradegy, plug in the SCT to the truck, scroll down to "vehicle info", get stradegy.

If you gonna run the hotter tunes, GET GAUGES!! Things get hot real fast. Along with a fuel psi gauge.

[roustabout04]

so which one gives more power? the looney or the xtream tunes?

[troid123]

I'm sure you will get many different opinions on this but I would say they are both pretty equal.

[Lilpooh]

Originally Posted by roustabout04

so which one gives more power? the looney or the xtream tunes?

This all depends on who you ask. Different year trucks with different stradegies run better than some. They even say that the '03-early '04's ran faster than the late '04-'07's. My own personal experience is by the seat of the pants, my xtream race feels just a little fasted than the looney wild, but these tunes also have diffrent shift points that give the xtream race a faster feel. Then there is also Gearhead's SRL++ that guys are running with great power.


The power level will also depend if you are studded or not. No matter who you pick for your tunes, everybody has there favorite, and the advertised HP/TQ ratings are within a couple numbers of the comparable tunes. It boils down to personal preference and driving style.

[roustabout04]

ok thanks guys i do appreciate the info. im looking for the most power i can get without blowing it up or lifting heads. thats the only thing i havent done is stud it. but its an 05 and i heard that 03-04 were the problem yrs??? so honestly do i still need to stud it? ive already done the egr delete. figured that since i fixed that before it got bad that i fixed the major issue of what causes the gaskets to fail and the heads to lift off.

[49coe]

My 05 is currently in the shop getting studded after blowing the HG's. As far as I can see HG's are not an if but a when, especially if you run tunes.

[Lilpooh]

Originally Posted by roustabout04

ok thanks guys i do appreciate the info. im looking for the most power i can get without blowing it up or lifting heads. thats the only thing i havent done is stud it. but its an 05 and i heard that 03-04 were the problem yrs??? so honestly do i still need to stud it? ive already done the egr delete. figured that since i fixed that before it got bad that i fixed the major issue of what causes the gaskets to fail and the heads to lift off.

Yes,the 03-04's had some issues but those issues can be resolved. Since you have a '05, you have some issues to work out also, like the STC fitting.


Headgasket failure are usually caused by two issues. The first is when the oil cooler fails, causing the egr cooler to fail, then coolant gets into the cylinders. The other is running a high HP tunes that are not set up to run with the stock head bolts.

You need to find out if your oil cooler is still OK, even though you did the egr cooler delete, if your oil cooler is blocked up, this will not allow the coolant passages in the oil cooler to cool your oil, and this may cause total engine failure when the plastic parts inside the oil filter housing melts.


With owning a 6.0, you need to get something to monitor the key engine temps and pressures. Whether it be a digital monitor or analog gauges, your gonna need to monitor, EOT,ECT,EGT,Fuel psi and if you own a '03-04 a boost gauge.


Before you start adding power, you should start setting up your truck to be reliable so you can enjoy the extra power, instead of being in the shop to be fixed because you chose to ignore the warning signs.

Start reading as much as you can, not only the threads on how to add power,but also the threads that give info on reliability. here is some links to get you started.
Things to consider about owning a 6.0L

What to look for when buying a used 6.0L


Click this link, then the link provided to give you info on how parts work on the 6.0
some info on the 6.0 found by 099f350

[roustabout04]

Originally Posted by Lilpooh

The canned performance tune is hotter.

Looney tune is from Vivian at---http://www.quicktricksauto.com/

Eric is Innovative diesel and has the xtream tunes

To find your stradegy, plug in the SCT to the truck, scroll down to "vehicle info", get stradegy.

If you gonna run the hotter tunes, GET GAUGES!! Things get hot real fast. Along with a fuel psi gauge.

ok im getting 2 strategies on my truck.
#1-VXCF9DA
#2-TQCK0CD

What do these mean. I just had the PCM etc reflashed to fords newest for the 6.0s...

[roustabout04]

Originally Posted by Lilpooh

Yes,the 03-04's had some issues but those issues can be resolved. Since you have a '05, you have some issues to work out also, like the STC fitting.


Headgasket failure are usually caused by two issues. The first is when the oil cooler fails, causing the egr cooler to fail, then coolant gets into the cylinders. The other is running a high HP tunes that are not set up to run with the stock head bolts.

You need to find out if your oil cooler is still OK, even though you did the egr cooler delete, if your oil cooler is blocked up, this will not allow the coolant passages in the oil cooler to cool your oil, and this may cause total engine failure when the plastic parts inside the oil filter housing melts.


With owning a 6.0, you need to get something to monitor the key engine temps and pressures. Whether it be a digital monitor or analog gauges, your gonna need to monitor, EOT,ECT,EGT,Fuel psi and if you own a '03-04 a boost gauge.


Before you start adding power, you should start setting up your truck to be reliable so you can enjoy the extra power, instead of being in the shop to be fixed because you chose to ignore the warning signs.

Start reading as much as you can, not only the threads on how to add power,but also the threads that give info on reliability. here is some links to get you started.
Things to consider about owning a 6.0L

What to look for when buying a used 6.0L


Click this link, then the link provided to give you info on how parts work on the 6.0
some info on the 6.0 found by 099f350

Many thanks to you lilpooh. I do appreciate it alot.