F150 Tremor FORScan

[TexasTea]

So, I'm getting ready to buy an expensive windows laptop so that I can run FORScan. Will a laptop with 8GB of ram suffice? OR should I get one that is 16GBs?

Thx!

You'll NEVER be sad that you got more RAM. Get as much as you can afford. Matters way more than raw processer speed in almost every consumer use case.

 

[T-Rob]

You'll NEVER be sad that you got more RAM. Get as much as you can afford. Matters way more than raw processer speed in almost every consumer use case.

I hear ya...but I'm only buying this so that I can play around with FORScan. I'll probably get 16 GBs.

 

[Rabidtastic]

I hear ya...but I'm only buying this so that I can play around with FORScan. I'll probably get 16 GBs.

Keep an eye on woot.com for refurbs and the like...i picked up an older latitude refurb with 16gb for <$400 specifically for vehicle shenanigans

make friends with IT nerds for local colleges if you can too...lotta times when it comes time for refreshes the schools give IT an option to purchase at a discount and they tend to call friends and family (private institutions are easier/more common since public ones have to deal with tax funded items being sold) worst case those folks will no who they "recycle" through and that company may have steep discounts and or IT staff can give them a wink wink nudge nudge.

 

[deepblack]

Get 16GB. Windows will reserve 8 and then your apps will fight over the scraps. With 16 everything is happy.

 

[T-Rob]

I'm getting ready to dive into FORScan for the first time. I've been going over Livnitup's FORScan spreadsheet. I'm a little confused on something...

EXAMPLE:


[add 04 (hex) to your default value for each additional flash

What does it mean by "add 04 hex"? If I want two more flashes, do I add 08?

 

[Rabidtastic]

quick and dirty how to read that spreadsheet: in the SCCM module, find address 724-01-01, in the value xxxx **xx -- change only the ** values to whats listed.

in the case of that specific example/the one you're working with theres hex/math involved. so if your default value for ** is 00 then you change it to 04 to add a flash. if you want 2 flashes over stock and your default is 00 you would change it to 08. where it gets hairy is if your default value is like 09 at which point adding 04 you would think 13 but '13' in hex is 19 in decimal so you really want 0D

 

[T-Rob]

quick and dirty how to read that spreadsheet: in the SCCM module, find address 724-01-01, in the value xxxx **xx -- change only the ** values to whats listed.

in the case of that specific example/the one you're working with theres hex/math involved. so if your default value for ** is 00 then you change it to 04 to add a flash. if you want 2 flashes over stock and your default is 00 you would change it to 08. where it gets hairy is if your default value is like 09 at which point adding 04 you would think 13 but '13' in hex is 19 in decimal so you really want 0D



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OK, what if my default is 09 and I wanna add two flashes? I know one flash would be 0D… So what would two extra flashes be?

 

[Rabidtastic]

OK, what if my default is 09 and I wanna add two flashes? I know one flash would be 0D… So what would two extra flashes be?

21 11

edit: im retarded

 

[ThunderClap]

21

I think it’s 11

 

[deepblack]

09+4 is 0D - 0A 0B 0C 0D
0D+4 is 11 - 0E 0F 10 11

Hex is base 16 so 10 would be 16 decimal

 

[TexasTea]

I hear ya...but I'm only buying this so that I can play around with FORScan. I'll probably get 16 GBs.

If that's really all you're doing with it a 10 year old Lenovo for 100 bucks will be perfectly fine

 

[Rabidtastic]

yup my bad i was lookin at the chart while i was mathin and was a row down

 

[Beck Jacob]

The hex/decimal table was super helpful! Thanks to @T-Rob for sharing this thread with me. I can confirm that if you change the value in the non as-built format (i.e. from 3 to 5) it does also make the corresponding hex change in the as-built format. For example, my original value in the as-built format was 8C which means (according to the table) I would have needed to change it to 94 to get 5 flashes, but I only changed the non as-built format from 3 to 5, then went back and looked at the as-built format and viola'!

 

[Muzbomb]

Does messing with any of this stuff void warranty? Like setting fog lights to stay in with brights

 

[Iconic5.0]

Does messing with any of this stuff void warranty? Like setting fog lights to stay in with brights

Nope

 

[T-Rob]

Does messing with any of this stuff void warranty? Like setting fog lights to stay in with brights

If you don’t know, you should research about the Magnuson-Moss Federal Act. It basically states that a dealership/car company cannot void your warranty unless the aftermarket part that you installed has created a malfunction. If your transmission goes out, you installing an aftermarket muffler has nothing to do with the transmission failing.

Most of the FORScan mods are just changing the way the ECM (brain) thinks in your truck. Just remember to save your profile before changing anything so you can always revert back to stock.

 

[Beck Jacob]

Definitely read through the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act. The other document that is worth reviewing for these types of concerns is 15 USC Ch.50: Consumer Product Warranties. Likewise, you should also research your state laws around consumer product warranties, and their limitations. As a personal anecdotal example, I used the MMWA back in the 90s when I installed an aftermarket stereo in my car and the dealership attempted to "void" my powertrain warranty for a recurring issue with an air intake sensor malfunction.