I'm Ryan from extremeterrain.com, and this is my review and installation of the Superchips
TrailCal, fitting all 2015 and up JKs.
Today we're gonna talk through the installation of the TrailCal, which isn't much of an install
at all.
This is a one outta three wrench install.
You really just attach it onto the dashboard, plug it into the OBD-II port, but we'll talk
more about that in just a second.
We're also gonna talk through some of the features of the TrailCal.
Anytime you upgrade to a larger set of tires or change the gear ratio on your Jeep, it's
always a good idea to recalibrate the Jeep's ECU for those new parameters.
That's going to ensure that if you have an automatic transmission, that your shift points
are correct, and at the very least, ensure that your speedometer and odometer readings
are accurate.
Now you can make all of those changes with a Superchips FlashCal or with one of the other
calibrators on the market.
And those calibrators are really designed to plug into the Jeep, make some changes,
update the ECU, and then unplug it.
And you really throw that calibrator in your console or in your glove box, and you don't
use it very often after that, unless of course you wanna make some other changes.
And these calibrators don't just change for gear ratio and tire size, they'll also do
things like convenience options, like how long your lights stay on, your radio delay,
horn chirps, they'll adjust for idle for if you're winching and you want a little bit
more alternator output, TPMS systems.
They'll make a lot of other adjustments as well.
Now, the benefit to something like this, which is the TrailCal, is it does all the things
that the Superchips FlashCal is going to do.
But instead of just updating things, unplugging it, and throwing it in the center console,
this is something that's designed to be left on the dashboard, give you readings for all
of your gauges, give you digital readouts.
This will also allow you, with an additional module, to have virtual switches for lights
or lockers.
This is really going to give you a lot more control and a lot more information, all while
having that little screen up on the dash all the time, a touchscreen, that you can go in,
swipe through, and get a lot more information about your Jeep in real time.
Now, the difference between this, the TrailCal, and the TrailPaq is going to be that this
does everything that the calibrator does, that the FlashCal does, but the TrailPaq or
the TrailDash, is going to be more akin to the FlashPaq, which is going to also have
tunes.
Now the tunes are going to adjust for timing, fuel, a few other engine parameters.
You're going to wanna run a higher octane fuel, and you're going to get a little bit
more power out of your Jeep.
Now when we're talking about the 2015 and up JKs, which is what this does, you can't
just hook a tuner up and have things work, you actually have to swap out the ECU.
So if you are interested in getting tunes, if you want some additional power, you're
going to wanna go with the TrailDash and you are going to have to swap out your ECU.
If you're not interested in additional power, you just want a calibrator that is also going
to give you a lot of other information about your Jeep, then this is going to be a really
nice option.
So as I said, this is going to give you a ton of information about your Jeep.
You are going to have a five-inch color touchscreen, which is going to allow you to very easily
access all of that information.
It's going to read and clear "Check Engine" lights.
You are going to be able to control factory options on your Rubicon Edition Wrangler.
If you have factory lockers or sway bar disconnects, you can control that through here.
This is also going to have an additional video input, so you can actually run your auxiliary
reverse camera through this screen here.
But as we mentioned before, the real meat and potatoes of this, the real main point
of this, is to calibrate, so you're gonna be able to calibrate for a larger tire, you're
going to be able to calibrate for a different gear ratio, and you're going to be able to
change your TPMS settings with a download as well as all of those other convenience
features as well.
So this is a product that gives you a lot of calibration options as well as all of those
digital gauges to give you all of that information about your Jeep, which is really important
to have.
Even though Jeeps are built for off-roading, you are putting a lot of stress and putting
a lot of wear and tear on your vehicle when you are off-road, so being able to maintain
all of the parameters, all of the vital signs, if you will, of your JK is a really nice feature.
It gives you a lot more peace of mind when you are working your Jeep a little bit harder
than you normally do that you're not hurting anything.
As I said before, this is a very simple one out of three wrench install.
In fact, it's not much of an install at all, and you're going to be able to get this done
in less than half an hour.
The first step is going to be mounting the TrailCal onto your dash.
Now this does come with a suction cup mount that will very easily attach to the back of
the TrailCal itself.
From there, you'll just have to plug in the cord into the back of the TrailCal, run that
through the dashboard down to the OBD-II port, and plug it in.
And that's it.
That's really all there is to it.
From there, it's just turning it on, turning on the Jeep, which will give power to this,
and setting your parameters, doing all of your calibration, doing all the customization,
picking which gauges you wanna see, and actually starting to use this item.
Very, very easy to hook up, very easy to set up, and you'll be using this very, very quickly.
This comes in at right around $450, which is going to be, of course, more expensive
than the FlashCal because this does have the LCD readout, it does have all of the gauges
built into it.
So it's just a lot more hardware and also a lot more functionality, so it makes sense
that it's more expensive.
However, this is going to be about $150 less than the TrailDash, which is that unit that
we talked about before that has the built-in tunes that you'll also have to swap out your
ECU in order to use.
So if you are looking for those additional features, you can certainly go with that,
as I said, about $150 more.
If you're looking for a calibrator just to calibrate, you just want it to work, and you
don't want all these additional features, obviously, go with the FlashCal, go with one
of the other calibrators that are on the market.
But if you really like the functionality of this, you like having all the digital readouts,
you really wanna keep an eye on how your Jeep is doing, you wanna be able to look at all
those parameters, and you wanna be able to adjust them in real time, all the time, by
just reaching up and touching the touchscreen, I think this is a very nice option.
And honestly, I don't think that it's overpriced.
You're getting a ton of features out of this in a really nice, neat, convenient package.
I think this is fairly priced.
So if you're not looking to add a tuner onto your Jeep for more power, you just want something
that's going to calibrate, but you wanna be able to change those calibrations in real
time and have digital gauge readouts to give you a good idea of exactly what's going on
inside of your Jeep, I think this is going to be a very nice option for you.
So that's my review of the Superchips TrailCal, fitting all 2015 and up JKs, that you can
find right here at extremeterrain.com.
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