More pep without tune?

[canyonslicker]

None at all, just the instructions and that little note saying that some residual oil from the factory is normal, a tiny bit disappointing as I've got room on my beer fridge.

I got 2 of them but now they’re on my toolbox otherwise I would send you one. But I never did get my free damper club T-Shirt..

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[JimJ]

I believe the 270/310 numbers are rated on 87 octane.

Nope , they are base on 92 octane. It’s in specs on the ford website

 

[JimJ]

I want a Ford tune so bad, more so because I want to see if it stops the transmission from shifting like crap, but the cheapest I found it is $675. That’s a lot of dough :/

Check blue oval industries. I bought my tune and oil/air separator from them. Paid $604 for the tune and $284 for the oil sep. they both have gone up in price since may when I purchased. The tune is awesome and I’m averaging 24.5 in my 2022 FX4 SC. I live in the mountains of north central Washington. On the flags I can get 27 mpg. It drops to 21 going over a 4200 foot pass . Well worth it to me.

 

[Crow_of_judgement]

I got 2 of them but now they’re on my toolbox otherwise I would send you one. But I never did get my free damper club T-Shirt..

I didn't either,

@AzScorpion where's our shirts?

 

[Crow_of_judgement]

https://www.stage3motorsports.com/5...-star-bully-dog-bdx-tuner-w-custom-tunes.html

Anyone use this?

 

[canyonslicker]

https://www.stage3motorsports.com/5...-star-bully-dog-bdx-tuner-w-custom-tunes.html

Anyone use this?

Not personally but when I had my F150 there were a lot of issues with them, specifically customer support… maybe they’ve upped their game recently..

 

[MagneticRanger]

I'm hungry for the Ford Tune as well....but I've got an extended warranty on the truck in play for awhile and if something goes south I'm just uneasy that any warranty work powertrain wise "could" be denied due to having the tune.

Ford Performance was kind enough to send me an email with their explanation as to how warranty work may be affected as it's still considered an aftermarket part regardless of it being branded as "Ford Performance"

I'm going to speak with my local Ford dealer and get their take on how they view the tune and what support they may offer as it relates to the existing trucks warranty.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Nope , they are base on 92 octane. It’s in specs on the ford website

I can't find that on the Ford site. Link?

From 2019:

“The 2.3L Ranger engine is certified to achieve 270 horsepower and best-in-class 310 lb.-ft. of torque using 87-octane fuel. This octane is consistent with the rest of the Ford Truck lineup, with the exception of the performance high-output EcoBoost 3.5L in Raptor and F-150 Limited which achieves horsepower and torque ratings using 93-octane fuel. We list the maximum power ratings using the certified 87-octane, because that’s what our customers can expect to achieve when using the recommended fuel in accordance with their owner’s manual.”

But a dyno of a stock truck running 93 showed 263.7 HP at the rear wheels, which if you account a 15% driveline loss works out to almost exactly 310HP.

Torque worked out to 342 at the crank.

Both are significantly higher than the 270/310 rating.

Stock Dyno With 93 Octane

Edit: Finally found a stock 87 octane dyno which was a bit over 250 at the wheels.

So even at 270 rating Ford is sandbagging a bit.

Dyno Runs on 87

And an extensive thread on here with member results

91 vs 87

 

[Rp930]

https://www.stage3motorsports.com/5...-star-bully-dog-bdx-tuner-w-custom-tunes.html

Anyone use this?

You can get a Ford tune for about $100 more. A tune is not a place to save money.

 

[AzScorpion]

I got 2 of them but now they’re on my toolbox otherwise I would send you one. But I never did get my free damper club T-Shirt..

I didn't either,

@AzScorpion where's our shirts?

Did you ever post a picture of it installed? If so I must have missed it or it could’ve been one of the times I was MIA for a while. Oh the heck with it here’s your shirt! ?

You can be Grand Poobah for the month too.

 

[Crow_of_judgement]

Did you ever post a picture of it installed? If so I must have missed it or it could’ve been one of the times I was MIA for a while. Oh the heck with it here’s your shirt! ?

You can be Grand Poobah for the month too.

 

[got3fords]

Is it set up like this?

No, I only have about a 3/8" wide piece of velcro. Maybe I should try more. The top of the cable keeps wanting to go to the right of the damper, even with the velcro.

 

[JimJ]

You can get a Ford tune for about $100 more. A tune is not a place to save money.

Or less at Blue Oval Industries

 

[Rp930]

Or less at Blue Oval Industries

Good price. Only $640 there.

 

[AzScorpion]

No, I only have about a 3/8" wide piece of velcro. Maybe I should try more. The top of the cable keeps wanting to go to the right of the damper, even with the velcro.

Sounds similar to mine and it's worked fine on my '19 for years. I added some black tape on the bottom to hold it in place.

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