21 lariat 4x4 tuned?

[Davidjc]

I bought this ranger January 2023. It had 13000 miles, a Fox2.0 lift-leveling? and after market tires, different from door label.
I'm reading all the posts about different tunes you guys are using, and it's got me wondering if mine has a tune. Is there a way I can tell?
While installing the brake controller I saw at least one box zip tied under the steering column. I'm thinking it has to do with the "SmartKey" but not sure. So again, is there a simple way to know if it's been tuned?

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[SigOris]

I can only think of two options:

buy a Ford ProCal

take to dealer

 

[9zero1790]

if it has the ford perf pack tune it will have a sticker on the visor or under the hood or near obd port near your left knee. If they bought the full pack it comes with a kn filter that fits the factory box. so look around for a white sticker that has the ford perf / racing logo and a emissions number, or see if the air filter is the kn kind.

 

[9zero1790]

oh just thought of the tire size, if your speedometer is correct, say measured against gps speed with the over stock size tires then someone either adjusted it with forscan, a dealer adjusted it or it was tuned and adjusted by the tuner.

 

[Davidjc]

oh just thought of the tire size, if your speedometer is correct, say measured against gps speed with the over stock size tires then someone either adjusted it with forscan, a dealer adjusted it or

if it has the ford perf pack tune it will have a sticker on the visor or under the hood or near obd port near your left knee. If they bought the full pack it comes with a kn filter that fits the factory box. so look around for a white sticker that has the ford perf / racing logo and a emissions number, or see if the air filter is the kn kind.

Well I don't see any stickers so I'm guessing no tune. Thanks

 

[Wytchdctr]

Randomly email your vin to the main tuners and see if you get a hit?

That or cross the border into Texas and see if you can keep up with mine. That would be a good indicator it isn't running stock spark/fuel/boost/shift maps.

But on a serious note.

Do 20mph. See if it shifts up to a stupid gear and punch it. Bog? Not tuned. Before the tune mine would try to get to 10th and really slow speeds the bog trying to accelerate with traffic. After the tune. Not so much.

 

[Davidjc]

Randomly email your vin to the main tuners and see if you get a hit?

That or cross the border into Texas and see if you can keep up with mine. That would be a good indicator it isn't running stock spark/fuel/boost/shift maps.

But on a serious note.

Do 20mph. See if it shifts up to a stupid gear and punch it. Bog? Not tuned. Before the tune mine would try to get to 10th and really slow speeds the bog trying to accelerate with traffic. After the tune. Not so much.

Interesting. I'll try that.

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