Getting Ready to Get Ugly at Dealership

[Gumbo]

I'm interested in the FPT. Is it majorly noticeable? Accelerating and shifting? I'm curious about getting one and a lot of people are saying to get a Livernois or 5 star, fair enough, but I'd just get the Ford tune, if anything.
Thanks in advance

personally, I love the tune. I would 100% do it again. I think it really makes the truck come alive. Tows a lot better as well

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[Dgc333]

FWIW, I have been driving turbo charged 4cyl vehicles continuously since 1985 as my daily drivers. In that time I have accumulated about 3/4 of a million miles and have never had a turbo or internal engine failure. All of these vehicles have been tuned and a couple of them had over 200,000 miles when I moved on to something else.

IMHO, there is no reason a simple tune from a reputable tuner will ever cause an engine failure if you are not abusing the vehicle.

 

[jsphlynch]

Well, it does say it won't VOID your new vehicle warranty, but it doesn't say it will or won't shorten it. Then again, the last sentence in the first paragraph DOES say engine and driveline warranty will remain eligible according to terms of the new vehicle warranty. And no, I'm not trying to argue with anyone, I'm just trying to get a full understanding of this because I'm in the market for a tune and so far have been leaning heavily toward a reputable tuner. But, if I can KEEP my powertrain warranty to my 5yr 60K, that would be a major plus. I'm not doing any performance mods besides a tune anyway.

The way I read it, you retain your full, unshortened new vehicle warranty, with the caveat that Ford may try to attribute any failures to the tune and thus exempt repairs from coverage under the new vehicle warranty. That's not to say that they will deny any particular claim, just that they're warning you up front that it's a possibility.

 

[Frenchy]

The way I read it, you retain your full, unshortened new vehicle warranty, with the caveat that Ford may try to attribute any failures to the tune and thus exempt repairs from coverage under the new vehicle warranty. That's not to say that they will deny any particular claim, just that they're warning you up front that it's a possibility.

That is exactly it. For what it's worth it is a tune that Ford will recognize and be somewhat ok with Wich is why you still get some kind of warranty. If you have an aftermarket tune that Ford has not authorized (Wich there are many) then how can Ford guarantee that the powertain won't fail?

That is why the powertain warranty is downgraded. Not to be confused with void.

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