Tune vs Sport - Objective Performance Data

[dondonbabyraptor]

Sure. I have a data point for you. Take it for what it’s worth but it’s a data point. New Ranger, always put 91, 50-1k miles I shoved it hard with WOT 0-60 times. Did it 4-5 times, averaged around 7-7.5 seconds. Got the FP tune, Roush CAI and FP exhaust installed at the same time somewhere around 500-1k miles and did some testing again with 0-60 times. Now I’ve hit 5.6-6.3 second 0-60 times. Hope this helps answer your question slightly. A CAI and exhaust alone wouldn’t come close to improving your 0-60 times by 20%.

Edit: Both pre and after tune, CAI and exhaust it was on S mode.

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[AzScorpion]

It sounds like you are trying to convince yourself sport mode is just as good as a tune. It’s not.

You're right it just changes the shift points.

If someone wants better pedal response and doesn't want to get a tune just get a pedal commander. It'll make D mode feel more like S but there's absolutely no increase in hp.

 

[bentroia]

It sounds like you are trying to convince yourself sport mode is just as good as a tune. It’s not.

It is highly unlikely I would get any the tune, the Ranger Tremor OEM is great for me... Objective info on tunes is what I am after, simply because everything I see does not provide a controlled measure of real results. Some good info is building here!

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

It is highly unlikely I would get any the tune, the Ranger Tremor OEM is great for me... Objective info on tunes is what I am after, simply because everything I see does not provide a controlled measure of real results. Some good info is building here!

There are plenty of dyno results pre and post tune. Changing from D to S is not going to magically give you 45+ hp... But as others has mentioned, what D to S will do is change your shift points giving you a perceived tapped in power, just makes it so you won't hit your targeted MPG as advertised in S vs D with auto stop feature.

 

[Bludrok]

I never did any 0-60 or 1/4 mile times when my truck was totally stock, but here is my best run prior to tuning:

Here is my best time after applying the 91 Performance tune from @5startuning:

I haven't done much more testing since my initial tests, but my best 0-60 time is 4.7 seconds.

Note: There were no performance mods applied between listed runs, other than the mentioned tune.

 

[RangerFitz]

Fyi, It was shown that on a stock tune sport mode is slower to 60 than drive.

 

[DT444T]

Didnt someone already blow a gasket with a tune…..

At 84,000 miles and he admitted to driving it like a mad man.

 

[Trigganometry]

isnt that why people put on a tune?
they dont do it to drive like gramps to the bingo hall.

No but driving home after the big pot win I sure do! With an ear to ear grin too! ?

 

[Doc]

Fyi, It was shown that on a stock tune sport mode is slower to 60 than drive.

Uh…No ..

 

[CJBax]

Uh…No ..

Could ya'll elaborate on this a bit more? One says sport is slower than drive and the other says no, any sources or the like? I ask because I have a another vehicle (not ford) that has drive and sport modes and S behaves much like the ranger does on S mode, and this vehicle IS slower to 60 in S than in drive and not just by measurements, C&D also found the fastest 0-60 times were in D, not S.

All that to say that I can see S in our rangers being sporty feeling due to the shift strategy but not actually being the fastest way from 0 to 60. Perhaps I'll flash back to stock and take a few measuremen.... nope, not gonna happen, the truck sucks on stock tune and I don't care enough to go through the effort so on second thought disregard this post. Not sure why I am even still typing or hitting post?

 

[FoD]

Could ya'll elaborate on this a bit more? One says sport is slower than drive and the other says no, any sources or the like? I ask because I have a another vehicle (not ford) that has drive and sport modes and S behaves much like the ranger does on S mode, and this vehicle IS slower to 60 in S than in drive and not just by measurements, C&D also found the fastest 0-60 times were in D, not S.

All that to say that I can see S in our rangers being sporty feeling due to the shift strategy but not actually being the fastest way from 0 to 60. Perhaps I'll flash back to stock and take a few measuremen.... nope, not gonna happen, the truck sucks on stock tune and I don't care enough to go through the effort so on second thought disregard this post. Not sure why I am even still typing or hitting post?

You ever see a cable program on Discovery channel called Street Outlaws?

Well Doc is like that group, so if he says No, you could probably rely on that more than getting free stuff from the"We're Here to Help" people

 

[janitorjim]

You'll Be Surprised How Much Quicker This New Ford Ranger Is With a Tune! - YouTube

 

[OFC Ranger]

You know what would be cool? If tuners could figure out a way to override sport mode and use that as a way to engage your tune on the fly.

What would be even cooler? If tuners could figure out a way to override both D and S so you can switch between two different tunes on the fly without having to reflash...

Dear Tuners, youre welcome, go make millions now.

 

[AzScorpion]

You know what would be cool? If tuners could figure out a way to override sport mode and use that as a way to engage your tune on the fly.

What would be even cooler? If tuners could figure out a way to override both D and S so you can switch between two different tunes on the fly without having to reflash...

Dear Tuners, youre welcome, go make millions now.

@Doc has his tune in S mode and IIRC D mode is stock.

 

[OFC Ranger]

@Doc has his tune in S mode and IIRC D mode is stock.

I did not know this was a thing.

@Doc uh? details?

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