One user here did have a catastrophic failure however Ford either would not did not know or refused to give him details. Ford just use the you had a tune installed got you and that's all the owner could get from them.
It all depends on what tune as well. If I'm not mistaken it was the Unleashed tune that particular user had. I'm curious if the same failure will happen on a truck without a tune. I won't be surprised if such happens.
It was a 5Star tune.
Lucky for him he bought the warrantee from 5Star which covered the whole mess he went through.
That actually makes me giggle! I've already not been a fan of the five star tune for the fact that it does not use barometric compensation when the factory and other Tunes do use it. This just helps to prove five star just really have the best of computer software for our trucks.It was a 5Star tune.
haven't installed my livernois tunes yet cuz i've gotten gun shy. this thread certainly eases my nerves, that it wasn't a livernois truck/tune.
I myself run the Livernois tune and I can tell you it's worth it. It does use the barometric compensation so if you are at close to sea level with where you live and you decide to take a random trip to somewhere else that is a much higher elevation like the Colorado Rockies for example you won't have any drivability issues that are major just for the fact that the truck will still be able to compensate for the high altitude. I know this because I live in Colorado and also got to take a trip to Michigan a month-and-a-half ago and didn't have any drivability issues whatsoever.
Matt I along with many others have been using the Livernois tune with great results. I wouldn't worry about it and install it, you'll be glad you did! I found that I like the 91-93 soft shift tune the best.
As much as the high-octane performances nice I myself stuck with the tow tune for the fact that I tell enough every so often that I'd rather not switch tunes and go back into relearn mode with the transmission.
That's what I love about the Livernois tune is you can try them all out and see which one fits your driving style. I tried the tow and both performance tunes and liked the soft shift one the best. But here I'm at 1,000' so everything mostly flat and I don't tow anything anymore. When we head up north to Sedona or Flagstaff I'll be at 7,000'. Like you said it's nice that it adjusts itself and there's no performance loss going from different altitudes.
It sounds like you are trying to convince yourself sport mode is just as good as a tune. It’s not.
