Update Calif Performance calibration for 2022-2023 Rangers

[OGMix376]

https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-9603-REB

Seems like the performance tune is finally legal in all 50 states for all MY Ranger 5G.

God does exist ?… well aren’t you the bearer of good news for California 5g Ranger owners…
Hopefully the rest of the carb items that are approved for the 19-21 but weren’t approved for the 22-23 years go through as well.

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https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-9603-REB

Seems like the performance tune is finally legal in all 50 states for all MY Ranger 5G.

I was hoping this information is accurate as I've been waiting 2 years for this, but I do not see any information related to C.A.R.B. EO#: D-431-6 available on the CARB site or elsewhere. The only place this information exists is from Performance Parts. I currently have an email outstanding with them, but they haven't responded yet.

That said, has anyone see this newest CARB update - C.A.R.B. EO#: D-431-6?

 

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PM sent lol ?….jk it’s probably to technical for me to do with out bricking the truck anyhow.

The concern for removing it is solely to pass smog when the time comes if the carb approval doesn’t happen, I do leave Cali to do fun stuff occasionally and would like to flash back and forth. Not so much to beat ford on the warranty (I plan to be a good warranty holder till it expires.) and not deal with Cali smog nazis saying my truck is not longer allowed to be registered because it was tuned and returned to stock tune at some point…

C.A.R.B. is pretty ridiculous especially since it’s approved on the vehicle with the same engine for the first few years 19-21, but suddenly it’s not because it’s a 22-23.? (Seriously California get your ish together. Stop trying to turn law abiding citizens into criminals.)… if they were actually different engines, I wouldn’t be bent out of shape about it. I do love the truck as is… but it definitely smells like the same money grab/shadowban bs that’s going on with the whole CA approved hangun list. We don’t consider the gun safe because the manufacturer wouldn’t give us enough money to say it is…
Tune isn’t approved because Ford didn’t pay us AGAIN to approve it.

I have many emails to CARB and Ford on this topic over the past year. I thought it was all approved based on reading this post, but now I'm not so sure.

 

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Since I don’t really work for Ford anymore I probably can chime in a bit.

Former Service Writer at a Ford dealership in SoCal.

I’ve talked to our techs pretty extensively about tunes and pretty much depending on how new the smog check equipment is that’s being used a tune can be spotted instantly. Same goes for bringing your vehicle into service for an engine or trans repair.

As for removing the tune before a smog, that’s a gray area as yes you can do that but it can still be seen in the trucks vehicle data since it’s stored in the history of the PCM. The amount of cars we had to void warranty on for engine and trans failures caused by tunes was a lot because they tried to remove the tune before bringing it in.

There is a way to hide the tune after removing it but not sure if I should discuss that here.

Not sure I follow. This tune is available from Ford and approved/warrantied as long as Ford or an approved installer performs the work. Just like with Fox performance shocks. Have Ford do the work and it's warrantied. Not sure I agree with you, but you clearly have some experience in this area. I just don't see Ford approving anything if they aren't going to warranty it.

 

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To pass smog couldn’t you just flash back to stock for the test then go back to tuned?

(Although if you have carb approval so you shouldn’t have too be inconvenienced like that.)
Don’t they give you a fancy sticker saying it’s approved? shouldn’t be a issue then right?
I agree with @ComtrolNode
Either overly aggressive or just laziness is hopefully that situation.

I called my preferred dealer Service rep on Friday, He was off. Probably on vacation living life like a person or something… but I have a question for him. I want approved More Power… stupid carb.

somewhere on this forum I read (forgive me if I don’t get this accurately.) that the fuel efficiency and size of the vehicle is why the newer trucks have plumped up.. (not sure if it’s relative to this situation since most with tune are seemingly getting better than stock fuel efficiency.).

::Random side thought:ossible Conspiracy Theory::?
Could the delay in tune carb approval be due to the release of the 6g (idk if they have a FPTune and I haven’t looked into that.) to give the newer model better chance against the option of purchasing a 5g that might be still on the lot that will have a lower price and higher performance??? Kinda like how the Tremor pkg is currently MIA so it can’t take attention away from the Ranger Raptor (allegedly).

The approval of the tune has been in the works for 2 years. They just get backed up like any agency.

 

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The approval of the tune has been in the works for 2 years. They just get backed up like any agency.

Two years for them to approve something that was already approved for something mechanically identical.?

 

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Two years for them to approve something that was already approved for something mechanically identical.?

No, there was some minor changes to the 2022 Ranger which is what triggered this. From what I understand, very minor, but here we are.

 

[OGMix376]

No, there was some minor changes to the 2022 Ranger which is what triggered this. From what I understand, very minor, but here we are.

Was there changes to the 2.3l…I’ve only heard of the Cvf drum thingy that is part of the fix for the transmissions and I think possibly the material used for the part the UCA’s hold on to that holds the wheel stuff (knuckles ?…idk I have a tremor and they’re iron instead of aluminum or something anyway.) and I think something to do with the drive shaft…yup we are here now.. with the for performance website stating 50 state legal id say it’s finally got approval seeing as about 6 months ago I recall it having a specification of it not being Cali legal for 22-23 model years..on the same website..

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