Ford Performance Tune for 2018+ GT

[Dfeeds]

@Briebee72 see above. I know you mentioned before you didnt see a difference in kit. Try clearing the KAM. Reset. Just a suggestion.

I meant the car felt way underpowered for a while after the reset. It basically felt stock.

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[Rpinaiii]

I meant the car felt way underpowered for a while after the reset. It basically felt stock.

Yeah. I hear ya. I am thinking people can reset to get the car to learn again if they werent noticing any difference with tune.

 

[Dfeeds]

Yeah. I hear ya. I am thinking people can reset to get the car to learn again if they werent noticing any difference with tune.

Ah, ya then that would definitely be worth a try. One bad tank of gas, or 87 octane for a few tanks, can really set someone back performance wise. It's probably also why some people don't see a difference after one tank of 93 after running mostly 87.

 

[Rpinaiii]

Yeah, for me, I have only used 93 since buying it new. I am debating trying 3 gallons of e85 then fill up with 93. Idk. If I do that, I might have to relearn or reset huh? Is it even worth it. I am fine with the tune and 93. But just curious lol.

 

[Pandajoshy]

A few reasons. You can see if your car is pulling timing or if it responds to higher octane than 93. It's not hard to datalog but either the graph it exports to is hard to read or I just have zero idea what I'm looking at.


On a side note, I cleared the KAM and the adaptive memory. The car felt way under power for a while after doing so. I wonder if that's why some of us seem to perceive a bigger difference than others.

Same here. I cleared the KAM and the Adaptive KAM and my car feels slightly sluggish as well. I've been filling up with 93 octane ever since I first got my car. I guess it's relearning the fuel octane?

 

[AZ18yote]

Same here. I cleared the KAM and the Adaptive KAM and my car feels slightly sluggish as well. I've been filling up with 93 octane ever since I first got my car. I guess it's relearning the fuel octane?

Clears fuel trims among other things. All should be relearned and optimal within a few drives.

 

[AZ18yote]

When my connector on the kit broke and while I waited for the new part I left the battery disconnected for 3 days. Im sure anything stored was reset in that time. But yeah even after what a month or so. Still not really feeling it. Seriously wish I had not spend the money on this kit. Kinda like wanting firecrackers for 4th and your parents get you those snake things.

Fyi battery disconnected for 30 + minutes is the non hand held version of a KAM reset and has the same effect.

 

[AZ18yote]

Yes im aware, just saying it was disconnected for 3 days while I waited on part in response to the other comment. So was more then enough time

Ah yup totally agree!

 

[Dfeeds]

There could be a few factors. The low end torque is going to be heavily affected by heat and octane. Even 93 isn't necessarily enough during the summer. 93 e10 is better for performance, especially during the summer. 93 e15 even more so. Then there's the fact that many have the a10 which basically keeps the car in the power band that's least impacted by the tune. Those of us with the m6 will be spending much more time in the low end. Then there's advanced traction control. Leaving that on will also reduce the low end, whether you're breaking loose or not.

 

[jabela]

Does anyone have any photos of how they mounted the tuner in the car?

 

[NeedForGreen]

I wonder how the cai would fit up with the cervini stalker hood ram air duct. I ordered a hood, but will have to see if the seals on the cai would mesh with it.

 

[Mustangpursuit]

I wonder how the cai would fit up with the cervini stalker hood ram air duct. I ordered a hood, but will have to see if the seals on the cai would mesh with it.

Some sample photos show it does line up decently with the ecoboost FP CAI, not sure how it will do with the 5.0 FP CAI, but duct does at least go over a bit of the Roush and the JLT etc. Not perfect seals, but air distribution.

 

[Dfeeds]

So this weekend I had to have my cat euthanized and, afterwards, went for a 5 hour aimless drive. Finding myself out of gas, I stopped at gas station in the middle of no where advertising "Race fuel!" Outside at the pump was sunoco leaded, inside was the extremely pricey unleaded. I was feeling a bit whimsical so I snagged a 5 gallon of 100 octane (put me around 95/96). Didn't notice much immediately but after about 45 minutes the engine felt a lot more free. It was kind of like going to a lightweight flywheel and driveshaft. I get to a stop light with two harleys in the right lane. I'm minding my own business when one creeps up and just starts revving his bike at me. Light goes green, f*ck it, I'm gone. Like, they were tied to a tree gone. Third gear even shoved me back. It was the first thing that made me smile after the loss. The torque bump is very noticeable.

I can't objectively say it was worth the $70 price tag of the race fuel but it's good to know that the tune will respond to higher octane. I can see why there's a few advocates for making 95 octane the normal with how well high compression engines respond to it.

 

[2018OFPP1?2]

So this weekend I had to have my cat euthanized and, afterwards, went for a 5 hour aimless drive. Finding myself out of gas, I stopped at gas station in the middle of no where advertising "Race fuel!" Outside at the pump was sunoco leaded, inside was the extremely pricey unleaded. I was feeling a bit whimsical so I snagged a 5 gallon of 100 octane (put me around 95/96). Didn't notice much immediately but after about 45 minutes the engine felt a lot more free. It was kind of like going to a lightweight flywheel and driveshaft. I get to a stop light with two harleys in the right lane. I'm minding my own business when one creeps up and just starts revving his bike at me. Light goes green, f*ck it, I'm gone. Like, they were tied to a tree gone. Third gear even shoved me back. It was the first thing that made me smile after the loss. The torque bump is very noticeable.

I can't objectively say it was worth the $70 price tag of the race fuel but it's good to know that the tune will respond to higher octane. I can see why there's a few advocates for making 95 octane the normal with how well high compression engines respond to it.

Sorry to hear about your cat, that's a tough one.

I agree on the race gas. Definitely a difference, but man that stuff is crazy expensive now.

 

[Dave2013M3]

Sorry to hear about your cat, that's a tough one.

I agree on the race gas. Definitely a difference, but man that stuff is crazy expensive now.

Thats the whole point of E85, I use it as a cheap race fuel alternative. I run 3 gallons of E85 (true E85) and 12 gallons of 91.

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