He's just looking at this point, maybe he will find something that nobody else has noticed. We can't definitively say that this is a waste of time unless the root cause of the shift delay is known.
That's not how it works, its just a copy of a file.
you probably know more about this than me but im just assuming because its a TC trans its about as fast as its gonna get. You wont get lightning fast shifts outside of getting a gt500 with the DCT...or finding a way to swap one into a GT which would be incredible.
If you haven't already, get the latest PCM/TCM software update from Ford and let them do a relearn on it.
False. Dealers can update to whatever the latest revision of software is, which does also reset the adaptive. Thats a feature, not a flaw.
if your dealer is cool enough. ive legit had mine tell me over the phone theres no update. Like...how the fuck do you even know whats in mine?
Tbh, I think it really depends on the car. My shifts with the paddles are fairly quick with no real noticeable lag, put it in drag mode and the delay is atrocious. But I’ve been in 2018+’s that shift as quick with the paddles in drag as mine do in any other mode. So if your car is as delayed in all modes as mine is in this one specific mode, then there is probably room for improvement. Some people also just expect the paddles to shift lightening quick the way a DCT will. But the fact that mine lags only in drag, others in every mode other than drag, and many other variants, it’s hard to believe there isn’t SOME way to balance it all out
Unless it’s coming down from ford I’ve found they will write almost anything off as “normal characteristics” and not even bother. Plus after a few interactions with the dealer closest to my place, I wouldn’t even take it to them for the simplest of things. Last time I was there a guy was bringing his 5.0 back in because they mounted 275’s on one SIDE of the car and 255’s on the other??????? Not a 275/255 up front and back, literally one size on one side of the car and one size on the other side, and had his rims all switched up to boot. Better off taking it to my local high school and getting them to work on it
This right here. I think a lot of issues people have could be fixed relatively easy if someone knowledgeable were to actually take the time to look at it. Most shops are filled with 20-25 year olds with little to no experience behind them and like you said, without a check engine light they’re lost and would probably make things worse if they did attempt something. I’ve accepted the fact that ford won’t do much about anything that isn’t catastrophic. I’m in the same boat as you though, when it comes time to trade it in they better not say shit cause I have everything documented and all their work orders with “normal characteristics” written in the bottom of every one. I’m genuinely curious if fords made any “improvements” to the 10R80’s in the new s650’s. I know I seen a video of a new GT rolling by and all you could hear was the trans whine that the s550’s have so I’m not really hopeful but you’d think they would at least try considering they HAVE to be aware of all the current issues people are having.
