Ford Performance Tune for 2018+ GT

[StangTime]

All in was $1368. It is on it's way and should arrive next week.

For any other Canadians here... I had to pay $168 GST at the post office. So all in final cost $1537 Cad. Still saved over $200 than if I bought locally.

Reading through the installation instructions I came across something strange in Step22:

What does Stage2 mean? I am guessing I need to turn the bolts 60 degrees tighter after achieving the 62 in/lbs of torque?

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[larr12]

For any other Canadians here... I had to pay $168 GST at the post office. So all in final cost $1537 Cad. Still saved over $200 than if I bought locally.

Reading through the installation instructions I came across something strange in Step22:

What does Stage2 mean? I am guessing I need to turn the bolts 60 degrees tighter after achieving the 62 in/lbs of torque?

Correct

 

[StangTime]

Correct

Thank you for confirming.

 

[Rpinaiii]

I broke one bolt for throttle body. They are weak bolts. Just fyi. Make sure your torque wrench is set correctly. But not to worry, Lowes has same bolts lol!

 

[EFI]

but doesn't it require installation by a certified technician?

It does, has to be a dealer or ASE certified mechanic.

 

[doph]

It does, has to be a dealer or ASE certified mechanic.

Yep, but check it, even after a dealer installs it. Had mine done by my local dealer about six months ago. The visible parts looked good after installation, and I had already downloaded the tune from FP into the ProCal device, so they couldn't really screw that up, but...

I recently decided to change the front grill pony emblem to black (the last one on the car that was still silver). To get to the back side of original silver emblem, I pulled the plastic radiator cover, and discovered the snorkel had been misaligned and jammed up for the last six months:

After pulling the filter I could see it from the inside of the intake bowl as well:

In hindsight, I could have checked this right after installation (without pulling the radiator cover) by just pulling the filter and looking in with a flashlight - word to the wise...

Luckily the rubber flange is pretty thick and pliable. With careful pulling, pushing and massaging, I got things lined up correctly WITHOUT having to pull everything out and start over:

IATs seem to have have dropped another degree closer to ambient when moving (now about 4-5 degrees above), and I swear it sounds a little better now...

 

[Rpinaiii]

^^ good you fixed it. Crazy.

I am wondering does anyone think drilling some extra holes in the grill for the air intake make an improved difference. I have read about some people drilling a couple of extra holes to take in a little more air. What you all think?

 

[hlh1]

And you have pay for that "quality" of installation!? This is why I don't like anyone touching my vehicles. For the dealers it's always speed over quality.

 

[Stranger706]

Starting to see some odd shift behavior with the tune.

Getting shift flares in 8-9-10. Also getting bad rev hang when taking off and then releasing throttle. For example gunning it across an intersection (50-75% throttle) then letting off and it just sits there at 5k and doesn’t upshift for several seconds. Wtf man. This all while in normal drive mode.

Going to flash back to stock over the weekend and reassess.

 

[AZ18yote]

Going to flash back to stock over the weekend and reassess

Stock tune not gonna be happy with the hardware changes.

 

[Stranger706]

Stock tune not gonna be happy with the hardware changes.

CEL or dead in the water?

 

[AZ18yote]

CEL or dead in the water?

Cel, could stall out while driving. Should still run just not well.

 

[Stranger706]

Cel, could stall out while driving. Should still run just not well.

Well s**t. Thanks for the heads up. Guess I'll clear the kam and go from there. Glad I kept all the old hardware in case this doesn't work out.

 

[Smunczen]

No issues on my 2020 m6 car runs great. Hope you get sorted out.

 

[FreePenguin]

Yep, but check it, even after a dealer installs it. Had mine done by my local dealer about six months ago. The visible parts looked good after installation, and I had already downloaded the tune from FP into the ProCal device, so they couldn't really screw that up, but...

I recently decided to change the front grill pony emblem to black (the last one on the car that was still silver). To get to the back side of original silver emblem, I pulled the plastic radiator cover, and discovered the snorkel had been misaligned and jammed up for the last six months:

After pulling the filter I could see it from the inside of the intake bowl as well:

In hindsight, I could have checked this right after installation (without pulling the radiator cover) by just pulling the filter and looking in with a flashlight - word to the wise...

Luckily the rubber flange is pretty thick and pliable. With careful pulling, pushing and massaging, I got things lined up correctly WITHOUT having to pull everything out and start over:

IATs seem to have have dropped another degree closer to ambient when moving (now about 4-5 degrees above), and I swear it sounds a little better now...

Weird my cars snorkel was same way from factory. I fixed it as well

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