Ford Racing Tune for 2015 GT?

[Taneras]

actually back in the day at least , pinging and knocking were two different things... knocking happened most often at high loads and low engine speeds and sounded like a light rod knock. Pinging happened most often at high engine speeds and sounded more like a bunch of sand getting sucked into a vacuum cleaner. Pinging was much scarier than knocking as I recall.

Might be a regional thing, or maybe (and this is most likely) I'm just an amateur and didn't know there was a difference :lol:

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[BlackDragon]

procal here for 3 years, no pinging. Love it and will get it again next go round

 

[lostwon]

OP - As mentioned above, it's a complex issue, with di$a$terous results for failure.

If you are not completely aware of the downsides of any "tune"; do the homework FIRST. Then decide whether you are financially able to suffer the consequences.

There is a certain amount of room for error and abuse built into a stock car.
That's so the OEM can warranty the powertrain, for in our case, 5 years/60,000 miles.
You start modifying things, you use up some of that margin. Hence, the reduced warranty, or in some cases, NO warranty.

SIMPLY PUT, if you do not RACE your car, ON a TRACK, regularly; you'd be wise not to modify it. IF you DO, do your homework, be prepared to PAY for your mistakes, and hope to heaven you don't completely wad it up and hurt yourself.

Fifty years of experience talking here.

Now go have some fun! Carefully.

 

[Taneras]

OP - As mentioned above, it's a complex issue, with di$a$terous results for failure.

If you are not completely aware of the downsides of any "tune"; do the homework FIRST. Then decide whether you are financially able to suffer the consequences.

There is a certain amount of room for error and abuse built into a stock car.
That's so the OEM can warranty the powertrain, for in our case, 5 years/60,000 miles.
You start modifying things, you use up some of that margin. Hence, the reduced warranty, or in some cases, NO warranty.

SIMPLY PUT, if you do not RACE your car, ON a TRACK, regularly; you'd be wise not to modify it. IF you DO, do your homework, be prepared to PAY for your mistakes, and hope to heaven you don't completely wad it up and hurt yourself.

Fifty years of experience talking here.

Now go have some fun! Carefully.

While I agree that people should be aware of the risks of car modifications, I do think you're overselling how dangerous aftermarket tunes are. Yes there are issues with failures, but those risks are vanishingly small if you aren't pioneering a new tune for a new engine and are going with a highly reputable tuner.

 

[valentinoamoro]

I second Taneras - modifying a car isnt a bad thing, for many its part of the joys of enthusiast car ownership. Def as you said it makes sense to take caution and do your research and yes, there is an increased risk of issues. My personal viewpoint is getting 20-25% extra power reliably is easy, anything more the risk goes up a lot due to exceeding OEM design goals (although it does Seem with the Stang 600whp seems to be pretty attainable and reliable??)

That said, Mustangs have been/are the most modded cars in the world for a reason - durability, low cost and impressive gains.

 

[tbonez3858]

OP - As mentioned above, it's a complex issue, with di$a$terous results for failure.

If you are not completely aware of the downsides of any "tune"; do the homework FIRST. Then decide whether you are financially able to suffer the consequences.

There is a certain amount of room for error and abuse built into a stock car.
That's so the OEM can warranty the powertrain, for in our case, 5 years/60,000 miles.
You start modifying things, you use up some of that margin. Hence, the reduced warranty, or in some cases, NO warranty.

SIMPLY PUT, if you do not RACE your car, ON a TRACK, regularly; you'd be wise not to modify it. IF you DO, do your homework, be prepared to PAY for your mistakes, and hope to heaven you don't completely wad it up and hurt yourself.

Fifty years of experience talking here.

Now go have some fun! Carefully.

100% agree..Pay to play..If you belly up to the bar prepare to have a bar tab at the end.

In my personal opinion there are areas you can mod that you walk away with a small beer bar tab (suspension/wheels/tires). Then next level of bar tab is a craft beer bar tab (tune, intake, exhaust). The highest level of bar tab is a high end liquor tab. (turbo/super charger).

Im personally good all the way up to a craft beer tab on my Mustang but in the end I know there will be a tab. I dont mind paying up front for the bar tab (5 year Ford racing whipple warranty). That way Im drinking high end liquor for the price of craft beer.

 

[scottpe]

100% agree..Pay to play..If you belly up to the bar prepare to have a bar tab at the end.

In my personal opinion there are areas you can mod that you walk away with a small beer bar tab (suspension/wheels/tires). Then next level of bar tab is a craft beer bar tab (tune, intake, exhaust). The highest level of bar tab is a high end liquor tab. (turbo/super charger).

Im personally good all the way up to a craft beer tab on my Mustang but in the end I know there will be a tab. I dont mind paying up front for the bar tab (5 year Ford racing whipple warranty). That way Im drinking high end liquor for the price of craft beer.

Your post made me thirsty.

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