Modificstions and tunes

[Cstgrayburn]

Considering some bolt on modifications to my 2019 GT. First i cannot see the benifit of a Roush cold air box unless a tune is done, spending 450. just so i can have a window to see my air filter seems a little excessive. However I do not want to mess with a tune if its going to cause issues with dependability, dash warning lights, error codes etc.
Any modifications to vehicle systems seems to always create unintended issues.
Would like to hear from members who have made this modification before moving ahead.

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[Bob Lob Law]

I've put 19,000 miles on my car since supercharging last September. Obviously got it tuned as well and have had no CEL or anything go wrong that could in any way be tune related or at all really. It's my daily and only vehicle and has been absolutely reliable for the last 61,000 miles. Unless you pick a crappy tuner or something really weird happens I wouldn't hesitate to get a CAI and tune!!

 

[Cstgrayburn]

I've put 19,000 miles on my car since supercharging last September. Obviously got it tuned as well and have had no CEL or anything go wrong that could in any way be tune related or at all really. It's my daily and only vehicle and has been absolutely reliable for the last 61,000 miles. Unless you pick a crappy tuner or something really weird happens I wouldn't hesitate to get a CAI and tune!!

Thanks for the feed back, much appreciated.

 

[Joe Gonsalves]

I agree with you that a CAI is not needed. And a tune does not buy you much. Having said that, I installed the Ford Performance kit M-9603-M8B. The reason why is it tends to improve the A10 shifting. Which I can say it does for sure. Did I get a big boost in performance, somewhat. The low end torque is much better. If your car is a stick then save the $1300 because it is way too much money for the small increase in performance. If you have an Auto then you will definitely get a much better driving car.

 

[LCK22GT]

No issues at all here with a CAI which required a tune, going on two years. Granted, the performance gain is modest, but I did notice an increase in mid-range power which improves the driving experience.

 

[Cstgrayburn]

I agree with you that a CAI is not needed. And a tune does not buy you much. Having said that, I installed the Ford Performance kit M-9603-M8B. The reason why is it tends to improve the A10 shifting. Which I can say it does for sure. Did I get a big boost in performance, somewhat. The low end torque is much better. If your car is a stick then save the $1300 because it is way too much money for the small increase in performance. If you have an Auto then you will definitely get a much better driving car.

Mine is an 10 speed auto. Thanks for the valuable info.

 

[Joe Gonsalves]

Mine is an 10 speed auto. Thanks for the valuable info.

You're welcome. The kit is easy enough to install. I did it in less than hour. Once the tune is loaded, that A10 will shift as smooth as silk. No more jerky shifts. If you get on it, you will have very firm shifts but that is expected though when you're pushing it. I'm very happy I went with the kit, instead of trying to deal with the stealership, and get them to resolve the crappy shifts the car had.

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