JMS Boost Max

[Randy Stinchcomb]

Really??
I came in here throwing stones?? When you get comments saying "ITS JUNK" whitout any facts or experience?TV
or Snarky comments saying "dont bother with chips" which this clearly isn't, how is that being constructive?
So I put up a post, 1 person, rockstarr gave me a decent response but the next 2 are without merit and Im the bad guy for going off?
I sea where this thread iz going, best to lock it down or delete it, before on it gets real ugly

[bamsho]

Go with a good tuner, not this stuff.  80hp gain, highly unlikely, but its your money, your car.

[ZSHO]

Stay cool  ,Randy..This is only a forum and providing proof of factual data to backup any such claims is key....I am sure the folks here are all well-intentioned and would try not to take anything personal IMHO and will keep this TOPIC opened for further discussions.  Z

[derfdog15]

Try following the link.
Just a break down, JMS iz Johnson Motor Sports, started by Chris Johnson, who like most started by "burning" chips in the 1980's for the 5.0 Mustang crowd. JMS also builds and races sum if the fastest  FORDS around. Chris Johnson along with 2 others started SCT, ever heard of them?
Please Don't question me, I've been doing this Alot longer than Most of you have been alive.
I come here to ask if anyone has used and if they've seen the same performance gains, if you don't have anything intelligent to add or say, just STFU and mind your own business, ok?

P.S. while all you basement dwellers were eating your Hot Pockets, I spoke with Rick Erdman at Amazon Tuning Solutions and he installed 1 on his wifes 2014 Sport and on his Dyno, he saw a gain of 80HP, so Smoke sum if that

Hard to take you seriously when you pop off and the grammar/spelling is all over the place as well. I would not trust a single word of advice from Rick at Amazon, given his history with the lightning as mentioned, and with the SVT Cobra. He has scammed countless people on SVTPerformance forums, or sent junk tunes.

Have you seen any dyno proof of these gains? Are they claimed as at the crank or at the wheels (BIG difference on the AWD platform).

And, as others mentioned, you may be able to get that sort of power, but it can't be good for the car. If you trick the car to overboost it, you will inevitably have problems. Why spend ~$310 when you can get a used X4 from the forums here, for ~$300 or a little less if you work a good deal. or a new one for 399 and then add a custom tune on top of that which you can datalog to dial in perfectly. Rather than just tricking the car to overboost, you will be able to modify spark parameters, shift points, and a host of other parameters as well. Plus the chance to get an Ethanol fuel mix tune and crank the spark advance even more.

Not to mention the X4 has a gauge mode (which you use for datalogging) but can also be used on the daily to display pretty much any OBDII parameter on the vehicle.

[Randy Stinchcomb]

Thank you, that's the kind of "feed-back" I was looking for, not "oh its junk" or "why bother with a chip" I'll look into other options but my price on the BoostMax iz Alot Lower than $300.00 as JMS iz one of my sponsors.
As far as my spelling, well that comes from using Twitter and my time in the Military, that's why I use SEA for See or KNOT in place of Not, among other spelling traits.
Hope you all understand and I apologize for ruffling any feathers, but if I ask a question, I expect an Intelligent answer and not "its junk"
Thank You

[TSS]

I am Interested in your feedback if you actually try it. Please report back.

And you didn't necessarily ruffle my feathers at all, but I do think that hot pockets deserve an apology.

[Randy Stinchcomb]

Lmbo, ok, I will take that into consideration and will report back on the BoostMax. For what Im getting it for, it's worth a try, the Boostmax, NOT the Hot Pockets

[Rockstar04]

Lmbo, ok, I will take that into consideration and will report back on the BoostMax. For what Im getting it for, it's worth a try, the Boostmax, NOT the Hot Pockets

Do you have something like FORScan or Torque to monitor things like knock, AFR, and fuel pressure? The Datalogging and Gauges forum has several threads on setting Torque up.

[Randy Stinchcomb]

Ok, thanks, I'll look into it

[FoMoCoSHO]

What would be awesome is a log of boostmax operation with an x3 or 4 and livelink. Immensely faster, much better data.

[Blackhawk]

I've been out of the mustang game for a while but was super active around 2000 on corral.net and svtperformance.  Why does your name sound so familiar?

And to answer your original question, a SCT with a custom tune can be had for ~$450.  With the $300 price point for the boostmax for the rest of us, the custom tune seems a little safer and not too much more dough.

Ok, thanks, I'll look into it

[AJP turbo]

Yeah a log would be great.

I dont see how you can crank that much more power especially without a 3 bar...80 hp is pretty impressive with the stock map sensor

Im still amazed at 1 size fits all tunes...basically thats what the boost max will do...i assure you every tune ive done has unique boost and spark curves because stacked tolerances and fuel require it imho.

[BlueSHO]

I've been out of the mustang game for a while but was super active around 2000 on corral.net and svtperformance.  Why does your name sound so familiar?

Randy has been in the game a long time and like I said in another post I met him at the first World Ford challenge back in 98 I believe. He was running a then new to the industry 96 4.6 Mustang..

[Blackhawk]

Gotcha, I've had a number of sn95 cars.  97 Cobra convertible, S-trimmed 98 Cobra, 95 GT, and a t-trimmed 97 Cobra converted to a 4r70w auto.  I miss my 98 so bad, low miles and rare white with black cloth interior.  First kid came along and I sold it.

I've been out of the mustang game for a while but was super active around 2000 on corral.net and svtperformance.  Why does your name sound so familiar?

Randy has been in the game a long time and like I said in another post I met him at the first World Ford challenge back in 98 I believe. He was running a then new to the industry 96 4.6 Mustang..

[Rockstar04]

Yeah a log would be great.

I dont see how you can crank that much more power especially without a 3 bar...80 hp is pretty impressive with the stock map sensor

Im still amazed at 1 size fits all tunes...basically thats what the boost max will do...i assure you every tune ive done has unique boost and spark curves because stacked tolerances and fuel require it imho.

Since the BoostMax is rescaling the MAP and TIP readings it can trick the computer into running boost beyond what the sensors can actually read. (I dont have one, or logs to back that up as fact, but it CAN theoretically do that)