I just finished logging Brad's first revision on my Conti tune. It is feeling really good! The car is really waking up and becoming much more fun to drive. Shifts great and pulls hard.
Brad says we are taking baby steps and I appreciate that. He clearly wants the tunes to be safe as well as powerful. I actually asked him to take a pretty big swing at it - pressed him to advance the timing, raise the boost and give me more RPM. I even jokingly told him that if I blew it up, we would just get another one! I really do appreciate him protecting me from myself and doing only what the logs show can safely be done.
I was never much of a fan of datalogging. I may have even referred to it as tuning by trial and error. However, I was an idiot. With a new generation engine like the Lincoln 3.0TT, the ONLY way to really dial it in is through the logging process. With the 3.5 ecoboost SHO, tuners have tons of experience with multiple cars on the dyno and it is possible to get a good tune without logging. I loved the LMS tune on my MKS. However, I now understand why so many guys prefer to datalog and essentially tune their car in increments to achieve the final desired result.
I wonder what Brad will do with my tune next??? Such fun!!