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Started by Mikesb, December 04, 2013, 11:14:50 PM

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Mikesb

Just got home and checked the email, two tunes waiting 4 & 4+
They say 91 & 93 octane. Here in Portland OR, our super says 92 min octane rating, I wonder what that means foe running the 4+ 93 tune?
I was thinking of trying the 4 91 tune anyway. Probably going to do my tune and upgrades Saturday.
2013 SHO PP BLACK 7k mi - 12.9 @107  LMS 91 v8 METH TUNE - ALKY CONTROLS METH - 3-BAR - AIRAID - PPE DP'S w/cats - CORSA CB - PLUGS - T-STAT - UPGRADE AUDIO
PORTLAND OREGON

DJE624

#16
Glad you got the tunes.  Never heard of 92 Octane.  Your plan for using 4/91 sounds good.  You might have a problem with 4/93.  Maybe not.  I don't know if LMS tunes for 92 but they might.  I'd give them a call.

68_GT

load the 91 and go, or load the 93 and put in some octane booster :)
2013 PP SHO LMS 93V10 tune, 170* T stat, 3bar, K&N drop in, plugs re-gapped, 4in exhaust tips.
UPDATE - 130K miles =blown engine. Unleashed tune and EBPP upgrade turbo billet wheels / Turbo Smart WGA's on a bran new long block. Let's get this SHO on the road !

2013 Fusion Titanium 2.0 EB daily driver ;) - LMS 93 tune and CPE intercooler

BiGMaC

Well I'm envious... I have to wait until January....  I'll be interested in your further adventures.. and your impressions!

•2013 Taurus SHO nonPP - All Ford factory options, 3BAR MAP, LMS v8 tune (mods for 3BAR, DPs, and T-stat), Paint & plastic correction, CQuart finest all exterior surfaces, limo black window tint,VLED Triton switchbacks, Daytime BrightLites switchback DRLs, full interior and exterior LED conversion, Lamin-X charcoal blackout tail lights and reflectors, PPE catted and coated downpipes, EBPP coated hotpipes with BoVs VTA, MDesign CAI
•2013 F250 CC Lariat 6.7EB Diesel -stock

Mikesb

looking forward to working on the car this weekend, but dang the weather just took a turn, freezing, snowing east winds make real feel about 1 deg here in portland. garage and shop full so ill be working out side, unless my freind will help me in his shop

have been reading through the forum to get ready. T-stat, spark plugs and cai seem like its pretty straight forward? Any tips or things i should anticipate

sitting here in my work van not wanting to get out
2013 SHO PP BLACK 7k mi - 12.9 @107  LMS 91 v8 METH TUNE - ALKY CONTROLS METH - 3-BAR - AIRAID - PPE DP'S w/cats - CORSA CB - PLUGS - T-STAT - UPGRADE AUDIO
PORTLAND OREGON

BiGMaC

Mike, I feel for you.  Why we moved to the Phx area.  When we lived in the mountains of eastern AZ we had several days every winter recording 25o below with 30-50 mph winds.
:cold:

•2013 Taurus SHO nonPP - All Ford factory options, 3BAR MAP, LMS v8 tune (mods for 3BAR, DPs, and T-stat), Paint & plastic correction, CQuart finest all exterior surfaces, limo black window tint,VLED Triton switchbacks, Daytime BrightLites switchback DRLs, full interior and exterior LED conversion, Lamin-X charcoal blackout tail lights and reflectors, PPE catted and coated downpipes, EBPP coated hotpipes with BoVs VTA, MDesign CAI
•2013 F250 CC Lariat 6.7EB Diesel -stock

68_GT

you might wait on the CAI.

Seems there is no performance and possibley they even hurt performance. Supposedly the K&N Typhoon adds nice turbo noise, where as I guess the Airaide does noting positive ???

I just put a drop in K&N in mine. I'd like to add a K&N Typhoon intake for the added noice but not at the cost of hurting performance.
2013 PP SHO LMS 93V10 tune, 170* T stat, 3bar, K&N drop in, plugs re-gapped, 4in exhaust tips.
UPDATE - 130K miles =blown engine. Unleashed tune and EBPP upgrade turbo billet wheels / Turbo Smart WGA's on a bran new long block. Let's get this SHO on the road !

2013 Fusion Titanium 2.0 EB daily driver ;) - LMS 93 tune and CPE intercooler

DJE624

Quote from: 68_GT on December 06, 2013, 02:07:09 PM
you might wait on the CAI.

Seems there is no performance and possibley they even hurt performance. Supposedly the K&N Typhoon adds nice turbo noise, where as I guess the Airaide does noting positive ???

I just put a drop in K&N in mine. I'd like to add a K&N Typhoon intake for the added noice but not at the cost of hurting performance.

Same here.

Mikesb

step two?
lost again. Saved the two files to a folder on pc. Ran exe file. The installer created its own location to store itself on my pc. while running exe it said to plug tuner in, so I did. I don't know what just happened / where are my tunes / whats next. The only thing there instructions really highlight is saving those two files in the email to my pc. now what?
2013 SHO PP BLACK 7k mi - 12.9 @107  LMS 91 v8 METH TUNE - ALKY CONTROLS METH - 3-BAR - AIRAID - PPE DP'S w/cats - CORSA CB - PLUGS - T-STAT - UPGRADE AUDIO
PORTLAND OREGON

Mikesb

#24
Ok - gotta run program (da) - looks like it loaded 3 tunes to the device, stock/tune 3/tune 4. I'm guessing the tune 3 is the stage 4? and tune 4 is the stage 4+?
Now to put it in the car. Do I start the same way I got the strategy codes, then scroll thru the mycal device to start the transfer?

Next - how hard are the plugs to replace?
Next - I still want to install the cai seems how I spent 250 on it. But the first thing it says to do is disconnect the battery. Does that mess up all the personal programming in the car?

I got up at 4 today and just sitting here waiting for it to get light. It's in the 20's out there so trying to get it all worked out first before I start. Maybe if I think about it enough it will do it w/out me
2013 SHO PP BLACK 7k mi - 12.9 @107  LMS 91 v8 METH TUNE - ALKY CONTROLS METH - 3-BAR - AIRAID - PPE DP'S w/cats - CORSA CB - PLUGS - T-STAT - UPGRADE AUDIO
PORTLAND OREGON

DJE624

The last I heard, there is no 4+ for the 2013+.  What tunes did you ask for?  You might have Stage 3 and Stage 4 or 91 octane and 93 octane.

To load tunes, just plug MyCal in.  Don't hold buttons like you did for retrieving info.

I don't think disconnecting the battery messes up personal settings like it used to.  You might have to reset some.  When you disconnect battery take off the negative and there is a secondary line connected to the terminal with an eye hook.  Take that off too.

Mikesb

Maybe I'm misreading it, I received 91 & 93 tune from what your saying they are probably both stage four
I was sitting here and out of the blue livernois called to confirm I got the tunes and am good to go. So while I was talking withe them I asked a bunch of my lame questions, and they graciously answered them all. I'm feeling super confident now
2013 SHO PP BLACK 7k mi - 12.9 @107  LMS 91 v8 METH TUNE - ALKY CONTROLS METH - 3-BAR - AIRAID - PPE DP'S w/cats - CORSA CB - PLUGS - T-STAT - UPGRADE AUDIO
PORTLAND OREGON

BiGMaC

Mike.. you do have the "equivalent" of 4 & 4+ tunes for both 91 & 93 octane.  Don't let the tune add to confusion.  Get the whole process correct and then you can always switch. 
Here's what Livernois said about the tunes available in the Mycal for 2013 and up in another thread here.  I get confused trying to sort it out: http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php?topic=1559.0


•2013 Taurus SHO nonPP - All Ford factory options, 3BAR MAP, LMS v8 tune (mods for 3BAR, DPs, and T-stat), Paint & plastic correction, CQuart finest all exterior surfaces, limo black window tint,VLED Triton switchbacks, Daytime BrightLites switchback DRLs, full interior and exterior LED conversion, Lamin-X charcoal blackout tail lights and reflectors, PPE catted and coated downpipes, EBPP coated hotpipes with BoVs VTA, MDesign CAI
•2013 F250 CC Lariat 6.7EB Diesel -stock

DJE624

Quote from: Mikesb on December 07, 2013, 11:31:39 AM
Maybe I'm misreading it, I received 91 & 93 tune from what your saying they are probably both stage four
I was sitting here and out of the blue livernois called to confirm I got the tunes and am good to go. So while I was talking withe them I asked a bunch of my lame questions, and they graciously answered them all. I'm feeling super confident now

Excellent! 

BiGMaC

That is service!  Thank-you Livernois!.. and perfect timing!  Go for it Mike!

•2013 Taurus SHO nonPP - All Ford factory options, 3BAR MAP, LMS v8 tune (mods for 3BAR, DPs, and T-stat), Paint & plastic correction, CQuart finest all exterior surfaces, limo black window tint,VLED Triton switchbacks, Daytime BrightLites switchback DRLs, full interior and exterior LED conversion, Lamin-X charcoal blackout tail lights and reflectors, PPE catted and coated downpipes, EBPP coated hotpipes with BoVs VTA, MDesign CAI
•2013 F250 CC Lariat 6.7EB Diesel -stock