I would guess that it may not have had a battery maintainer/ charger while tuning so the auto start stop will not work until battery level increases enough. You can add the auto start stop status to the instrument cluster and it'll tell you why it isn't working. I usually see 4 different messages. 1. Vehicle charging, 2. Engine heating (I believe), 3 climate control and 4. Normal operation/ disabled
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Ford Performance Tune
- Thread starter ZookaRoo
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They did something. Because although my driving pattern has remained the same during my entire ownership, my ST 6 months in on the FP tune still shifts better than it ever did during the first year. So something was adjusted. If it was just a reset then it would of gone back to how it felt before. And I have a 22 so I had the latest strategy to begin with.
I know they didn’t do what most tunes do, but something was clearly done. I’m out of the honeymoon phase. I can still confidently say the shifts remain sharper and quicker.
I know they didn’t do what most tunes do, but something was clearly done. I’m out of the honeymoon phase. I can still confidently say the shifts remain sharper and quicker.
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I'm going to open a very rookie dialogue on here so please hold back your burning arrows 
(as research is my friend, i get it) but, in all fairness can sometimes take longer than normal just like when my wife asks "tell me why you love me" - i say hair . TMI - anyhow. I've only once ever tuned my car by (Unleashed) brand new 2010 Ford SHO and the choices were either (Unleashed or Livernois Motorsports) I went with Unleashed at that time because they were in North Florida with awesome reviews. However, now owning a new 2022 Ford Ex ST there are so many options which is a great problem to have when probing before finalizing a vendor for the tune. I don't drag strip (reads a bit funny ) but I do take pleasure in dusting people at the light especially these loud muffler jokers nonetheless, I do like to up the power and speed from the ST above stock.
Maybe this is a polling question
(as research is my friend, i get it) but, in all fairness can sometimes take longer than normal just like when my wife asks "tell me why you love me" - i say hair . TMI - anyhow. I've only once ever tuned my car by (Unleashed) brand new 2010 Ford SHO and the choices were either (Unleashed or Livernois Motorsports) I went with Unleashed at that time because they were in North Florida with awesome reviews. However, now owning a new 2022 Ford Ex ST there are so many options which is a great problem to have when probing before finalizing a vendor for the tune. I don't drag strip (reads a bit funny ) but I do take pleasure in dusting people at the light especially these loud muffler jokers nonetheless, I do like to up the power and speed from the ST above stock. - My perception is people on this forum go with the (Ford Performance Tune) because of the warranty, which from my understanding can also introduce the same liability as other tune competitors, correct? Just because it says (ford performance) doens't mean there's an automatic hall pass in the event something breaks. Additionally, haven't found information even with an upgraded Inter-cooler there still not much to gain outside of the advertised 30HP and smoother shifting?
- ZFG - based on research appears to be the most popular and requires data logging which has advantages compared to canned tunes. However, is ZFG the most popular because folks went with the first and haven't really compared? But then again, who can realistically load and unload multiple tune competitors before deciding which to keep.
- Palm Beach Dyno - has a pretty cool tune that loads a custom operating system and can do some pretty rad stuff but yet, I don't read much about it here. In fact, PBD posted a youtube video and looked pretty BAD A$$.
- Monster Tune - love reading their adaptive tune approach definitely has my interest but again not enough context or feedback from the community.
- Finally - there's many more vendors advertised but would be nice to know why members went with a particular Tuner?
Maybe this is a polling question
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I suppose but being over thag initial honeymoon phase, it still feels different. I guess that’s all that matters though and it makes me happy with it regardless of what was or wasn’t done.
I do remember briefly reading about the tune and how there was nothing adjusted apparently.
So I reached out to FP team themselves and the product manager. “ It firms up the shifts as well making them quicker. It does this by increasing line pressure in the transmission.”
I do remember briefly reading about the tune and how there was nothing adjusted apparently.
So I reached out to FP team themselves and the product manager. “ It firms up the shifts as well making them quicker. It does this by increasing line pressure in the transmission.”
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The line pressure is the same as any stock tune if you look inside the actual tune. Also proven more than once. People make crap up all the time…the actual data doesn’t lie. It continues to feel different to you because you got the latest and greatest oem strategy installed as part of the tune so it’s definitely different than what you had before.
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If you are game, maybe flash back to stock. Wait to the transmission learning happens and see if the shifting is the same or not. I could be wrong but from sometime in MY2021, I don't think the strategy code for the PCM has changed. I really don't think Ford is constantly refining the shifting up until recently. If you have a MY2021-2022 and run FDRS, there's probably no PCM update available unless it's for the autobrake recall. Out of curiosity, on the FP device, does it list strategy code? The identical Livernois device does if I'm not mistaken.
I personally think as the car ages, just doing the trans learning again (ie. PCM flash, or via service procedure) can make an appreciable difference in shifting.
I personally think as the car ages, just doing the trans learning again (ie. PCM flash, or via service procedure) can make an appreciable difference in shifting.
I didn’t want to reflash it since I had a ASE tech do it.
But I was waiting for my daughter to finish gymnastics and I forgot I had my tuner in the trunk. Started playing around. I think I reset my KAM lol. I clicked it not thinking it would immediately do it and since it was greyed out, didn’t think it’d do anything.
Anyway, I filmed a quick video of some of the settings and gauges available which I have no idea represent. Curious especially about the first part.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SsZ35TuVmpZKkoQU9
But I was waiting for my daughter to finish gymnastics and I forgot I had my tuner in the trunk. Started playing around. I think I reset my KAM lol. I clicked it not thinking it would immediately do it and since it was greyed out, didn’t think it’d do anything.
Anyway, I filmed a quick video of some of the settings and gauges available which I have no idea represent. Curious especially about the first part.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SsZ35TuVmpZKkoQU9
I'm going to open a very rookie dialogue on here so please hold back your burning arrows (as research is my friend, i get it) but, in all fairness can sometimes take longer than normal just like when my wife asks "tell me why you love me" - i say hair . TMI - anyhow. I've only once ever tuned my car by (Unleashed) brand new 2010 Ford SHO and the choices were either (Unleashed or Livernois Motorsports) I went with Unleashed at that time because they were in North Florida with awesome reviews. However, now owning a new 2022 Ford Ex ST there are so many options which is a great problem to have when probing before finalizing a vendor for the tune. I don't drag strip (reads a bit funny ) but I do take pleasure in dusting people at the light especially these loud muffler jokers nonetheless, I do like to up the power and speed from the ST above stock.
Maybe this is a polling question
(as research is my friend, i get it) but, in all fairness can sometimes take longer than normal just like when my wife asks "tell me why you love me" - i say hair . TMI - anyhow. I've only once ever tuned my car by (Unleashed) brand new 2010 Ford SHO and the choices were either (Unleashed or Livernois Motorsports) I went with Unleashed at that time because they were in North Florida with awesome reviews. However, now owning a new 2022 Ford Ex ST there are so many options which is a great problem to have when probing before finalizing a vendor for the tune. I don't drag strip (reads a bit funny ) but I do take pleasure in dusting people at the light especially these loud muffler jokers nonetheless, I do like to up the power and speed from the ST above stock. - My perception is people on this forum go with the (Ford Performance Tune) because of the warranty, which from my understanding can also introduce the same liability as other tune competitors, correct? Just because it says (ford performance) doens't mean there's an automatic hall pass in the event something breaks. Additionally, haven't found information even with an upgraded Inter-cooler there still not much to gain outside of the advertised 30HP and smoother shifting?
- ZFG - based on research appears to be the most popular and requires data logging which has advantages compared to canned tunes. However, is ZFG the most popular because folks went with the first and haven't really compared? But then again, who can realistically load and unload multiple tune competitors before deciding which to keep.
- Palm Beach Dyno - has a pretty cool tune that loads a custom operating system and can do some pretty rad stuff but yet, I don't read much about it here. In fact, PBD posted a youtube video and looked pretty BAD A$$.
- Monster Tune - love reading their adaptive tune approach definitely has my interest but again not enough context or feedback from the community.
- Finally - there's many more vendors advertised but would be nice to know why members went with a particular Tuner?
Maybe this is a polling question
At some point I bought a zfg e50 tune, sent a base log and the very first revision ripped off an 11.82 on dragy on a very hot day. It is also extremely consistent at the track, as long as I launch at the same rpm it will run within a tenth of the same time over and over and over again.
You can look at the dragy leaderboards or the time slip leaderboards and they're both loaded with ZFG tuned ST's.
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