Ford Performance Tune

[Rugrat2553]

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

 

[Dre904u]

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

How do you add the status to the instrument cluster? Can you provide instructions?

 

[st8]

How do you add the status to the instrument cluster? Can you provide instructions?

Hit the menu button on the steering wheel. It’s in there. I can’t remember exactly but there are so few options in that menu setting you should easily be able to find it. It may even just be labeled “screens”.

 

[Sgt1411]

So being that this is the "Ford Performance Tune" thread, who actually has gotten it and is there any positive or negative feedback regarding it? Would love to hear if it is even worth it... Thx!

I have had mine for several months now, in my opinion it's worth it just for shifting improvements, not just the power upgrades.

It just drives better overall.

Shop around there are deals out there, don't pay full retail.

 

[Rugrat2553]

How do you add the status to the instrument cluster? Can you provide instructions?

Hit the menu button on the steering wheel. First option sounds be screen selection. Auto start stop is the last choice. Check it and back out. Then scroll to it.

 

[Sousa369]

Interesting, mine has been working sporadicly now. It worked for two days and then stopped again.

Yea that is strange. Got mine back from dealer a week and a half ago....and the auto on/off is still off. Don't have to press the button anymore. Love it

 

[UNBROKEN]

I have had mine for several months now, in my opinion it's worth it just for shifting improvements, not just the power upgrades.

It just drives better overall.

Shop around there are deals out there, don't pay full retail.

The only shifting improvement in the Ford tune is a flash to their latest strategy and a KAM reset. They don’t alter anything like a proper tune does.

 

[st8]

The only shifting improvement in the Ford tune is a flash to their latest strategy and a KAM reset. They don’t alter anything like a proper tune does.

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.

 

[UNBROKEN]

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.

Except they didn’t change anything. That’s been verified by other tuners and discussed long ago.

 

[st8]

Except they didn’t change anything. That’s been verified by other tuners and discussed long ago.

Maybe I got a magical tune then lol

 

[jwuonog]

Did you change your trans fluid at some point too? Could be that...

 

[UNBROKEN]

Maybe I got a magical tune then lol

It’s called we spent money and perceive a difference to justify the cost. lol
The reality is nothing in the trans tuning was modified from the same newest oem strategy every new car and update gets.

 

[Liver]

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.

• 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?
  

Summarizing, i'd like to keep it 93oct and get the benefits of more power and speed. I got my new CVFab IC this week and new Air Intake - time to probe and finalize a decision. I apologize for this long rant but would really like to know why you (members - that's you) chose one Tune over the next? Or did you just go with what everyone else did, was there some uniqueness, anything you can share to help a brotha out i would greatly appreciate it.

Maybe this is a polling question

 

[st8]

It’s called we spent money and perceive a difference to justify the cost. lol
The reality is nothing in the trans tuning was modified from the same newest oem strategy every new car and update gets.

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.”

 

[UNBROKEN]

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.”

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.

 

[st8]

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.

I suppose. I’ll try and flip through the pages to find that data but I’m curious to reread it.

 

[Cdubya]

I suppose. I’ll try and flip through the pages to find that data but I’m curious to reread it.

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.

 

[st8]

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

 

[Cdubya]

I didn’t want to reflash it since I had a ASE tech do it.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SsZ35TuVmpZKkoQU9

Understood. Thanks for the video. Looks identical to the Livernois device. How about going into Module Info and seeing what is listed as strategy code?

I think it should look something like:
SRBM4BA.H32

 

[ridered74]

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.

• 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?

Summarizing, i'd like to keep it 93oct and get the benefits of more power and speed. I got my new CVFab IC this week and new Air Intake - time to probe and finalize a decision. I apologize for this long rant but would really like to know why you (members - that's you) chose one Tune over the next? Or did you just go with what everyone else did, was there some uniqueness, anything you can share to help a brotha out i would greatly appreciate it.

Maybe this is a polling question

I originally went with gearhead because I already had an sct device and the tune was only $250 for both an auto octane tune and an e30 tune. Best I did on the track was 11.998 on a pretty cool day, but it was inconsistent. It could run that time on one run, then next time down the track run a 12.35. The auto octane tune is great for what it is, I run it in the wintertime and if I was taking a long road trip I would use it so I never had to worry about what kind of gas I put in it.

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.