08 escape 3.0L performance

mgd26 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-13-2009, 05:50 PM

hi there. can anyone tell me if there is chip or programmer that anyone would recomend for the 08 3.0L engine??

mejonz · #2 (**permalink**) 09-27-2009, 12:22 AM

I was wondering the same thing I found a chip maker slrmotorsports.com that has chips for these vehicles and its just plug and play anybody know anything about these folks or heard about them

sfcwoodret · #3 (**permalink**) 09-29-2009, 12:06 AM

There isn't a lot of noticable performance to be gotten out of a 3.0 other than a CAI and open exhaust. That's the best thing for the money. Chips are a risk with regards to the computer module. You may be better off with a programmer instead.

DoctorCAD · #4 (**permalink**) 09-29-2009, 12:01 PM

Get an XCal.

You will wonder how you ever drove it in stock form!!!!

mejonz · #5 (**permalink**) 10-01-2009, 04:49 PM

XCaL ? who makes that and what is it?

aquanaut20 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-06-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mejonz

XCaL ? who makes that and what is it?

SCT Automotive Performance Products

rob188 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-18-2009, 03:35 PM

anyone have this in your escapes?

DoctorCAD · #8 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 08:04 AM

Yes, and now I have it in my Explorer Sport Trac.

I can't say how they work on 08's because they have different trannys, but it was a "night and day" difference on my 03.

rob188 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 01:35 AM

what kind of improvements did you notice?

DoctorCAD · #10 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 07:47 AM

Honestly...I will NEVER have another vehicle without a tuner of some kind on it.

It truly is a huge improvement in overall driving. Shifts feel tight and crisp, not slow and mushy like Ford makes them. The tune I use is made for towing and I have a large "seat-of-the-pants" dyno increase in midrange power. My 4000 pound truck will pull with Mustang GT's up to about 50 mph now and very few cars can get off a line as quick as I can with the tranny tuned up.

As a bonus to having the increase in mid range torque, my MPG's have gone up a few in normal driving because I rarely have to give much gas to accelerate or pass.

I used the high power 93 octane tune for a bit, but that seemed to be all in the upper RPM band, and I dont drive this vehicle like that.

I also have a high MPG economy tune, but it caused the 2-3 flair problem (found on most Explorer Sport Tracs) really bad, so I never used it again.

Well worth the money in a bang-for-the-buck situation.

skibender · #11 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 07:00 AM

Is the high economy tune you have a custom tune or is it one of the "canned" tunes? I've been looking at these tuners. I'm looking for proven mpg gains and am wondering if the "canned" tunes will really achieve this. I also don't want to end up with a tranny flair.