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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 06:52 AM
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Even on my 140 tune to get it to roll much I have to lock the TC and roll into it from a lower RPM...
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 07:58 AM
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Yours doesn't smoke b/c of Bill's tunes. Simple as that. He tunes his stuff to hold back fuel until boost starts coming in more and more... Mine, not much fuel held back unless it's to keep the turbo from going pop. LOL. My street race tune will easily black out an intersection if I goose it in 2nd gear once. Gotta keep it in econo if I want to go past 1/2 throttle and not smoke out the town.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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on memorial week last year we went to lake Powell, when leaving Flagstaff a prius in the right lane at a red light was giving me a dirty look so when the light turned green I smoked him through 3 gears, he ended up running off the road to get out of the smoke! it was priceless.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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Even my economy tune will pour out the coal. I just started to tear mine apart yesterday (3" intakes, bellow uppipes, GP's, cooling mist and drill and tap EGT probe, etc.) and I'm pulling the chip to get Tony to clean it up a bit. I will ask for a little less fuel until boost gets going. Its been a couple of years, I bet Tony has adjusted things as customers give feedback and more live tunes to find tune things.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 09:50 AM
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I'm gonna get my PHP reburned. I don't like the econo tune and I think my 140 tune is messed up.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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i dont like my econo tune either, to me its worse than stock
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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My econo tune shifts at really low RPM's and I feel like it's lugging the transmission too much.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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to me it just feels like something is wrong. i love my 100 and 140, but the tow and econo settings suck. my smoke setting has better drivability than those.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 12:12 PM
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I think that Smoke is just a 140 tune with extra fueling at low boost levels...
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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remember this thread? https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...moke-more.html he got bashed for wanting his truck to smoke, and here we are talking about how to... kinda funny, huh?
 
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Originally Posted by Brown Falcon
I think that Smoke is just a 140 tune with extra fueling at low boost levels...
do you have that setting?
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by chicagodragon
remember this thread? https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...moke-more.html he got bashed for wanting his truck to smoke, and here we are talking about how to... kinda funny, huh?
Yeah... I only like to smoke at certain times. Like if there's some jerk in a ricer driving like an idiot behind me.

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do you have that setting?
I don't. Just remember hearing that from someone on here or the PHP forum...
I have Stock, High Idle, 35 tow, 60 econo, 100, and 140

I'll probably get rid of the econo and get another tow tune or something.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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i have the same except i have smoke instead of high idle. i notice no difference between 100-140.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 12:24 PM
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I don't notice much either, a little more smoke with the 140.

When did you get your chip? Did you get it from PHP directly or from Jim?

Oh yeah, might be headed down your way when I move back to Oregon. If the weather is bad might swing down to I-10 instead of taking I-80 up north.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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i got mine from jim. if you do head this way, let us know. mike (fordpride is not far from me). what time of year are you taking that drive? BTW check your email
 
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