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Dredging the memory reveals:
VXCF4 was original 05-07 strategy
VXCF5 took away most of the performance overhead in the FICM for tuning, and cost most of us 2-3 MPG. An "emissions" strategy
VXCF7 original "induction heating" strategy that blew up a LOT of FICMs
VXCF9 modified induction heating strategy that stopped eating FICMs, and perhaps gave us back some overhead in the FICM. Added a bunch of diagnostics (such as the 15-deg delta engine light).
-F6 and -F8 weren't publicly available.
-blaine
VXCF4 was original 05-07 strategy
VXCF5 took away most of the performance overhead in the FICM for tuning, and cost most of us 2-3 MPG. An "emissions" strategy
VXCF7 original "induction heating" strategy that blew up a LOT of FICMs
VXCF9 modified induction heating strategy that stopped eating FICMs, and perhaps gave us back some overhead in the FICM. Added a bunch of diagnostics (such as the 15-deg delta engine light).
-F6 and -F8 weren't publicly available.
-blaine
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Dredging the memory reveals:
VXCF4 was original 05-07 strategy
VXCF5 took away most of the performance overhead in the FICM for tuning, and cost most of us 2-3 MPG. An "emissions" strategy
VXCF7 original "induction heating" strategy that blew up a LOT of FICMs
VXCF9 modified induction heating strategy that stopped eating FICMs, and perhaps gave us back some overhead in the FICM. Added a bunch of diagnostics (such as the 15-deg delta engine light).
-F6 and -F8 weren't publicly available.
-blaine
VXCF4 was original 05-07 strategy
VXCF5 took away most of the performance overhead in the FICM for tuning, and cost most of us 2-3 MPG. An "emissions" strategy
VXCF7 original "induction heating" strategy that blew up a LOT of FICMs
VXCF9 modified induction heating strategy that stopped eating FICMs, and perhaps gave us back some overhead in the FICM. Added a bunch of diagnostics (such as the 15-deg delta engine light).
-F6 and -F8 weren't publicly available.
-blaine
The as delivered 2005 MY strategy was VXCF1. The as delivered 2006MY strategy should be VXCF2/3.
VXCF4 was available in October 2006 along with the Post-Cycle "Buzz" flash.
The FICM killer was February 2007 along with the VXCF5
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