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Old May 10, 2016 | 07:52 AM
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I am in search for a tuner for my 5.0. What has anyone tried? I am trying to get a better "Sport" mode, taking the fly by wire lag out of the mix and unlocking the full power.


I also want to be able to go right back to factory settings since I drive for Uber.
 
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Old May 10, 2016 | 09:43 AM
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Old May 10, 2016 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by TractorM3
I also want to be able to go right back to factory settings since I drive for Uber.
It takes about 10 minutes to flash the ECM. I sure wouldn't want to do this 1000 times for 500 different jobs. And your risk for a total system lock up goes waaaaaaaaaaay up the more you flash the ECM.

The only device I can think of that gives you a push-button back to stock is one of those Edge in-line controllers that just fool the stock ECM into doing things it wouldn't normally do. And I don't even know if it is made anymore for newer vehicles.

Does Uber have some kind of rule that you cannot modify the vehicle? It's not like a tune turns a 5.0 F150 into a howling, lurching race car. Just drive easy and it will feel normal.
 
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Uber just urges us to follow the rules of the road. However a bunch of my rides are in and out of a city so my MPG goes way down. I don't want a street racer while driving UBer, I do however want to be able to do a donut when I want to on pavement.
 
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Old May 11, 2016 | 05:52 PM
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Uh..... yeah.... no worries, you won't end up with a street racer.

It's just a tune, what do you think is going to happen besides the fire ***** coming out of the exhaust?
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 03:09 PM
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Uber just urges us to follow the rules of the road. However a bunch of my rides are in and out of a city so my MPG goes way down. I don't want a street racer while driving UBer, I do however want to be able to do a donut when I want to on pavement.
If you drive for Uber and we can give you some better mileage you make more money. I promise you it will not be an issue with Uber.
 
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