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Old Nov 30, 2018 | 08:13 AM
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I have mainly been running the 87 performance tune. I told them when I ordered it I had 4.56's, that being the only mod.

When I have switched tunes I simply select the one I want and hit enter/accept. I never messed with the menu options for timing, rev limiter etc.....including gear ratio.

Am I supposed to be selecting 4.56's each time I change tunes or is that already "built in" to the tunes since I informed them of said 4.56's when ordering the tuner?
 
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Old Nov 30, 2018 | 04:22 PM
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It should already be built in to the custom tune. The options are there in case you want to modify further.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2018 | 05:05 PM
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If I might ask. been asked a million times no doubt... how do you like the 4.56 being the only mod? Reason for asking, I plan on keeping mine stock except future 4.56 gears and 5 star. Plan on being a 65 mph towing vehicle,
 
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Old Nov 30, 2018 | 05:53 PM
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If I might ask. been asked a million times no doubt... how do you like the 4.56 being the only mod? Reason for asking, I plan on keeping mine stock except future 4.56 gears and 5 star. Plan on being a 65 mph towing vehicle,

I love it. And mpg on my daily commute is unchanged. I'm on 265/70/17's
 
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Old Nov 30, 2018 | 05:57 PM
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Thanks. Gears on my short list. 5-Star and a touchscreen radio coming soon.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2018 | 07:38 PM
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@TurboCowboy are you sticking with OEM tire sizes? 4.30 was an option for V10's. Check out 4lo.com for checking ratio's.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2018 | 11:07 AM
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I just ordered a 5Star. Arrives Monday.
For my 2014 Focus though lol.

I hve have no idea how to use it or anything about it. Except that they said it will fix my shifts.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2018 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Bently_Coop
@TurboCowboy are you sticking with OEM tire sizes? 4.30 was an option for V10's. Check out 4lo.com for checking ratio's.
Thanks for the 4lo.com heads up.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2018 | 06:56 PM
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I just ordered a 5Star. Arrives Monday.
For my 2014 Focus though lol.

I hve have no idea how to use it or anything about it. Except that they said it will fix my shifts.
i loaded and ran the 87Performance tune today. It was definitely excessive
It was too high of rpm at all times. At ALL times : no need for 3,000+ rpm rolling through a parking lot.
It had more power for sure but that’s not why I bought it. And It had a more aggressive full throttle launch from zero.

I didn’t notice an increase during the middle of the tachometer, but maybe it was better.
I did notice a high rpm surge of power at the top of the tach that induced (previously nonexistent) torque steer - so I suppose that’s definitely a marked increase.

I then switched to 87 economy (I think; see next sentence) and it was also excessive. So much that I wondered if I had successfully switched tunes or not. It was still running higher rpm than usual.

In all honesty it was disappointment so far: but only in a way that it did more than I wanted it to do, while not improving the issue I asked for (quicker/firmer shifts)

My largest disappointment is that I was expecting to be able to switch tunes “on the fly”, but it’s actually about 10-15 minute process, and the vehicle must be parked and not running.
Man I just want it to be docile and quiet and friendly under light throttle (with quicker shifts), and then get powerful as I dig in with my right foot. I don’t want to have to park and wait.

i guess if they tuned my 2.0L four cylinder this much; maybe the product is even more impressive with a 6.8liter V10.

The return policy is pretty crappy, so if I don’t like it on my Focus then im praying they’ll reprogram it for my V10.

Overall; I’m quite impressed with what they produced; but it doesn’t match the milder desires I spoke about to them. Maybe they’ll retune it and I’ll be happy. (And then buy another one after my v10 is reassembled).
Ill keep everyone posted.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2018 | 10:14 AM
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5 Star will customize the tunes to your liking. I had them do mine as the tow tunes would hold too much rpm before shifts. Since the revise, I love it!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2018 | 02:19 PM
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I just switched back to the factory tune because I have emissions testing next week. Man, I forgot how much I hated the stock tune, especially in regards to torque converter lock/unlock and shift pressures. Factory tune seems to unlock the converter at the drop of a hat and holds it unlocked for far too long.
 
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