Improve performance but not jeopardize warranty...

[SHOdded]

What gap were the plugs at, steelgiant? Your SHO is tuned, correct? Should be between 0.028 & 0.030 for max life.

 

[steelgiant5]

.029... I shoot for the middle.. I gapped them on a comparator, not with feeler gauges. Yes tuned.. 3 bar 93 unleashed


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[SHOdded]

k good! You'd be amazed how many folks don't do that, and ask on the forums about misfires, stuttering, etc.

 

[marius883]

As a check on plug gap, once the SHO is tuned, you can pull the front bank of plugs to determine how far gone they are. Say yearly/every 10,000 miles. Or simply change them out as a matter of course at 25-30K miles (plugs are cheap enough). If it's not a DIY for you, maybe you have a mechanically inclined friend who can help you with it?

My brother in law just so happens to be a mechanic hehe, I'm sure he could do my plugs for me, and teach me, so I can do them myself.

 

[steelgiant5]

My brother in law just so happens to be a mechanic hehe, I'm sure he could do my plugs for me, and teach me, so I can do them myself.

Pulling the plugs isn't bad, they are right on top of the heads. The back ones are a little more difficult, but not hard


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[steelgiant5]

While I was under the car doing the ptu and trans fluid I was looking at the turbos and down pipes...I guess this is why we have no lag... They are the smallest turbos I have ever seen. I would have thought ford could have done a better job with the downpipes also. They are tiny and restrictive going under the crossmember. When draining the trans, is it ok to drain the pain, start the car to pump the rest of the fluid into the pan to drain more than just 5 quarts?


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[SHOdded]

When draining the trans, is it ok to drain the pain, start the car to pump the rest of the fluid into the pan to drain more than just 5 quarts?Sent from my iPhone

Only if you set up an arrangement for new fluid to be pumped in at the same time the old one is draining out. Plenty of videos on YT that show you just how to do that. Plus, you need to watch the process carefully and have enough fresh fluid on hand to do the job.

With 3 drain/fills, you need 15 quarts on hand. With the continuous drain/fill process, be ready to have at least 5 quarts extra on-hand. If you run out of fresh fluid while the process is happening, you can kiss your trans goodbye.

 

[marius883]

Well it's Tuesday, and my car is still not ready, it's been at the stealership for 2 weeks now
I'm getting desperate! I'm so sick of my focus rental car!!!

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

Well it's Tuesday, and my car is still not ready, it's been at the stealership for 2 weeks now
I'm getting desperate! I'm so sick of my focus rental car!!!

 

[marius883]

Hahaha!!! Yes!!!

 

[marius883]

@Livernois Motorsports Big shout out to livernois for getting me my tuner in like 3 days! Excellent customer service!

Now I just gotta wait to get my car back lol!
They supposedly emergency ordered a part, that was a week ago and they still haven't gotten it... Getting fed up with waiting now!

 

[1BAD91]

I too want to give a shout out to the boys at Livernois. I sent in a tune update request and got my updated tunes with in about an hour! Great service and awesome tunes!! I cant wait to get my 160 degree thermo and get the XV1 tune!!

 

[1BAD91]

Well it's Tuesday, and my car is still not ready, it's been at the stealership for 2 weeks now
I'm getting desperate! I'm so sick of my focus rental car!!!

When my truck had to be worked on, I got stuck with a 14 Chevy Cruze! It sucked!!

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

@Livernois Motorsports Big shout out to livernois for getting me my tuner in like 3 days! Excellent customer service!

Now I just gotta wait to get my car back lol!
They supposedly emergency ordered a part, that was a week ago and they still haven't gotten it... Getting fed up with waiting now!

I too want to give a shout out to the boys at Livernois. I sent in a tune update request and got my updated tunes with in about an hour! Great service and awesome tunes!! I cant wait to get my 160 degree thermo and get the XV1 tune!!

We do try our best, and thank you for your business and the recognition!

 

[marius883]

When my truck had to be worked on, I got stuck with a 14 Chevy Cruze! It sucked!!

It sucks so bad! they called me on friday and said my car would be done by the end of the day... Then at 6pm they called me again, said that it take a long time to bleed the breaks on these cars, and that it won't be done until monday!

At least I've got some goodies waiting to be put into the car once I get it back!

 

[marius883]

We do try our best, and thank you for your business and the recognition!

So today I finally got my car back!!!!
I installed my AEM filter and got the codes for the tune and sent them to @Livernois Motorsports, so now I'm just waiting to get my tunes and get out and drive!!!

 

[SHOnUup4]

Instead of reading the entire thread again...did you get new plugs, or already had them?

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[marius883]

Instead of reading the entire thread again...did you get new plugs, or already had them?

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Got new plugs installed at the dealership

 

[SHOnUup4]

Roger that...just wanted to make sure you weren't running the SP528's that came in our pre 13 models

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[marius883]

Roger that...just wanted to make sure you weren't running the SP528's that came in our pre 13 models

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No, got SP534's installed and gapped to 0.30... Just out of curiosity, would you damage the engine or something by running older plugs?