The factory tstat is 178°, and lowering that in conjunction with tuning will not have your car running too cold. That is a common misconception. Many think to install a 160° tstat you am asking for trouble. We create tuning designed for the addition. They think that the engine will not reach normal temps, throw a CEL and ultimately cause damage. That could not be any further from the truth! There is nothing to worry about at all. The HVAC and block cooling systems are completely separated. They have nothing to do with each other. As for the addition of a 170°tstat, that will do nothing but run the cooling fans constantly. There is not a difference in 8° between that and stock.
There is not 4 BAR support for any of the EcoBoost vehicles. The SHO comes with 2 MAP sensors stock. One is a 3 BAR MAP at the throttle body, and the other is a 2 BAR MAP that is located at the top of the intake manifold. Your car COMPLETELY STOCK actually wastes power, because it is capable of making boost spikes that are in excess of the limitations of the 2 BAR MAP (~14.8PSI). We are utilizing the car's engineering against itself by adding a 3 BAR MAP sensor at the top of the intake manifold. This also helps us to better measure, map and then apply both the power that the car makes stock and higher levels of boost as well. This addition not only produces a more power tune, but the power is more controlled and linear in nature. Unfortunately, the 3 BAR MAP sensor is not part of any of the lower packages, but can be added on at a marginal cost.
Installations is fairly simple as well. Your tuner will arrive to you completely blank, and ready to read info that will give us your factory calibration. You email that info to us, and we build you your tunes. When they are built we provide you with an app to download to your PC. This app will allow you to connect to our secured remote tuning server. All that you have to do is click "Update Tuner", and that will send us your factory calibration. Once we get that info to our calibration department we will have your custom tuning files ready for you in 24-48 hours. Whenever your tunes are ready to put onto your handheld we will email you letting you know that you can plug your tuner back into your PC and update the tuner again. After that, just load your tune onto your car and have fun! To install the tstat, take the intake tube off, remove the hose to the thermostat housing outlet. You will lose about a quart of antifreeze from that. Then remove the two 8mm bolts holding the housing outlet on. Once you pop out the stock thermostat you will lose another quart to half gallon of antifreeze. Put it back together in the reverse order. Let the engine run with the cap to the overflow tank off after I topped it off for about 15 minutes to get the air out. Just keep an eye on it and the temp gauge. After that take it for a quick drive then shut it down and let it cool completely. At that point you will see if you need to top it off. The Windstorm cold air kit is a premium dry reusable clear unit that is a simple R&R modification. Finally the 3 BAR MAP is the easiest part ever to upgrade! Unscrew the engine oil cap, pop off the engine cover and remove the single Torx screw that holds on the stock sensor in place. Everything will have instructions with the exception of the tstat and MAP sensor.
The tuner is transferrable to another supported Ford vehicle in the future. We do this at no additional cost to the original owner of the tuner as well.
The SHO is rated at 365/365 from Ford stock, but only makes about 275/275 stock. This package will add around 100whp/110wtq, all while increasing MPG's and maintaining great driving characteristics!
