Tuning a car at 1000 miles

[influence2006]

Hello all. Just purchased 2015 SHO PP. Wondering when would be a good time to start tuning? I feel the engine still being broke in. I started at 13 to 15 mpg. Now I am getting about 18mpg and see it slowly increasing. When is the safest time to start tuning? I also have a tactrix cable from tuning my 2nd gen lancer ralliarts (2011 and 2014). Does anyone know of any computer programs (windows or linux) that would work with this?

Thank in advance for the information!

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

Honestly, you won't hurt anything tuning at 10 miles nevermind 1000. I also did some follow-up research after chatting with you earlier just for my own edification. That cable will not work on the newer Ford ECM.

 

[Barry Raymond]

When a tune is done, what exactly gets flashed? I was thinking about the possibility of buying a spare unit to keep the stock one pure. Is there any logic to that or is swapping the unit not possible as it has a digital signature or something?

 

[influence2006]

An ECU flash is a reprogramming of your engine control unit to allow your car run properly with the mods that you have installed. If you do mod your SHO with almost any performance parts, you must do at least a reflash. You could do a lot of harm to your car if you do not. In other words, they allow you to drive your car and not worry about it blowing up.

 

[bpd1151]

My 2010's been tuned since a fresh, whopping, 302 miles on the clock.

Now at nearly 73k, I haven't looked back since, other than to see all the cars I blow past in my rear view my mirror.

Thanks Livernois!

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[Barry Raymond]

Is it possible to buy an ECU and keep the stock one?

Something like this:

http://www.danthepartsman.com/oe-fo...6QTJe4zc4GkRRuRq41YfR9Sf18i_NYSS1AaAh_y8P8HAQ

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

When a tune is

done, what exactly gets flashed? I was thinking about the possibility of buying a spare unit to keep the stock one pure. Is there any logic to that or is swapping the unit not possible as it has a digital signature or something?

That answer depends on who does your tuning. Almost any tuner in the industry uses one of the large tuning companies (SCT, DiabloSport, COBB, etc...). We are the ONLY vendor that has taken the extra effort to develop their own tuning software and hardware. Our tuning support is completely proprietary to just us. We have more access than anyone that is offering support for the platform.

Even if you were to get a spare ECM you would still have a trail of power cycles and such. That would likely raise more red flags than if you lied about tuning your car. We have a pretty amazing reputation with the domestic automakers, and even tune many of the corporate exec's personal vehicles. We often tune vehicles that have only assembly line miles for many of the local dealerships!

My 2010's been tuned since a fresh, whopping, 302 miles on the clock.

Now at nearly 73k, I haven't looked back since, other than to see all the cars I blow past in my rear view my mirror.

Thanks Livernois!

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bpd is being rather coy...he is more than just you good ol' modder...

 

[Barry Raymond]

I guess I am unclear on the role of the ECU in the car. If the stock ECU is set aside and the tune is done to a replacement unit then where do the power cycles come into play? Is there always power applied to the engine control unit even when the car is "off"? Wouldn't the power cycle history be gone by disconnecting the battery or is it stored somewhere else in the car on some persistent storage?

 

[SHOdded]

The AsBuilt data will be different between the 2 ECUs, unless you can get someone to clone it over, at the very least. Then there will be the difference, for example, in mileage. I am not sure where all that info gets stored though: instrument cluster, BCM, ECU, so on & so forth. Seeing a mismatch will send up red flags for sure, and likely void warranties. jmr061 has far greater insight into this than I.

The only reason to have a spare ECU is in case the ECU gets bricked. Shouldn't really happen, but it can, for example, if an ECU flash/update goes south. Even then you would need to get the as-built data for the original ECU for it to be useful. Someone can help you "on the sly", but not officially.

Don't worry about all that. Stick with a reputable tuner (Unleashed & LME being the top dogs) and enjoy

 

[ConnSHO]

I drove my 2015 pp home from the dealership tuned and never looked back. I have never driven the car without the tune installed.

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

Our MyCal tuner's default IF an error or mistake were to occur while in the middle of tuning process is to immediately flash your car right back to stock. I have flashed 2 of my personal vehicles in the lot of the dealership! They know that responsible modification will never hurt the car, and when you are using a company that has a long reputation and flawless history they could not care any less.