SSi tune review
08-24-2016, 12:53 PM
#31
Senior Member
My perspective. They don't need to stoop to that level and it diminishes them. Like the small man complex of tuners....
08-24-2016, 04:30 PM
#32
Senior Member
My tuning philosophy has always been I would rather sacrifice the last little bit of performance in preference for long term reliability; you get in trouble when you try to gain that last bit of "ragged edge" performance. I've debated purchasing an MPT or Unleashed tune in addition to the 5 Star tunes. The idea is running around in the back of my head that I may eventually license my truck with HPTuners. I can then compare all of the different canned tunes to the OEM tune and to ultimately begin learning how to speed density tune the truck myself. Teaching yourself is a slow process of a lot of reviewing tune data, making single changes at a time to learn what happens, and revising until you are happy.
https://www.f150forum.com/f70/direct...er-you-356006/
08-24-2016, 07:06 PM
#33
Recently, I've read close to 100 threads or more on various forums where Livernois has either posted or made YouTube comments and I never came across one where they disparaged or degraded another competitor. They've always come across very professional and respectful. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for SSI. And in this case, I agree with the other posters that they were "thanking" based on the compliments, not for "putting down" a competitor (by the way I cannot even give or see "thanks" from the mobile version which is all I run).
Personally, I think it's great how engaged Livernois is not only in this forum but all the forums where their current/potential customers are. It's actually one of the many reasons I plan to go with them when I tune.
Last edited by MNSportsman; 08-24-2016 at 07:09 PM.
08-24-2016, 07:12 PM
#35
Senior Member
if you're tuned...
You want to gap them to .028 or .026 depending on octane and the aggressiveness of the tune.
08-24-2016, 10:47 PM
#37
I got in on the 5 star group buy also and was not impressed as there was not much difference from stock. Ran all three 87,91 and 93 changing gas accordingly and noticed a slight miss at idle. Returned to stock and the miss was gone. I have the 2.7 with MBRP cat back so easy to hear a miss. Was looking for something else and a friend of mine got the 87 SSI tune and his truck will flat out fly. No lag and feels like 50 or 60 hp increase. So I got the same tune from SSI and my truck will fly but the miss is back and seems a little worse than before. Back to stock for right now as my truck only has 3800 miles and it idles smooth again.
08-24-2016, 11:09 PM
#38
I got in on the 5 star group buy also and was not impressed as there was not much difference from stock. Ran all three 87,91 and 93 changing gas accordingly and noticed a slight miss at idle. Returned to stock and the miss was gone. I have the 2.7 with MBRP cat back so easy to hear a miss. Was looking for something else and a friend of mine got the 87 SSI tune and his truck will flat out fly. No lag and feels like 50 or 60 hp increase. So I got the same tune from SSI and my truck will fly but the miss is back and seems a little worse than before. Back to stock for right now as my truck only has 3800 miles and it idles smooth again.
08-24-2016, 11:34 PM
#39
No its a new truck and neither tuner told me to pull the plugs and gap them. It only misses at idle. Its not making boost at idle so doubt its blowing the spark out. I could understand in the upper rpm range but not at idle and its smooth with stock tune.