Edge Evo settings
10-21-2014, 10:33 PM
#472
Senior Member
Could you run this set up on 87 octane? I have the 4.6 as well on my 04, running level 2 but with no custom settings at all.
10-21-2014, 10:48 PM
#473
Senior Member
I wouldn't advance the timing with 87 you can try but if you hear it start knocking then lower the timing back down I read on here one guy claims to be running +3.00 on timing with 87 but rule of them is .50 for each increase in octane for example 89 octane your safe at .50 for 93 your safe at 1.00 advance this is what I was told.
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10-21-2014, 11:05 PM
#474
Senior Member
I wouldn't advance the timing with 87 you can try but if you hear it start knocking then lower the timing back down I read on here one guy claims to be running +3.00 on timing with 87 but rule of them is .50 for each increase in octane for example 89 octane your safe at .50 for 93 your safe at 1.00 advance this is what I was told.
10-21-2014, 11:32 PM
#475
Senior Member
It makes the shifts more snappy in other words it reduces the slippage in between gears and makes it hit harder into gear it's supposed to be better for the transmission
10-22-2014, 07:20 AM
#476
Maybe this will settle it
I have 255-65R17 tires. I did the calculations and got 2398 or something like that. I plugged that in and the speedo was a couple mph faster than my GPS. I accounted for 3% squish and it has almost made my Edge perfect with the GPS (it's like 0.5 mph off but I don't want to reprogram my truck just for that). I know my truck speedo will never be exact because Ford puts them 2-3 mph faster to save themselves from lawsuits.
10-22-2014, 07:26 AM
#477
I wouldn't advance the timing with 87 you can try but if you hear it start knocking then lower the timing back down I read on here one guy claims to be running +3.00 on timing with 87 but rule of them is .50 for each increase in octane for example 89 octane your safe at .50 for 93 your safe at 1.00 advance this is what I was told.
10-22-2014, 12:21 PM
#478
Mark
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I have 255-65R17 tires. I did the calculations and got 2398 or something like that. I plugged that in and the speedo was a couple mph faster than my GPS. I accounted for 3% squish and it has almost made my Edge perfect with the GPS (it's like 0.5 mph off but I don't want to reprogram my truck just for that). I know my truck speedo will never be exact because Ford puts them 2-3 mph faster to save themselves from lawsuits.
10-22-2014, 01:26 PM
#479
Senior Member
I've had my Evo for my 04 4.6L for a while and I've tried a lot of tunes: lvl 2 87 with no timing, lvl 2 93 with +3 timing. Lvl 3 93 with +1 timing. Lvl 3 gets me the best hwy mpg (19-20 avg). My mpg seems to have gotten better on the hwy, but worse in the city with the K&N intake. Lvl 2 93 with +3 felt like the best of both worlds with lv 2 torque but the lvl 3 power. Can't remember why I switched. Probably because lvl 2 seems to slow down my truck more when I let off on the hwy (my exhaust pops more like I downshifted)
10-22-2014, 01:45 PM
#480
Every Ford I've ever driven, and there have been MANY, other than police service vehicles have had the speedo read 2-3 MPH faster than actual. That includes my current 2005 F150 and 2008 Taurus X.