Omega Tune first impressions - WOW, WOWW!!
01-17-2018, 04:33 PM
#21
Originally Posted by isthatahemi
Higher shift points make a huge difference. Some folks talk about “being outside the powerband”, but you really have to be way up there before you end up in a situation where the torque in the next higher gear is lower (after multiplication) than the net torque in preceding gear.
02-13-2018, 11:41 PM
#22
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Another update on the tune. I am so pleased with the overall performance, mostly that it drives “like it should”, with nice sharp throttle, crisp shifting, and excellent shift points. The datalogs don’t lie, and the acceleration curves show very linear acceleration across shifts. Sport rips to nearly 7k rpm, and pulls! Tow / haul is dialed in nicely as well, without the need to lay on the throttle as hard.
Huge bonus, DW likes it a lot, and being that it isn’t octane sensitive, I don’t need to worry about it. Golden. I’d recommend it to anyone who wants the mustang in their F150, but still wants good daily driving characteristics.
Huge bonus, DW likes it a lot, and being that it isn’t octane sensitive, I don’t need to worry about it. Golden. I’d recommend it to anyone who wants the mustang in their F150, but still wants good daily driving characteristics.
Last edited by isthatahemi; 02-13-2018 at 11:44 PM.
02-14-2018, 12:01 PM
#23
Senior Member
Not sure if the new 18 mustang manifold would fit your 5.0, but i think it out performs the boss intake manifold pretty much everywhere while being cheaper.
02-14-2018, 12:19 PM
#24
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I've been reading about this as well. It's not as popular as the BOSS swap yet, but it looks like it will be soon.
02-15-2018, 11:37 AM
#26
Senior Member
Curious about this too, as that intake is kinda between the boss and first 2011 model i believe..As far as how tall. Might be a sweet spot for the trucks.
02-15-2018, 11:45 AM
#27
Senior Member
Another update on the tune. I am so pleased with the overall performance, mostly that it drives “like it should”, with nice sharp throttle, crisp shifting, and excellent shift points. The datalogs don’t lie, and the acceleration curves show very linear acceleration across shifts. Sport rips to nearly 7k rpm, and pulls! Tow / haul is dialed in nicely as well, without the need to lay on the throttle as hard.
Huge bonus, DW likes it a lot, and being that it isn’t octane sensitive, I don’t need to worry about it. Golden. I’d recommend it to anyone who wants the mustang in their F150, but still wants good daily driving characteristics.
Huge bonus, DW likes it a lot, and being that it isn’t octane sensitive, I don’t need to worry about it. Golden. I’d recommend it to anyone who wants the mustang in their F150, but still wants good daily driving characteristics.
I have a some older ssi and newer mpt tunes.
Last edited by Koolponycar; 02-15-2018 at 08:13 PM.
02-16-2018, 12:50 PM
#28
Senior Member
From the factory, the ECU is programmed to sample the tendency to knock with each fill up. That's why the owners manual says to fill the tank completely and drive at least 5 miles to give the ECU time to complete this task. Once the ECU figures out what octane it's getting, it automatically adjusts fuel curves, timing, etc.
The Omega tune maintains this stock functionality, but firms up the shifts a little and produces more power from gear to gear. It's a great tune for daily drivers because if you can't find E85, you can fill with 87 gasoline and drive the truck for a while and have no worries.
The Omega tune maintains this stock functionality, but firms up the shifts a little and produces more power from gear to gear. It's a great tune for daily drivers because if you can't find E85, you can fill with 87 gasoline and drive the truck for a while and have no worries.
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02-16-2018, 01:26 PM
#29
Senior Member
The factory ECU can advance and retard timing by 10 degrees. I can't remember if the 5.0 off the showroom floor does +/-10 on the stock tune but i know the ecoboost does -5 and up to +2 on the factory tune. This engine is CONSTANTLY listening to every combustion to adjust ignition timing You can watch this happen on the fly pull to pull back to back run after run if you datalog it and review it. it's an extremely advanced piece of equipment and they do this SPECIFICALLY to give you the reliability they are warranting..
These tunes are taking advantage of that stock logic, and enhancing it by bringing up the base timing so you get the timing you really need but having more capability to advance and retard timing if you want it.
Now one of the things they do when you throw boost on the stock ecu is tune it for the timing, but don't allow it to advance timing at all, only allow it to retard timing. This is mostly a safety thing on the tune because since the stock ecu wasn't built around boost the general assumption is it shouldn't be trusted to advance timing when boosted. But allowing it to retard timing if it isn't causing issues is nbd.
These tunes are taking advantage of that stock logic, and enhancing it by bringing up the base timing so you get the timing you really need but having more capability to advance and retard timing if you want it.
Now one of the things they do when you throw boost on the stock ecu is tune it for the timing, but don't allow it to advance timing at all, only allow it to retard timing. This is mostly a safety thing on the tune because since the stock ecu wasn't built around boost the general assumption is it shouldn't be trusted to advance timing when boosted. But allowing it to retard timing if it isn't causing issues is nbd.
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02-16-2018, 04:06 PM
#30
Senior Member
From the factory, the ECU is programmed to sample the tendency to knock with each fill up. That's why the owners manual says to fill the tank completely and drive at least 5 miles to give the ECU time to complete this task. Once the ECU figures out what octane it's getting, it automatically adjusts fuel curves, timing, etc.
The Omega tune maintains this stock functionality, but firms up the shifts a little and produces more power from gear to gear. It's a great tune for daily drivers because if you can't find E85, you can fill with 87 gasoline and drive the truck for a while and have no worries.
The Omega tune maintains this stock functionality, but firms up the shifts a little and produces more power from gear to gear. It's a great tune for daily drivers because if you can't find E85, you can fill with 87 gasoline and drive the truck for a while and have no worries.