Tuning question
#1
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Tuning question
Hello guys, I've got a 13' f150 with the 5.0. Its got the dreaded low end knock from cylinder wall distortion. Some days its there, some days not but when it is it drives me insane. There is no fix unless you trade it in, which I hate to take a huge loss because it runs great other wise. So I got to thinking if I was able to raise the stock idle rpm a bit I wouldn't notice the knock, or less there of. Is it possible to raise the idle rpm without a tuner? If not what tuner would be able to do this and what would be the recommendation on a good tuner for the money?
Last edited by Coyotee; 04-09-2018 at 03:21 PM.
#2
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The modern term for tune means to increase the power created by tweaking engine parameters. The old fashion term for tune meant to fix an engine where the performance had dropped off because of parts degrading from usage. Spark plugs, wires and if you far enough back breaker point most of the time this was called a tune up.
IMO no tune should ever be applied to an engine that has issues. It will do more harm then good and likely end the engines life even faster.
Increasing the idle speed can also be dangerous and be hard on things like the brakes and the transmission.
Mike
IMO no tune should ever be applied to an engine that has issues. It will do more harm then good and likely end the engines life even faster.
Increasing the idle speed can also be dangerous and be hard on things like the brakes and the transmission.
Mike
Last edited by OCMike; 04-09-2018 at 04:01 PM.
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The modern term for tune means to increase the power created by tweaking engine parameters. The old fashion term for tune meant to fix an engine where the performance had dropped off because of parts degrading from usage. Spark plugs, wires and if you far enough back breaker point most of the time this was called a tune up.
IMO no tune should ever be applied to an engine that has issues. It will do more harm then good and likely end the engines life even faster.
Increasing the idle speed can also be dangerous and be hard on things like the brakes and the transmission.
Mike
IMO no tune should ever be applied to an engine that has issues. It will do more harm then good and likely end the engines life even faster.
Increasing the idle speed can also be dangerous and be hard on things like the brakes and the transmission.
Mike
Last edited by Coyotee; 04-09-2018 at 04:22 PM.
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