5 Star Ecoboost Tune Reviews
#351
@ Al Koholic
And all others whom posted thier reviews of 5* tuning. I ordered mine minutes ago: 87 perf. tow, 91 perf. Tow and 87 econ. Tune
I'll post a review after running the 87 tune.
Thanks,
Ed
And all others whom posted thier reviews of 5* tuning. I ordered mine minutes ago: 87 perf. tow, 91 perf. Tow and 87 econ. Tune
I'll post a review after running the 87 tune.
Thanks,
Ed
#354
Senior Member
Power is finite if you think about it. If any of these guys push beyond certain limits, you risk major damage to the motor. NOBODY want's to be on the hook for that from a legal standpoint.
I think all these guys are pushing the limits within what is a comfortable safety margin...
I think all these guys are pushing the limits within what is a comfortable safety margin...
Originally Posted by engineermike
My guess is that the turbo's are nearing their limits on the 87 tune, so adding octane and boost only gets you about 15 hp more.
Last edited by engineermike; 09-02-2012 at 08:47 PM.
#355
Senior Member
I am intersted in trying out my 87 Ecotune...but the 87 perf/Tow tune is such a joy to drive I haven't got around to it
#356
Senior Member
OK, I know I shouldn't have waited until the last day of the sale, but how do you get the sale price? I don't see anything on their website mentioning a Labor Day sale, and when I add it to my cart it's $429.
#357
Senior Member
http://5startuning.com/onlinestore/en/42-specials
#358
Originally Posted by DieselDawg
Those are the same strategies that I picked. I opted not to get the 93 tune because I don't want to be right on the edge with octane differences. I figured that the 91 Octane tune with mostly 93 Octane fuel would give a bit of an Octane Buffer.
I am intersted in trying out my 87 Ecotune...but the 87 perf/Tow tune is such a joy to drive I haven't got around to it
When you received your tuner, were the three custom tunes preloaded or did Mike email them, you download and then upload the tunes on the device? FYI, I did send mike my ECU stratagy.
My reason for ordering the three tunes that I had chosen was simply because of the fact that 93 octane is getting sooo much harder to find here in the mid West. (Omaha).
I hope I am as happy with the tunes as much as you and other board members are. I'm keeping my expectations low in hopes of not being as disappointed if I were to have higher expectations! Lol..
#359
Senior Member
DieselDawg,
When you received your tuner, were the three custom tunes preloaded or did Mike email them, you download and then upload the tunes on the device? FYI, I did send mike my ECU stratagy.
My reason for ordering the three tunes that I had chosen was simply because of the fact that 93 octane is getting sooo much harder to find here in the mid West. (Omaha).
I hope I am as happy with the tunes as much as you and other board members are. I'm keeping my expectations low in hopes of not being as disappointed if I were to have higher expectations! Lol..
When you received your tuner, were the three custom tunes preloaded or did Mike email them, you download and then upload the tunes on the device? FYI, I did send mike my ECU stratagy.
My reason for ordering the three tunes that I had chosen was simply because of the fact that 93 octane is getting sooo much harder to find here in the mid West. (Omaha).
I hope I am as happy with the tunes as much as you and other board members are. I'm keeping my expectations low in hopes of not being as disappointed if I were to have higher expectations! Lol..
#360
Thanks DieselDawg!
I've used tuner's on my '94, 99, 01, 05 and soon on my '11 . All but one were canned tunes, for the '05 I used a Gryphon (PHP) with a custom tune. However with the EB, I'm hoping with the two hair dryers bolted to it, responds better than the 5.4l. That is assuming that my turbos never run in N/A mode.......sarcasm of course! I really miss wwest on the boards....NOT. lmao
I've used tuner's on my '94, 99, 01, 05 and soon on my '11 . All but one were canned tunes, for the '05 I used a Gryphon (PHP) with a custom tune. However with the EB, I'm hoping with the two hair dryers bolted to it, responds better than the 5.4l. That is assuming that my turbos never run in N/A mode.......sarcasm of course! I really miss wwest on the boards....NOT. lmao