johnday's 2017 build
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Sounds like the perfect mods so far! PTM the grille insert will be interesting. I didnt see the NGauge on MPT site, but then again, I was looking at the 15-19 5.0 section and they just had the SCT X4 and Livewire as options. Why did you jump off the tailgate? Even me at 44 is leery of those kind of jumps........lol
Hurting pretty good all day.It seems like an earlier model of this gen had an option of a PTMed grille, could be mistaken, but I swear I saw it on a Blue Flame.
I called MPT and talked to Dwayne, and asked if my SCTX4 could be used on my truck by reprogramming. I believe he said the SCT wouldn't support my tune for an Egoboost.
Do you need a SCTX4? I'd make you a deal you couldn't refuse if you could use it. Just have it unmarried from mine, and do what you need.
10-09-2017, 08:17 PM
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Lol. I've done a few that hurt at 23...
John, $700 for the tuner and tunes?! That's insane! Why is the n-gauge the ONLY tuner listed for the 2017 EB? I can get an SCT X4 with 3 tunes for my 5.0 for $450 from them. Seems the EB should be cheaper since there's 2 less cylinders.
John, $700 for the tuner and tunes?! That's insane! Why is the n-gauge the ONLY tuner listed for the 2017 EB? I can get an SCT X4 with 3 tunes for my 5.0 for $450 from them. Seems the EB should be cheaper since there's 2 less cylinders.
That 450 is what I think I paid as well from Stage3 with 5 tunes from 5*. That was a few years ago though. I understood that the SCTX4 wouldn't support the Egoboost tunes, that was good enough for me, electronics need to be kept super simple for me.LOL
Ya, it surprised me being that much as well, but you know the saying about paying to play. I really, really, really hope it's worth it.
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Ya, that's what I've been thinking too. I did ask about the fuel system today, with one the dealer techs, as to if the 3.5 had different fuel system materials than a FF. He was honest enough to say he didn't know. So to be on the safe side, it looks like 93 is going to be my fuel. LOL, sorta in the boat as you now, neither one of us can use it, you because it ain't there, and me because of the system. Wonder why Ford just didn't build the fuel systems all out of the same material.
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10-09-2017, 09:28 PM
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10-09-2017, 09:37 PM
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Ya, that's what I've been thinking too. I did ask about the fuel system today, with one the dealer techs, as to if the 3.5 had different fuel system materials than a FF. He was honest enough to say he didn't know. So to be on the safe side, it looks like 93 is going to be my fuel. LOL, sorta in the boat as you now, neither one of us can use it, you because it ain't there, and me because of the system. Wonder why Ford just didn't build the fuel systems all out of the same material.
Ya, that's what I've been thinking too. I did ask about the fuel system today, with one the dealer techs, as to if the 3.5 had different fuel system materials than a FF. He was honest enough to say he didn't know. So to be on the safe side, it looks like 93 is going to be my fuel. LOL, sorta in the boat as you now, neither one of us can use it, you because it ain't there, and me because of the system. Wonder why Ford just didn't build the fuel systems all out of the same material.
10-09-2017, 09:47 PM
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That's likely true.
You've got E85 don't you? Just run that instead of 93, mileage suffers, power sure doesn't. That way you could get that 93PRX tune.
You've got E85 don't you? Just run that instead of 93, mileage suffers, power sure doesn't. That way you could get that 93PRX tune.
10-10-2017, 09:08 AM
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If only that's the way they'd price it! LOL
That 450 is what I think I paid as well from Stage3 with 5 tunes from 5*. That was a few years ago though. I understood that the SCTX4 wouldn't support the Egoboost tunes, that was good enough for me, electronics need to be kept super simple for me.LOL
Ya, it surprised me being that much as well, but you know the saying about paying to play. I really, really, really hope it's worth it.
That 450 is what I think I paid as well from Stage3 with 5 tunes from 5*. That was a few years ago though. I understood that the SCTX4 wouldn't support the Egoboost tunes, that was good enough for me, electronics need to be kept super simple for me.LOL
Ya, it surprised me being that much as well, but you know the saying about paying to play. I really, really, really hope it's worth it.
Gotta be careful. I learned that just because you've got a vehicle listed as flex fuel does NOT mean all your parts are compatible. My '07 said it was flex fuel capable, but I went to replace the fuel filter once and I bought the filter for the flex fuel. Well, the filter connections were too small for my fuel lines. When I looked it up I found that it was common for some plants to use the same fuel lines on all of the trucks regardless of if they were for flex fuel or not. The non flex fuel lines were bigger in diameter than the flex fuel lines. Given that E85 is very corrosive, that could've turned into a nightmare had I been running E85 exclusively.