TX-Ripper

Ripped Up and Rolled On V2

2018 F150 5.0, Stock Hankook Dynoapro AT-M Tires at 38 Psi, Stock Platinum 20" wheels, 3.31 Gear

Stock Tune Base Line Dyno pulls done in 5th gear.

93 Octane 348rwhp and 386rwtq

Whipple Super Charger Install April 2018


This build is would not have been done if it weren’t for @jmeo and @engineermike paving the way and documenting it

I hope my build does the same for others.

UncleG

So with same engine and gearing, expect most of the power between 4000-5500 RPM.

TX-Ripper

Ripped Up and Rolled On V2

2018 F150 5.0 Whipple Stage 2 kit Dyno - 4x4 - 3.31 Gears - 3.625 pulley - 93 octane - 5th Gear pull - 642rwhp 528rwtq uncorrected - 601rwhp 494rwtq SAE J1349 - Whipple Tune - IAT's hitting 139 degrees by the end of the pull

^Only mods — Stock exhaust, stock everything else

TX-Ripper

TX-Ripper

Fast forward to March 2019:

1: Whipple's large Low Temp Radiator - Now standard on all stage 2 kits (was not released when I purchased my kit)

2: I have Installed a Set of Kooks 1 3/4 Long tube headers with Kooks "green" catted Y-pipe mated to the stock catback exhaust.

3: Reische 170 Thermostat

4: Whipple's Closed air box.

5: DW400 Fuel pump in stock basket - With internal check valve

5: Id1050x Port Fuel Injectors

6: VMP plug and play BoostAPump

7: Remote Dyno tune with HPtuners By Palm Beach Dyno

8: Custom dual 10" Spal fans for the LTR - props to @LTNBOLT for the Fan Install Thread

Link to the Fuel pump testing and R&D with DeatschWerks https://tinyurl.com/yxhsb7wz

TX-Ripper

TX-Ripper

I contacted Chris Heideman @ Heideman Racing Dynamics in Houston, TX who is a remote tuning dealer for Palm Beach Dyno
https://www.houstonperformance.com/

I talked with Chris about setting up a time to do the tuning and explained that I was looking for a 93 tune and a 2nd fuel E85 tune.

Chris talked with Rob Shoemaker at PDB about my set up and mods, PDB said I would need a BoostaPump or return style fuel system in order to run e85 and the 3.625 pulley.

I requested that PBD use the Whipple tune as their base file that I had unlocked by HPtuners with my MPVI2 but also wanted a HPtuners ngauge for flashing between tunes without having to have my laptop with me.

Using the Whipple tune unlocked by HPtuners was my single biggest concern as I have run a custom tune on my truck using a stock file (standard in the tuning world) and when the boost comes at low throttle position, it is very unnerving.

(imagine going up an overpass and with no change in your foot on the accelerator pedal, the truck starts going from 0psi of boost to 10psi, off and on, off and on. IT Sucks...)

This doesnt happen with the Whipple tune because it is a Ford Racing Calibration with custom "Bypass Valve Logic" to control how the bypass valve closes bring boost on without the light switch feel of 500+ ft of tq when your foot is asking for 150ft tq.

Chris Installed the VMP BoostAPump and handled the tuning of the truck.

I dropped it off on 3-19-19 and the base tune was finished the next day.

Link to Palm Beach Dyno: http://www.pbdyno.com/

TX-Ripper

Side note: Palm Beach Dyno tunes Dustin Whipple's personal mustang.

To me that says alot.

Ecks

Great post with tons of info.
Thanks for laying everything out the way you did.
Sounds like you have a very solid and well thought out setup.

SC_Titan

What a sleeper! Did I miss it or what did it make with the new mods?