I installed "1714" Superchip and set 87 tuner with superchips program etc.

My wife drove it and she asked me to "less" harsh shifting.

I dont have instruction with me at work...

Am i right, to adjust "less harshing shift to reduce psi shifting or increase?

Any tips?

Thanks!
YOMAN!

 

YOMAN,

If I'm not mistaken you just got your tuner right!

The pcm has to relearn your driving habits any time the it looses power or get reflashed like what the 1714 does to it. During that relearn curve (numerous ign. cycles and a few hunderd miles) the transmission can and will throw some funny shifts as will the engine idle change at wierd times, this is all normal and will work-it's self out fine.

Changing the shift pressure will soften the shift with less pressure, but give it a go with the SuperChips settings for awhile first. I think she will like it after it settles in. And the transmission will "will thank you" with better and longer life using SuperChips default settings. (less clutch pack slippage)

Enjoy your 1714, it's one lifes best little devices.

And you need to switch to the Performance tune, burn that 87 oct out and reprogram, I believe the transmission shift points are the same for both tunes. And you will have much more fun with the "go peddle" not to mention possibly better fuel milage(if you can keep your right foot light).

Gene

 

Yea, i installed it yesterday.

Ok i guess i ll give it other 500-1000 miles and then see how my wife like maybe she ll forget about it hehe.

Thanks!
YOMAN!

 

YOMAN

" maybe she'll forget about it"

I won't go there, the better half's have an increditable memory for some things, especially if it was a hard sell to begin with.

Good luck

Gene

 

Keep her out of the truck......lol!

 

That's a very important point in all computer-controlled automatic transmissions, but *especially* in the 2004 & 2005 F-150's - you really do need to get at least a few hundred miles on it over a dozen or more drive cycles before making any decisions with regard to shift firmness levels.

When you flash the PCM, you clear out all the previous adaptive strategy adjustments - for example, each time we first load up a new tune when we're doing R&D on a 2004, the first time it does a light-throttle 1-2 upshift in cold weather, it's significantly firmer than what it will settle out at. This has always been true and is even mentioned in the owners manual in the last generation F-150 (1997-2003) in the context of what happens when you disconnect the vehicle's battery - the PCM loses power and thus the previous adaptive strategy adjustments are cleared out and you go back thru the basic relearn cycle & adaptive begins it's adjustments again from scratch - so it's been this way for numerous model years on these vehicles, but is even more dramatic in the 2004 & up F-150's.

I think it's a very good idea to give it 500-1000 miles before making any changes there, Yoman - I think you'll find it's going to be OK - and please feel free to show your wife the responses you got here, if you think that might help her understanding on this, perhaps. Once it settles in, if she still feels it's "harsh," you can always back the pressure down, but I really don't think she'll feel that way once you get some miles & drive cycles on it.

Good luck!

 

If she's easy on the gas, these things shift pretty smooth. Sounds to me like she's stoplight-draggin'. Tell her it will drive just fine if she quits abusing your truck.

 

Hehehe..alrite.. thanks for tips and humor