Can anyone explain this whole PCM 'learning' stuff?
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Hi dzervit,
Thanks for your post,
And don't feel like the "lone knuckle-dragger," as I too, tend to do that in many situations to this very day!
Actually, Michigan isn't' too far - we're just in VA, and out in the very western part of the state at that - if you want to come down sometime, we'll schedule you in on the dyno & have some fun!
Right now, the best stand-alone datalogging package for these CAN- F-150's (2004 & newer F-150's) is AutoEnginuity - give us a call & we can go over that with you, we sell the package. It will allows you to datalog *any* OBD-II vehicle, including the newest CAN-compliant vehicles like your new F-150 - CAN is required by the Feds starting in 2007, so you'll have the future built in, so to speak.
Align with AutoEnginuity, we cna also provide the list of datalog parameters to read & record, so you can get a good feel for making proper comparisons, etc.
One other option is to upgrade to the XCalibrator 2, as with the XCal 2 you also get completely datalogging capabilities, using the LiveLink software. Now I think you have the 1714, so in your case that would probably mean selling in in the free F-150 Online classified ads, and then using those proceeds to offset part of the cost of getting into our custom tuning in the XCal 2 - but given that compared to just buying AutoEnginuity outright, I like the idea of going XCal 2 and getting it *all*.
By the way - with adaptive, you have to complete a drive cycle and then shut the engine of long enough for the ECT to drop back below about 125 degrees or so - then start it up again. As you accumulate about 70-100 miles after the initial flash, you'll pick up another 10-12 Hp at the rear wheels and knock a few more tenths off your 0-60 times, so keep that in mind - meaning that it has to be shut of and cool down a good bit in order to really get adaptive working it's best - and then each time you drive it, I wouldn't say drive it like a race car, but do give it a few full-throttle bursts along with some variable speed city & highway driving at "normal" throttle (you know, just "cruising') before you shut it off, so it completes a "drive cycle." Then adaptive can really do it's thing.
Just some general FYI, & good luck!
Thanks for your post,
And don't feel like the "lone knuckle-dragger," as I too, tend to do that in many situations to this very day!
Actually, Michigan isn't' too far - we're just in VA, and out in the very western part of the state at that - if you want to come down sometime, we'll schedule you in on the dyno & have some fun!
Right now, the best stand-alone datalogging package for these CAN- F-150's (2004 & newer F-150's) is AutoEnginuity - give us a call & we can go over that with you, we sell the package. It will allows you to datalog *any* OBD-II vehicle, including the newest CAN-compliant vehicles like your new F-150 - CAN is required by the Feds starting in 2007, so you'll have the future built in, so to speak.
Align with AutoEnginuity, we cna also provide the list of datalog parameters to read & record, so you can get a good feel for making proper comparisons, etc.
One other option is to upgrade to the XCalibrator 2, as with the XCal 2 you also get completely datalogging capabilities, using the LiveLink software. Now I think you have the 1714, so in your case that would probably mean selling in in the free F-150 Online classified ads, and then using those proceeds to offset part of the cost of getting into our custom tuning in the XCal 2 - but given that compared to just buying AutoEnginuity outright, I like the idea of going XCal 2 and getting it *all*.
By the way - with adaptive, you have to complete a drive cycle and then shut the engine of long enough for the ECT to drop back below about 125 degrees or so - then start it up again. As you accumulate about 70-100 miles after the initial flash, you'll pick up another 10-12 Hp at the rear wheels and knock a few more tenths off your 0-60 times, so keep that in mind - meaning that it has to be shut of and cool down a good bit in order to really get adaptive working it's best - and then each time you drive it, I wouldn't say drive it like a race car, but do give it a few full-throttle bursts along with some variable speed city & highway driving at "normal" throttle (you know, just "cruising') before you shut it off, so it completes a "drive cycle." Then adaptive can really do it's thing.
Just some general FYI, & good luck!
