I ordered my TP tuned xcal 2 today. I hope it's worth all the hype.
I was reading through the data logging instructions. They seem a little confusing but I will read them about 10 more times before I actually get the xcal 2. A dyno around here is $145 for 5 pulls. I will probably opt to do the data logging without the dyno as the instructions state you can do.
My question is how fast do these bastards go in 2nd gear?

There are no long empty stretches of road around here so it'll probably be a late night or early morning highway run.
I have an 05 5.4 4x4 automatic with 3.73 gears.

Gracias.

 

My results for second gear top speed were:

5700 rpm 85.34 mph(DYNO RESULT)
5800 rpm 87.46mph (LIVELINK RESULT)

2006 Lincoln Mark LT
5.4 3v
3.73 LS
AF1 CAI
XCAL2 Troyer 93 perf
rest of truck is stock

Third gear results were:

5600 rpm 131.93mph (DYNO RESULT)
5825 rpm 136.59mph (LIVELINK RESULT)

The mechanic that watched the dyno pull said the rear wheels grew like a drag racer doing a burnout !

 

Thanks. That is faster than I thought it'd be for 2nd gear. I hope the police don't see (or hear) me whizzing down the freeway at redline going 85 mph several times.
As for 3rd top speed not sure I want to do that even on a dyno. I am sure my tires are not rated for that and I wouldn't want one of those ($300 a piece) to burst.

 

I have topped out second at about 90. Not going to go for third though.... Too much abuse

 

Same here....My 2005 f-150 tapped out at
5800 RPM 99.5 mph (LiveLink)

This was a HELL of alot faster than I ever expected in second gear, but I had plenty of road, and it was a blast.... can't wait to see the results of datalogging!!

 

HI CraigH,

This is not a big deal - the 2nd gear pull you start off from a complete standstill, with Overdrive turned off, and the transmission lever in "2" - so it cannot upshift and it cannot downshift. You simply pick a spot of road about 1/4 mile long to do this on, and it happens very quickly - meaning, we usually do this on an Interstate entrance ramp that is pretty straight, so that the speed limit is 65, and we are not much above the limit for very long at all, just a few seconds.

This is very simple to do, you just cruise the road a couple of times before you do it, and/or take a friend along, and you can safely do this.

Of course, the best way to do it is on the dyno, and unless you do NOT have a dyno within 100 miles of you, we *require* that you do it on a dyno so that we can get the Air/Fuel ratios - so don't think this is something you can do to take a financial shortcut, as that is not nearly as accurate - if you have a dyno available, and you obviously do, then just put it on the dyno, and all you need are 3 pulls, not 5. Any no dyno operator worth their salt is going to charge you more than about $75-$100 for 3 pulls with A/F ratios.

Sounds like you need to give us ac all so we can go over this with you in more appropriate detail, so you have a much better understanding - so give your docs a thorough read a few times over, slowly and from cover to cover, and then give us a call & we'll be happy to cover this with you - trust me, it's a lot quicker & easier than you think!

Talk to you soon,

 

Ok, well then the dyno it is! :o

Thanks for taking the time to reply Mike (and everyone else). I will read over all the docs, familiarize myself with all the hardware and software before I go to the dyno.
I'll call and go over anything I don't understand when the time comes. Probably six weeks or so as I don't expect my Xcal 2 unit until after the beginning of Feb.
Thanks again.
Craig

 

Hi CraigH,

You are very welcome - and just to give you an idea of your present timeframe ( as of today, anyway), we are at about 16 business days from the time we get the CPW's in until the time the tunes are done and they ship out the door - for example, the tune I'm working on right now got their CPW's back to us on 12/15, an the next few are dated 12/21. Given that we have a weekend coming up, we'll probably follow the normal pattern of getting a lot out over the weekend and shortening that time, and then with the beginning of the week and getting a lot more in, that time will go back up a few days - but right now it is only 15-16 business days as of this moment from the time we get the CPW's until the time we have the tuning completed and we're ready to ship it out the door.

Please feel free to give us a call to go over anything that you don't feel familiar with on the datalogging side of things, or if you would just like some better explanation on, etc., we'll be happy to help.