I recently picked up an SCT SF3 and now want to decide where to get some custom tunes for it. First, I have an 09 F150 Platinum 5.4L Flex Fuel.

The tunes I am leaning towards are 89 performance and E85 Performance.

The only mod I have done is the Gotts mod, and I dont plan on anything else performance-wise. My main reason for wanting the programmer is to help improve transmission feel. It feels like my truck is a dog when I step on the pedal.

My question for the forum is, who should I go with? I have heard 5 Star and VMP. Are there any others I should be looking at? Prices for emailed tunes seem to be similar. Please give me your biased opinion!
Is there really any other type of opinion?

 

The *BEST* is Troyer, but he has a long lead time - at least 4 months.

 

x2!...

 

So I looked at the Troyer Performance website. Not the easiest to gather info from. Does anyone know his pricing? It looked like an email custom tune was around $65, but I didnt see any forms or any tune options.

I want a good custom tune but if Troyer is 4 months lead time, who is the next best option?

 

Idk?.....I'd say 5star, then vmp, then power hungry.....

Your choice if you're not willing to wait.....

 

i have a VMP tune and im happy with it, it's a 87 all-around tune, huge improvement and relativly quick turnaround time, about two weeks

 

i have tunes from vmp and from 5 star. 5 star gave me tunes same day, where vmp was 3 -7 business days for me. but when it comes to performance my 5 star tunes cant touch my vmp performance tunes. but my 5 star tunes get 1mpg better than vmp.

 

I was very happy with the VMP tunes on my wife's expy, and one can't go wrong with the tuners mentioned above

 

Does Power Hungry tune SCT tuners also?

 

Yes

 

Another vote for 5 Star tuning here. Very happy customer.

 

Wow did not know that, I thought they only messed with Edge programmers.

I have had Troyer, and I am currently running a 5 star tune. I want to say that the Troyer tunes were more... crisp? Was very impressed with the difference I got with those tunes over the stock one, which is a complete snooze fest, and I can see why everyone says Troyer's are the best. The reason I am currently running the 5 Star, is because I changed to a true duel exhaust system, replacing the 4 cats to 2 high flow cats, and I also replaced the 265/70/17s to 315/70/17 tires, not what the Troyer tunes were written for. Because M.T.'s lead time was so far out, I figured it was time to try one of the other tuners so I called 5 Star, and I can definitely say that I wasn't dissapointed. Very happy with the tune Mike wrote me, and I had it in my e-mail the next day. One of the best things with 5 Star is the customer service, the tune wasn't quite right when I first got it, so Mike worked with me starting the same day to get it right, though it took maybe a day and a half all together. Mike answered both his e-mails and phone almost immediately and I never felt like I was being ignored

I definitely recommend both Troyer and 5 Star, if you want the best then call Troyer, if you want it fast and still get a great tune, then call 5 Star.

 

Yeah Mike does have a good rep... he does some great work from what I read. Loving my PHP 89 custom tow

 

Another Troyer fan here.

CW

 

Mike Troyer Tunes!!!