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Question for Mike
Mike,
Quick question for ya... I've got a '98 4.6/Auto RegCab/Flareside with the FOU1 program. I've got the same problem with the pinging primarilly in colder temperatures as everyone else that I belive is computer related. Ted'98 recently got a chip burned for 87 octane gas that took care of his problem. (Here's a link to the thread)
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...threadid=66278
I would like to get a chip burned with the same corrections for the pinging that would utilize the knock sensor feedback in the timing/fuel curves, but would like to go thru you instead of the company he mentioned. Assuming you can do this, I wanted to know if this could be done on a flip chip setup for 87 and 93 octane gas with the corrections for the pinging on both programs. Would I be better off sticking with either 87 or 92 for some reason instead of doing a flip chip... I would love to pickup some performance with the chip, but would much rather take care of the pinging problem if I had to choose between the two. And last but not least, when I order it, is there anything special I need to mention to get the problem with the pinging taken care of... If you'd rather drop me an email it's chris@downspin.com
Thanks!
Quick question for ya... I've got a '98 4.6/Auto RegCab/Flareside with the FOU1 program. I've got the same problem with the pinging primarilly in colder temperatures as everyone else that I belive is computer related. Ted'98 recently got a chip burned for 87 octane gas that took care of his problem. (Here's a link to the thread)
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...threadid=66278
I would like to get a chip burned with the same corrections for the pinging that would utilize the knock sensor feedback in the timing/fuel curves, but would like to go thru you instead of the company he mentioned. Assuming you can do this, I wanted to know if this could be done on a flip chip setup for 87 and 93 octane gas with the corrections for the pinging on both programs. Would I be better off sticking with either 87 or 92 for some reason instead of doing a flip chip... I would love to pickup some performance with the chip, but would much rather take care of the pinging problem if I had to choose between the two. And last but not least, when I order it, is there anything special I need to mention to get the problem with the pinging taken care of... If you'd rather drop me an email it's chris@downspin.com
Thanks!
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Hi STX,
Sure, we can take care of this for you if that is the issue, just give us a call, our contact info is just below.
However, your knock sensor is in fact fully functional, this is just the typical FOU1 problem that about 5% of them exhibit. The FOU1 code was more aggressive, it was made for the 1998 NASTRUCK which was the lightest late-model F-150 made, and in heavier F-150's, it pings even on the factory program on 87 octane sometimes. Just give us a shout & we'll go over this with you in detail, we've taken care of many of those FOU1's.
Sure, we can take care of this for you if that is the issue, just give us a call, our contact info is just below.
However, your knock sensor is in fact fully functional, this is just the typical FOU1 problem that about 5% of them exhibit. The FOU1 code was more aggressive, it was made for the 1998 NASTRUCK which was the lightest late-model F-150 made, and in heavier F-150's, it pings even on the factory program on 87 octane sometimes. Just give us a shout & we'll go over this with you in detail, we've taken care of many of those FOU1's.