Wes,

I too, would like to thank you for your informative post and your e-mails concerning this matter.

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Jim
Black '00
#1,757 of 4,966
Built 3/30/00 (a Thursday!)
Clear corners
J.L. Enhanced R9
J.L. Stage II Ram-Air ordered
FMS oval T/B next
HP booster of my own
G-Tech 13.72 stock

 

Thanks for the info. One question, do you think you lost any power when the the PSP was reburnt for the "pinging" in 3rd gear problem. Or did you ever have it reburnt? Thanks again!

 

Wes,
Thank you very much for the time, money and effort in this! I think this board is a great place because of the transfer of data like this!
Tom

 

Guys,

Glad to share the info here. I've gained a lot from this board myself, so I'm just trying my best to provide unbiased info. I will probably sell the chip(s) I decide not to use. We'll see.

Moses, Lone Star Performance is a big 5.0 Mustang shop in DFW. I believe this chip they did for a friend of mine was just a program they got for being a Superchip (or another chip company's) distributor. They do not do in-house chip programming, I don't believe. I know the owner, so I should probably verify that, but they are 90%+ hardcore 5.0 Mustang people.

Caka, I actually _gained_ a little bit of power on the reburn where timing was pulled. Go back and look at my original post. My original PSP program made 358rwhp SAE-corrected, and this one made 364rwhp. Obviously, Sal didn't pull out much timing...just enough to keep everything happy at full throttle in _all_ gears.

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Wes Tarbox
90 LX 5.0 (10.69 @ 134.7)--597rwhp/590rwtq
96 Cobra (12.34 @ 115.8)--392rwhp/433rwtq
99 Lightning (13.20 @ 103.8)--364rwhp/447rwtq
00 Expedition XLT 5.4
http://members.aol.com/Wa2fst/index.html

 

WA 2,
I've been looking for a chip but haven't been sure which one to invest in. I'd like your personal opinion.
afj00svt@hotmail.com
I want the best chip for the "street". I'm not a big time racer but would like the most and SAFEST horsepower for the money. Thanks!

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Red 2000 SVT Lightning

 

Just got my chip back from Lonestar Performance. Talked to Brian. Sent copy of dyno run to him to look at and all mods. It is a superchip street/trac. They did a custom program for mods. Street side shift quality is great and perforance is up. Went to track last night and track side performance was up .22 over superchip program. Steve

 

Wes,

I'm interested in your comments also. Please e-mail me at jarmstro@wt.net

Regards,

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John Armstrong
2000 Red Lightning
#444 of 4966
Born 2/22/2000
Went home 3/6/2000

 

I just want to say thanks to Wes for the great info.

The Lone Star chip he tested was mine.

And in some small measure of defense to Lone Star, the chip I have is no where near the hottest thing they have. It shifts normally under light throttle and firmly under full throttle. But shifts aside, Brian told me he has several hotter setups. He has done a bunch of setups for local Lightnings and has several different calibrations. Even has one if you want to trailer it and use race gas.

I just wanted the shifts firmed up. The extra power is a bonus.

Monroe
99 Red Tow Truck
97 Cobra Open Track *****

 

Wes thanks for your work on this issue! Could you send me your thoughts @jjordan300@aol.com.

Thanks, Jerry