Tips & Tricks or Traps & Money Pit?
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I've got over 47K on my 99. I race it every Friday and have had a chip for a long time. I changed the tranny fluid to Mercron V at 25K and I'm fixin to change it again at 50K. I run my truck hard and it runs great and I've had no transmission problems.
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i was clicking around level 10's site and found this...
what you yall think?
http://www.levelten.com/store/ford/i...3_5000_pts.htm
i'm gonna email them and ask for more info.
what you yall think?
http://www.levelten.com/store/ford/i...3_5000_pts.htm
i'm gonna email them and ask for more info.
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Originally posted by mracer
I'll try to give you answers about the first question.
You didn't tell us what your goals are, so I'll cover both scenarios. The dirty little secret that no one wants to talk about here is that standard chips do kill transmissions. If you want to go as fast as possible with no concern about breaking things, run a standard chip (eliminates the torque reduction, speeds up the shift, increases line pressure) and also run a shift kit.
If you don't want to break it, either run no chip at all or insist on getting one that does not mess with the transmission. Make sure that you leave the torque reduction intact and no line pressure increase or shift duration decrease from the chip. If you want better shifts, do it mechanically with a shift kit. I suggest the use of one like Factory Tech's kit.
Keep in mind that you will have to jump through some hoops to get a chip that does not change the shifting. I don't know why but the tuners only push the "standard chips" and so you have to do some asking to get one that is different. IMHO, chips that don't mess with the shifts should be standard issue for normal, street driving.
I'll try to give you answers about the first question.
You didn't tell us what your goals are, so I'll cover both scenarios. The dirty little secret that no one wants to talk about here is that standard chips do kill transmissions. If you want to go as fast as possible with no concern about breaking things, run a standard chip (eliminates the torque reduction, speeds up the shift, increases line pressure) and also run a shift kit.
If you don't want to break it, either run no chip at all or insist on getting one that does not mess with the transmission. Make sure that you leave the torque reduction intact and no line pressure increase or shift duration decrease from the chip. If you want better shifts, do it mechanically with a shift kit. I suggest the use of one like Factory Tech's kit.
Keep in mind that you will have to jump through some hoops to get a chip that does not change the shifting. I don't know why but the tuners only push the "standard chips" and so you have to do some asking to get one that is different. IMHO, chips that don't mess with the shifts should be standard issue for normal, street driving.
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Originally posted by clonetek
i was clicking around level 10's site and found this...
what you yall think?
http://www.levelten.com/store/ford/i...3_5000_pts.htm
i'm gonna email them and ask for more info.
i was clicking around level 10's site and found this...
what you yall think?
http://www.levelten.com/store/ford/i...3_5000_pts.htm
i'm gonna email them and ask for more info.