Is Is Truetrac The Best Option To Lower 0-60mph And 1/4 Mile Times Because Of Spining
Originally Posted by rafa26
The tune was a BIG DECEPTION, comes from Ford than you can imagine all hey do to hold power. Some examples are, maximum RPM is only 5000,truck cuts fuel delivery at 125mph,also the truck seems to run lean at high rpms etc...It's not a good performance tune period.
What makes you think you are running lean? Lean is a BAD thing on the engine, i doubt ford would sell something that would be BAD for the engine...
Originally Posted by rafa26
The S/C is the best one in the market FOR SURE but the tune blocks a lot of available power. I am very happy with the times :
0-60mph=5.7s
1/4 mile =13.9s
0-60mph=5.7s
1/4 mile =13.9s
Originally Posted by rafa26
but i want to fix some traction issues, there is a lot of wheel spin and remenber that i use huge 24'rims and tires that weights a ton, i can imagine what's gonna happen in trucks with the thin stock wheels.
Originally Posted by rafa26
I will drive 5 hours next month just to take my truck to be tuned by Mike Troyer in his new shop and i will inaugurate his brand new dyno, can you imagine what that guy will be able to do having my truck on his hands and on A Dyno ???? I am almost sure that we are going to be able to reach around 450rwhp but with only 8psi. That is like a TURBO performance, more HP with less pressure compared with superchargers.
Originally Posted by FATHERFORD
Any blower tune from any manufacturer is going to be way undertuned. They dont want people installing there kits and blowing up their rides the 1st week it was on.
What makes you think you are running lean? Lean is a BAD thing on the engine, i doubt ford would sell something that would be BAD for the engine...
What track was this at? What was the elevation? Weather? 60ft? MPH?
Few tenths atleast
Like omg, mike troyer is like, going to tune my truck OMG! He is going to do what ever other tuner can do. I would find someone there local. No doubt in my mind any good tuner can pull 450hp/500tq out of that whipple setup on 8lbs. I'm basing that ASSumption by as much as I had to detune my vortech on 12lbs. These 5.4 3v's love the boost like the 4.6 3v's. I'd upgrade the fuel pump if it was me before I did that though. Fuel system is one thing you dont want to skimp on.
What makes you think you are running lean? Lean is a BAD thing on the engine, i doubt ford would sell something that would be BAD for the engine...
What track was this at? What was the elevation? Weather? 60ft? MPH?
Few tenths atleast
Like omg, mike troyer is like, going to tune my truck OMG! He is going to do what ever other tuner can do. I would find someone there local. No doubt in my mind any good tuner can pull 450hp/500tq out of that whipple setup on 8lbs. I'm basing that ASSumption by as much as I had to detune my vortech on 12lbs. These 5.4 3v's love the boost like the 4.6 3v's. I'd upgrade the fuel pump if it was me before I did that though. Fuel system is one thing you dont want to skimp on.
I use a beltronics FX-1 to get the times.
Originally Posted by BROTHERDAVE
to really get a handle on it, you need to go to a real dragstrip and see what your 60 ft, times are. i would not drop the $$$ without knowing the real data.
Amen
Originally Posted by BullittMcQueen
oh quit being a vag and launch it in 4 hi. i've had friends run theirs at the strip many many times in 4 hi with no problems. it probably isnt the best for the tranny but neither is putting on a blower. it just comes with the territory.
I couldnt have said it better myself, anytime you look to build hp, you run the risk of breaking something. As long as you are not using 4 hi at everystop sign and intersection you see, at everystop you come to. You'll be fine. If you do it only when needed, your motor will go out before your transmission does because you prolly engauge boost alot because you love the noise. I know i do in my 04 Lightning. Also, you could also look into gettin a lightning rear end because they are positive traction.
Originally Posted by phil6608
Ha Rafa,
Cecil County Dragway is open!! Come on down.I would love to run our trucks and see just how that Whipple performs in person..lol
Phil
Cecil County Dragway is open!! Come on down.I would love to run our trucks and see just how that Whipple performs in person..lol
Phil

My girlfriend lives in Phily>about 40 min ride from my house.The track is about 30 min for me so I would say it would take you about an hour and 15 or 20 min to get there.I see guys from up your way down there all the time.Lets go have some fun.
I talked to my tuner the other day.He is working on this guys Lightning and they just did a dyno and at 16 PSI on a KB with a 100 shot of nos they made 793RWHP/940ft Torque.I can't wait to see this truck run.It made 646 with out the Nos.
Phil
I talked to my tuner the other day.He is working on this guys Lightning and they just did a dyno and at 16 PSI on a KB with a 100 shot of nos they made 793RWHP/940ft Torque.I can't wait to see this truck run.It made 646 with out the Nos.
Phil
Last edited by phil6608; Mar 11, 2006 at 07:17 AM.




