Ok so my dad is about to get me an XCal3 for Christmas. Before he does, I want to make sure this is something I can justify him spending $400 on. I've heard plenty of people say things like: "night and day" or "feels like a V8" but from what I've been reading, most of these "gains" come from the shiftpoints of the auto trans.

So if anyone with a programmer and the 5-speed could provide some input, I'd appreciate it

 

id like to know the same thing before i think about getting one

 

x3!

 

lmao x4....



seriously

 

its manual v6 nation thread haha

 

I found an old thread that might provide some good information to you manual fella's.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/ch...ed-tranny.html

 

thanks chris. that just sold me.


hear that derek? my stick is gonna beat down that auto! :o

 

Cool. Hopefully you see the same results, if not better then when I got my tunes done. I'll be interested to see how good it does for our engine with the manual tranny.

 

i'm thinking about dropping $200 on a custom dyno tune here locally.

 

yea i want to see what results you get with your tune before i go ahead and do mine raptor.

 

i was quoted at 15 RWHP/20 RWTQ gain for the 4.2L V6 with my mods on canned tunes. the $200 for an hour on the dyno would squeeze out a few more. getting the canned for christmas but the dyno tune wont come until jan. then somewhere around there i'll be getting some ASP UDPs. thats about all the engine mods i can think of doing for now.

i'd be happy to see 180 rwhp and 225 rwtq.

 

Sounds like a good idea, if they are a reputable tuner for our trucks. I had always planned to go to one of Troyer's Dyno days back when he used to post the dates on here, I was just too lazy to make the trek down and honestly I'm happy with the way my truck runs as is. Having the XCAL2 with 3 different custom tunes is nice, but I really only run my 87 oct. towing tune anyway since I tow often. It's still way better then stock, seems to yield me the best mpg's and it's nice to have the device in the event I get a SES light.

 

yeah the place here is called JawsRacing. they specialize in Ford vehicles. the owner has a Fox 5.0 and was on that speed channel show "Pass Time"

they have Dynojet 224xLC in-house and they just installed a proper lift to clear the roof to finally tune trucks. cant wait

 

I want to get one too... but I need to see more evidence... before you know... the "justification" part...

 

okay guys! well monday im going down the road to pick it up!

my parents told me to pick it up and bring it home so i can open it on christmas, but it may find itself plugged into my OBDII port before it gets wrapped i can assure you guys ill type out a long and detailed review on it for us stick guys

tunes are 87 Perf, 87 Mileage, and 87 Towing, all on the ZFT0 computer code. best part is my dad is letting me put it on my new credit card so i can build my credit in the process!!!