Ford Performance Tune

gjhughes85 · Oct 6, 2022

Honestly, this fits my needs. Fixing the gearbox (that should have been a general update from Ford anyway) and giving a boost in power without voiding the warranty. I don't see any downside, apart from having to use 93 to unlock the benefits.

Has anyone else tried this? Would love to have some feedback from others on their experience of this exact product.

KegsBdry · Oct 7, 2022

gjhughes85 said:

I've asked about it to my dealership, but they haven't done one yet. I don't want to be their first customer on this tune.

dolsen · Oct 7, 2022

twin001 said:

This didn't age well

Stone17 · Oct 7, 2022

KegsBdry said:

The Ford Performance Tune start to ship 10/12/2022 .My Local Dealership said $180 (1.5 HR) to install the tune.

dolsen · Oct 7, 2022

twin001 said:

You folks are putting too much stock in the technical details created by the marketing department. It's likely inaccurate

Stone17 · Oct 7, 2022

Ford did remove the octane off the graph.

twin001 · Oct 7, 2022

dolsen said:

Maybe because this is a "technical" modification. Seriously, the amount of effort Ford has put into this "tune" it wouldn't surprise me if all they did was amplify FENG in every drive mode, including ECO. PLEASE anyone who buys this do a pre and post tune run. I'll even loan you my P-Gear to log if you are near Cincinnati.

dolsen · Oct 7, 2022

twin001 said:

You are absolutely correct, but it is still the marketing department, and it is run by humans, many of which aren't "car people" much less enthusiasts.

Trust me when I say that FOMOCO is not as much of a well-oiled machine as some like to believe.

Blown F-150 · Oct 7, 2022

twin001 said:

Every other Ford Performance tune that was independently tested is in line with the gains stated by FP, not sure why you think this one would be any different.

Glad to know that you somehow also know what the effort they put into the tune…

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Tommy Flippen · Oct 7, 2022

Steeda is offering this product for $699.00 and stating install time of 15 minutes.... Come on, someone go first and tell the rest of us what you think of it!

Stone17 · Oct 7, 2022

Tommy Flippen said:

But you will need a Ford dealer to install the tune to keep the factory warranty.

Lethal Performance is selling the tuner for $695
https://www.lethalperformance.com/f...l-2020-2022-explorer-st-3-0l-m-9603-ex30.html

3 year/36k mile warranty from new vehicle in-service when installed by a Ford dealer or ASE/Red Seal certified technician

M1nd64m3 · Oct 7, 2022

From what I'm seeing it's not the factory warranty but a different Ford Performance warranty. Not sure how that affects things.

I called some local dealers last week when this was announced and they either said they don't do this or they'd get back to me, but haven't heard back.

Everyone sure likes to complain about the price. 30HP and 50TQ is a pretty good gain for the price when compared to how much it costs to make power and keep some sort of warranty. I'd also rather have the warranty since these Explorers seem to have lots of problems, so this is worth it for me. If I wanted to squeeze every last ounce of power out of the vehicle I sure wouldn't be wasting my time doing it to an Explorer. I see this as simply a small power bump and I'm happy that Ford is supporting the platform, especially when it looked like this wasn't going to happen due to the rear end bolt problems.

Spins4 · Oct 7, 2022

Tommy Flippen said:

Curiosity got the best of me and I ordered one from Lethal last Friday. I hope to have baseline versus FP calibration 1/4 mile and dyno data for comparison. It might be a few a weeks, I don’t think they are available to ship until October 12th.

CareerFiremanGuy · Oct 8, 2022

Stone17 said:

Okay, now we're talking. Everything makes sense.

M1nd64m3 said:

I asked about it at my dealer and they looked puzzled as if they never heard of Ford Performance before (and they're not a small dealer). Not too confidence inspiring ...

northof60expST · Oct 9, 2022

CareerFiremanGuy said:

Most dealers have zero clue about the aftermarket. You have to bring supporting documentation and part # to help the process.

CareerFiremanGuy · Oct 9, 2022

northof60expST said:

I get what you're saying, but the service department I spoke is located at a dealer that sells every high performance variant that FORD sells.

That's what surprised me so much, still doesn't make any sense ...

AtlasBlue2022 · Oct 10, 2022

Might be worth it if it actually makes the 30hp. I did a little checking around in the Mustang forum. Some1 made about 38 peak hp, with the 2.3L, with the Calibration & only a MBRP race exhaust, everything else bone stock.

M1nd64m3 · Oct 10, 2022

CareerFiremanGuy said:

That's a lot like the response I got from the dealer I bought it from, even though the salesperson was going on about all the Ford Performance stuff he's had the service department install on his mustang. I guess it just goes to show that sales will say anything that helps close the deal.

CareerFiremanGuy · Oct 10, 2022

AtlasBlue2022 said:

Agreed.

M1nd64m3 said:

Except the reaction I got was from a Service Advisor, not someone in Sales. Lol

northof60expST · Oct 10, 2022

Ford Proformance builds the enthusiasm for the brand. Unfortunately, the sales department uses that enthusiasm to extract the most amount of money out of us. Either on new cars sales, trade-ins or at the parts desk.

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