As a daily driver, I'd disagree. Suppose racing, tracking, whatever, then sure. My edge was a totally different animal with a Livernois tune, and I never did the IC. The Explorer drives better. I'd caveat it as "daily driving" or more. If it's a daily driver, what a tune provides isn't wasted. If you want more pep and sound, tune it and grab the thermal. After watching more videos, I'll prob do a IC next year for the fun of it, but swaybar is next.