Sep-30-2018 07:58 AM
Oct-16-2018 07:29 AM
JeremyFr wrote:
To the OP, just wanted to tell you about my most recent experience with my tune.
I just completed towing from Tacoma WA, to Anaheim CA. Overall I got 10.2 MPG towing a 6200LB trailer and an overall GCVW of just shy of 13k.
The truck did amazing over all the passes and did not require a single brake application coming down the Tejon pass (Grapevine) To say a tune is worth it, is an understatement. And not once did it approach redline on the downhills.
Temps were all great the entire trip.
Oct-16-2018 06:27 AM
Oct-11-2018 06:42 PM
Oct-10-2018 11:02 AM
JeremyFr wrote:FishOnOne wrote:
Here's a video of the same truck pulling the Ike.
Link
It appears that TFL wasn't concerned with the rev's coming down hill. Personally I've not heard good things about 5star tunes, I've heard alot of people have consistency issues with 5star.
Livernois has been a predominately Ford performace shop since they started. They bought one of the very first EB F150's that rolled off the line when Ford first introduced it and they do extensive testing etc on their tunes.
I don't work for them, I'm not paid by them, I'm just an extremely happy customer who has found both their product and their support to be fantastic. Their people are VERY knowledgeable when it comes to Ford engines from my experience with them.
I've done some pretty steep downhill grades with their tune with a 6500# trailer and I've never had it redline going down hill but I have seen better engine braking performance than I did/do with the stock tune.
As for overall towing, I've seen similar if not slightly better towing MPG with the tune vs. stock, but I've also found on my Gen 1 3.5 with the 6 speed auto that the sweet spot for MPG in my particular setup is about 62MPH which doesn't bother me as I don't like towing any faster than that (unless i need to pass someone)
I see average of around 11-12MPG towing at 62 and under. Speaking of passing there is absolutely no issue of putting the pedal down and confidently passing others when needed, the power is just there when you need it and even going up a grade the truck immediately takes off and easily pulls past just about anything you may need to get around.
Oct-10-2018 10:28 AM
Oct-10-2018 09:17 AM
Donnoh wrote:
I watched the TFL test of this truck tune going down hill and it whipped the engine to over 7000 RPM (way over redline) before it upshifted. No thanks.
Oct-10-2018 07:53 AM
FishOnOne wrote:
Here's a video of the same truck pulling the Ike.
Link
Oct-09-2018 05:02 PM
Oct-09-2018 01:27 PM
Donnoh wrote:
I watched the TFL test of this truck tune going down hill and it whipped the engine to over 7000 RPM (way over redline) before it upshifted. No thanks.
Oct-09-2018 12:24 PM
Oct-04-2018 03:32 PM
bikendan wrote:JeremyFr wrote:
I've got a 2016 F150 3.5L EB and went through Livernois for my custom tuning.
I will say this it's like a whole other truck with the Livernois tunes vs. Fords stock tune. Like others have stated it's not just about performance as at least Livernois re-programs the transmission and more to greatly improve the overall driveability. I have both Performance tunes and Tow Specific Tunes. The biggest difference between the 2 being transmission performance.
I've done an extensive amount of towing with the stock tune and while it's been enjoyable and sufficient. The improvement in drive-ability using the Livernois Tow Tunes has been amazing. The transmission performs far better especially on grades and makes for an overall far more enjoyable tow.
I use their 91 octane performance tune for daily driving and see better MPG with the tune than I do on the stock Ford tune. And again the drive-ability has been far improved. The other modification I made was to go with a low temp thermostat from Livernois (which they adjust the ECM for as well with your tunes)
I can't recommend Livernois enough if you own a Ford vehicle, their support has been fantastic and once you purchase a tuner, you get lifetime tunes and support with it. If you add to or modify your truck you just reach out to them let them know what you've done and they adjust your tune for you.
Do you mind if I ask how much the tune cost?
Oct-04-2018 02:18 PM
JeremyFr wrote:
I've got a 2016 F150 3.5L EB and went through Livernois for my custom tuning.
I will say this it's like a whole other truck with the Livernois tunes vs. Fords stock tune. Like others have stated it's not just about performance as at least Livernois re-programs the transmission and more to greatly improve the overall driveability. I have both Performance tunes and Tow Specific Tunes. The biggest difference between the 2 being transmission performance.
I've done an extensive amount of towing with the stock tune and while it's been enjoyable and sufficient. The improvement in drive-ability using the Livernois Tow Tunes has been amazing. The transmission performs far better especially on grades and makes for an overall far more enjoyable tow.
I use their 91 octane performance tune for daily driving and see better MPG with the tune than I do on the stock Ford tune. And again the drive-ability has been far improved. The other modification I made was to go with a low temp thermostat from Livernois (which they adjust the ECM for as well with your tunes)
I can't recommend Livernois enough if you own a Ford vehicle, their support has been fantastic and once you purchase a tuner, you get lifetime tunes and support with it. If you add to or modify your truck you just reach out to them let them know what you've done and they adjust your tune for you.
Oct-04-2018 09:41 AM
Oct-03-2018 12:28 AM
Teamfour wrote:FeatherFam wrote:
What does it cost to "custom" tune?
My 6.2 tune was about $500. That included three tunes and the SCT tuner needed to install it. The SCT will do much more than just install the tune.
5 Star Tuning