ordered 2012 mustang gt which tuner.......

[FastRedPonyCar]

countless tuners have tunes for the car but not all are created equal. American muscle offers a 3 year 36K mile warranty protecting you from having to pay for a new engine out of warranty if cylinder #8 fails (which is currently the only issue that I know of that these engines are having)

Ford racing tune is NOT COVERED UNDER YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY though. ford racing is a totally separate entity and if your DEALER installs the tune, you get a 12 month warranty against failure that FORD RACING will foot the bill for, not ford motor company. One guy on another forum blew #8 with a FRPP tune and the dealer replaced the engine and reloaded the tune without any questions so that would be another safe bet.

I've heard very good things from local guys about Livernois' tune as well, favorable vs Bama and Lund tunes.

I've also yet to hear anything bad about steeda's tune so that would be another option though like with livernois and lund, don't expect any financial assistance if somethign goes wrong and ford blames it on the tune.


Lastly, despite what you may read on other threads, ford CAN tell if you reflash your ECU back to the factory tune so you can't fool them if you go in for a problem with the engine by flashing back to stock and expecting them to fix it without checking the ECU. You may get lucky or you may not. They've been instructed to check the ECU though at this point due to all the tunes blowing #8.


edit I almost forgot: though unsubstantiated at this point, I would wait a few thousand miles worth of driving the car to determine what type of oil consumption the engine has. I have a hunch that the guys who have abnormally high amounts of oil being burned (some guys burning over 1 qt per 1000 miles) are prime candidates for a #8 failure. Again, I have no proof that the two are related but I see no way that a properly functioning engine can burn that amount of oil and not have something internally not quite right.

 

[Ray Lucca]

1 issue Pony, if the Ford Racing Tune [FRPP] is installed at the time of delivery by the selling Ford Dealer, on a new car, the Full Ford Factory Warranty remains intact. Several friends have done it on their new 5.0's and I did it on my new 09 GT500. [Put down 500 Rwhp and 473 Rwtq, Sae on a Dynojet, under 2000 miles on my Shelby, very good numbers with excellent driveability. In fact my dealer said I had 30 days to make the decision and still be covered, and he confirmed it with Ford. To be safe I put it into the paper work and brought it back for the install 2 weeks later. The usual labor charge on a new 5.0 is 1-1.5 hours labor depending if you get the Axle-backs or not...The FRPP Tune, Pro-cal Tuner and Filter is a steal at under $ 300.00 from Buy Ford Racing.com + Labor, see above....Get the selling dealer to match their pricing on the Tune, worked for me.

 

[AMDanBailer]

A few. Go with the Bama tune. They offer a warranty for their tune

Isn't American Muscle/Bama offering some kind of warranty with their tunes now? I love my Bama tunes.

countless tuners have tunes for the car but not all are created equal. American muscle offers a 3 year 36K mile warranty protecting you from having to pay for a new engine out of warranty if cylinder #8 fails (which is currently the only issue that I know of that these engines are having)

Ford racing tune is NOT COVERED UNDER YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY though. ford racing is a totally separate entity and if your DEALER installs the tune, you get a 12 month warranty against failure that FORD RACING will foot the bill for, not ford motor company. One guy on another forum blew #8 with a FRPP tune and the dealer replaced the engine and reloaded the tune without any questions so that would be another safe bet.

I've heard very good things from local guys about Livernois' tune as well, favorable vs Bama and Lund tunes.

I've also yet to hear anything bad about steeda's tune so that would be another option though like with livernois and lund, don't expect any financial assistance if somethign goes wrong and ford blames it on the tune.


Lastly, despite what you may read on other threads, ford CAN tell if you reflash your ECU back to the factory tune so you can't fool them if you go in for a problem with the engine by flashing back to stock and expecting them to fix it without checking the ECU. You may get lucky or you may not. They've been instructed to check the ECU though at this point due to all the tunes blowing #8.


edit I almost forgot: though unsubstantiated at this point, I would wait a few thousand miles worth of driving the car to determine what type of oil consumption the engine has. I have a hunch that the guys who have abnormally high amounts of oil being burned (some guys burning over 1 qt per 1000 miles) are prime candidates for a #8 failure. Again, I have no proof that the two are related but I see no way that a properly functioning engine can burn that amount of oil and not have something internally not quite right.

These are all very good points and something to consider when tuning your new 5.0. We have thousands of 5.0s running around the world with no issues other than irregular tirewear;-)

Our tune files are derived from dynoing our own 2011GT with all the different parts available in the market. This allowed us to nail down these tunes, so that they are safe, powerful and fun!

If you want to learn more about our warranty, check out this page here:
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and if you have specific questions regarding a tune for your vehicle, give our Tuning Specialists a call at 888-226-9764 or shoot them an email [email protected] and they can help you out!:thumbsup:

 

[92hatchlx]

whats ur best et with urs and what octane tune do you have, also can bama make it sense the octane like stock not that i would through anything below 91 in it but if you had to and had to go wot for some god for given reason i can only get 91 octane where i live sometimes 93 but mostly 91

My best time to date in the 1/4 was a 12.7 @ 109 mph with a 1.85 60' (launched at 4500 and spun through first on MT ET street radials). DA was 4000+ feet. I think the corrected time came out around 12.0-12.1 @ 114. A better 60' would have put me well into the 11s. I only got to make 3 passes that night in the quarter and the track wasn't prepped well.

Even better than my times is the fact that I have run around with the race tune since I got the programmer and the driveability is like stock. Very smooth when commuting and it absolutely tears shit up when I get on it or take it to the track.

 

[Red Turtle]

ok i might have made a mistake i am asking who to go with i know it will already be sct tunner lol also being these cars r wideband from factory i should be able to just log when i get tune and send him log and made corrections if need be or do i need to get a dyno sheet big pain where i live in middle of no where and i woulnd't trust shop for like 450 miles lol what r you guys doing for logging and sending or r you guys taking cars to tunners!

This post made my head hurt. Can you attempt to use punctuation? If you are worried about warranty and "blowen" your engine, then I would advise you to keep it stock.

 

[J666Z]

If you're looking to do a great safe tune, check us out.

We are offering the SCT X3 for $379.95 and including a BBR tune at no additional charge.

We also offer free updates for life, when parts are purchased through us.

 

[scotmach]

This post made my head hurt. Can you attempt to use punctuation? If you are worried about warranty and "blowen" your engine, then I would advise you to keep it stock.

Thank you. You said it, many (myself included) were thinking the same thing.;-)

 

[cmycobrafly]

Sorry I am not a typer or gramer expert, I am a welder by profession never have to write or type at my job!

 

[scotmach]

Grammar has two m's and no e.:bash:

 

[Red Turtle]

Sorry I am not a typer or gramer expert, I am a welder by profession never have to write or type at my job!

You can still use a period every now and then. Lots of tuners out there, so just do your homework before you purchase a mail order tune.

 

[5OhPerformance]

Amen Brother..

listen i am not trying to be a ass i don't have 1 hr here 1 hr there to be sitting on this damn computer i am to busy with work. Just make it simple and please answer question if you know something

 

[5OhPerformance]

Seems like the most popular one out right now are the SCT Tuners, there being sold on almost every website and in every magazine. Theres a built in one by Diablo i was looking at yesterday which also has the shift lights on it. The one by Diablo doesnt give you as much of a horsepower upgrade as the SCT from what is advertised.

 

[KONA BLUES]

Amazon gets my vote hands down. Running their tune in my bride's 5.0 and couldn't be happier. In the end you will have to make the choice and there are many, many great tuners out there. It all boils down to who YOU like best. Ask enough people and you will find that someone has a problem with every tuner out there. Amazon will take great care of you should you decide to go with them

 

[BlackMamba3]

My personal choice would be either Bama or Lund.

In terms of the #8 issue, that was related to early tunes done by tuners where they messed with the knock of the engine. It has since been resolved as I haven't heard of any problems for along time.

Agreed, in the end it comes down to YOUR personal choice.

Good luck with what you chose. Just remember as soon as you load that first tune, kiss your warrenty goodbye.

Boring stock vs. Tuned monster.

I chose monster.