The parts are all coming together for my TVS install. I'm doing a 2.8 pulley, and bought the 60 lb injectors, fuel pump booster, and MAF from VMP. I've also ordered a BBK 65mm DBTB. I intend to have the car tuned for 93 octane. It's currently got an Eaton with a 2.76.
VMP offers an SCT X4 plus remote tuning service for $699. (Lund offers an nGauge, boost gauge, and remote tuning, but it's $1199--just too far out of my budget.) I like the idea of the remote tuning so I can swap over the parts in my garage, flash on the tune, and datalog at my convenience. (I'll also need to pay the Ford dealer $95 to flash the factory tune back into my car--it came with an aftermarket tune already in it but without the tuner, so I can't unload it myself.)
(To be fair, I am not married to the idea of having VMP do a tune, should I decide to go the remote tuning route--I just figured since I bought the parts from them, they ought to be pretty familiar with what it takes to get the best power and driveability from the combo. I am open to suggestions of other tuners.)
I posted a thread a few months back asking for reputable tuners in my area and got several recommendations for STL Mustangs. https://www.svtperformance.com/foru...ble-dyno-tuners-in-the-st-louis-area.1132691/ I'm in Carbondale, IL, so about 2 hours away from that shop. I contacted them regarding tuning and was quoted $600. Their system flashes directly to the ECM so I wouldn't need to buy a tuner. My only real problem would be getting the car there--after swapping on the TVS and supporting mods, would the car even run well enough for me to drive it onto a car hauler?
If I go with the dyno tune without buying handheld tuner, I obviously wouldn't be able to make any changes to my car's tune without taking it back to STL Mustangs. On the other hand, I have owned this car since '07 and literally made no changes to it that necessitated modifying the tune, so it's unlikely that I'll need to make any changes on my own. And it would be nice to have a genuine dyno sheet to go with the mods. But I'll have the inconvenience of trailering the car two hours (each way), so this would pretty much be an all-day ordeal.
Remote tuning would be much-more convenient, but will I need a wideband O2 sensor or any other hardware in order for the tuner to get a sufficient datalog to ensure a safe, decent-performing tune?
So, what say you, SVTP members? Remote tune (presumably through VMP but open to alternatives) or dyno tune (presumably through STL Mustangs)?
VMP offers an SCT X4 plus remote tuning service for $699. (Lund offers an nGauge, boost gauge, and remote tuning, but it's $1199--just too far out of my budget.) I like the idea of the remote tuning so I can swap over the parts in my garage, flash on the tune, and datalog at my convenience. (I'll also need to pay the Ford dealer $95 to flash the factory tune back into my car--it came with an aftermarket tune already in it but without the tuner, so I can't unload it myself.)
(To be fair, I am not married to the idea of having VMP do a tune, should I decide to go the remote tuning route--I just figured since I bought the parts from them, they ought to be pretty familiar with what it takes to get the best power and driveability from the combo. I am open to suggestions of other tuners.)
I posted a thread a few months back asking for reputable tuners in my area and got several recommendations for STL Mustangs. https://www.svtperformance.com/foru...ble-dyno-tuners-in-the-st-louis-area.1132691/ I'm in Carbondale, IL, so about 2 hours away from that shop. I contacted them regarding tuning and was quoted $600. Their system flashes directly to the ECM so I wouldn't need to buy a tuner. My only real problem would be getting the car there--after swapping on the TVS and supporting mods, would the car even run well enough for me to drive it onto a car hauler?
If I go with the dyno tune without buying handheld tuner, I obviously wouldn't be able to make any changes to my car's tune without taking it back to STL Mustangs. On the other hand, I have owned this car since '07 and literally made no changes to it that necessitated modifying the tune, so it's unlikely that I'll need to make any changes on my own. And it would be nice to have a genuine dyno sheet to go with the mods. But I'll have the inconvenience of trailering the car two hours (each way), so this would pretty much be an all-day ordeal.
Remote tuning would be much-more convenient, but will I need a wideband O2 sensor or any other hardware in order for the tuner to get a sufficient datalog to ensure a safe, decent-performing tune?
So, what say you, SVTP members? Remote tune (presumably through VMP but open to alternatives) or dyno tune (presumably through STL Mustangs)?