what mods have people tride with out a tune or reflashing to back them up. i know that it was said you should have it flashed or ran on a dyno but has any one verifed that also will they not run or just run even better with them. also has any 1 ran boost turbo or super charger with just a flash i did a search nothing that i could find on not flashing or tuning
to run ANY power adder, you will want a tune. without one, you are risking severe damage to your car.
more on this has any one heard of someone damaging there car from not running any type of tune after moding. these cars have mas air flow duel knock sensors god knows how many timing sensors oil temp senors air temp sensor how did ford screw up the pcm were u cant force feed it or even have lots of bolt on's and the car not know how much air is there can someone give a more detailed answer to why such a technology driven motor cant handle it i dont get it ?
yes, you can still destroy the motor, even with knock sensors. knock sensors cant do everything, they are just an added safety cushion. lets put it this way: if you have the $ to add boost to your car, then you should have the $400 for a tuner.
No GT yet but I'm already planning the mods. Underdrive pulleys and an aluminum driveshaft don't require a tune. What would that be worth, 20-30 rwhp?
Another way to look at this is to consider getting a flash tuner a mod. It might as well be your first mod as everything else that you do to the car will require a reflash. There is one CAI (K&N I believe) that advertises no retuing is required. I can tell you from personal experience that a tune is worth every cent. It's fast and easy to do, and really enhances the drivability of the car, even if on other mods are installed.
The Westin Motorsports and Granatelli CAI's also claim they do NOT need a computer reflash to work and give very nice gains in both hp and torque. I know that even though that is possible, I will still get a tuner when I get a CAI since reading on this forum how much better the car performs with just the tuner. Other than mufflers I have done no other performance mods, but tuner/CAI is definitely next on the list. I'm saving up slowly for them now.
I have run the ZEX nos on mine without a tune, the 75hp ran great. When I went to 100hp it just didn't seem as fast as the 75hp shot, that's why I just ordered a tuner. I also have o/r x-pipes and that turns the engine light on after a day or so, but still runs fine.
