Tune & longevity

[WAC]

Hello all,
I just bought a leftover new 18 a week ago.
Lots of info concerning tunes. Does anyone have a good amount of miles with their tune? Any issues?
COBB seams to be the big internet name and maybe they just market the best. Who sells the best all around tune? I bought this truck as a daily driver so not looking to squeeze every ounce of HP out of it. I want good power with good reliability.

I accidentally posted in the first gen section. Whoops

Thanks in advance.

 

[goblues38]

this truck as a daily driver so not looking to squeeze every ounce of HP out of it. I want good power with good reliability.

Then leave it alone. it has plenty of power as a DD and the reliabillity will only go down from stock.

 

[hammer73]

Whipple tuned. 18k in first year as my daily driver. Not a single hitch. It’s the tune that Ford used for their special auctions. (Which are rare) Ford updates (like for transmission) are included with Whipple. Not the most power but highly reliable. Less flexible than Cobb but.m they (as far as I know) don’t have the transmission updates included (yet?).

In my opinion; Stick with the big names and don’t worry about the additional wear. This car can easily take it.

You decide what’s best for your situation.



18 SCrew Magnetic, Roush CAI. Whipple tuned. SPD adapters, Kooks Green catted down pipes. Kooks mid pipes w/ resonator. HF & VHF Connected.

 

[WAC]

Thanks Hammer73 for answering my question. I am hoping to get a tune soon after breaking this engine in.


QUOTE="hammer73
, post: 1355075, member: 27410"]Whipple tuned. 18k in first year as my daily driver. Not a single hitch. It’s the tune that Ford used for their special auctions. (Which are rare) Ford updates (like for transmission) are included with Whipple. Not the most power but highly reliable. Less flexible than Cobb but.m they (as far as I know) don’t have the transmission updates included (yet?).

In my opinion; Stick with the big names and don’t worry about the additional wear. This car can easily take it.

You decide what’s best for your situation.



18 SCrew Magnetic, Roush CAI. Whipple tuned. SPD adapters, Kooks Green catted down pipes. Kooks mid pipes w/ resonator. HF & VHF Connected.[/QUOTE]

 

[Fastback89]

Then leave it alone. it has plenty of power as a DD and the reliabillity will only go down from stock.

I'm in a similar situation, the wife made it clear I will be driving this truck for at least 10 plus years so I'm gonna leave mine stock

 

[SL75]

The tune won't hurt the engine, but remember that this engine has some very common problems on it's own from design stand point. If you tune, you are taking a gamble for warranty coverage when those engine parts fail.

 

[10SpdsOfFury]

I have the Whipple tune, put it on at 6k and have 27,600 on it and no issues.

 

[hammer73]

The tune won't hurt the engine, but remember that this engine has some very common problems on it's own from design stand point. If you tune, you are taking a gamble for warranty coverage when those engine parts fail.

In my opinion no more or less than any other brand/type.

Going online in forums like this might feel that there are many problems but you’re hearing the opinion / experience of only a relatively small group of owners of which a smaller group posts their issues. I bet there are many Raptor owners that never visit here that are extremely happy and drive daily without any issues or concerns.


18 SCrew Magnetic, Roush CAI. Whipple tuned. SPD adapters, Kooks Green catted down pipes. Kooks mid pipes w/ resonator. HF & VHF Connected.

 

[SL75]

In my opinion no more or less than any other brand/type.

Going online in forums like this might feel that there are many problems but you’re hearing the opinion / experience of only a relatively small group of owners of which a smaller group posts their issues. I bet there are many Raptor owners that never visit here that are extremely happy and drive daily without any issues or concerns.


18 SCrew Magnetic, Roush CAI. Whipple tuned. SPD adapters, Kooks Green catted down pipes. Kooks mid pipes w/ resonator. HF & VHF Connected.

So here is some more concrete data for you. The 3.5 ecoboost has had cam phaser problems rooted back to 2010/11. Ford has tried a bunch of fixes... Part changes, tune changes, etc. Nothing has fixed it since Ford is still updating parts, and we are all still experiencing the problems. This cam phaser thing is no fun if you have no warranty. It's like $4k to fix and it will fail again. It's a losing proposition. People here fail to come to grips with this mega problem. I just hope my truck makes it to the 5.2sc release.

 

[TwizzleStix]

I have a bit over 30k miles on my 2018 with the MPT 93PRX tune. Still runs 13.5 @ 100mph in 1/4 mile and average fuel mileage never reset from new is 16.0. I think the key to longevity is 1) NEVER let the dealer touch it after you drive away at purchase, 2) do NOT run to 10k mile service intervals 3) stick with 5k mile oil changes using a synthetic oil, 4) always run 93 octane fuels, and if in a ******/socialist state with only 91 **** gas, move the f*ck out! Of course, YMMV