xrturbomatty Member 79 Member For: 18y 6m 6d Posted 23/09/10 04:18 AM Posted 23/09/10 04:18 AM hey im getting a built 4 speed and 3000rpm stallie fitted tomorrow is it still possible to drive the car without a retune with the bigger stallie cheers
xr6t_ute Legacy Donating Member 2,281 Member For: 19y 3m 8d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 23/09/10 04:53 AM Posted 23/09/10 04:53 AM You will need a retune when u get a chance as the convertor will cause havoc to the ford pcm. I think you can still drive it for now but it will be hitting limp mode when u stomp on the throttle upon takeoff.
xr6t_ute Legacy Donating Member 2,281 Member For: 19y 3m 8d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 23/09/10 06:09 AM Posted 23/09/10 06:09 AM best bet is to call up a tuner
icer Banned 2,335 Member For: 17y 2m 16d Gender: Male Location: Aspendale, Vic. Posted 23/09/10 09:06 AM Posted 23/09/10 09:06 AM if you dont retune it ASAP you will fry your box under heavy load! Put it around till you retune it else you will be rebuilding it again!Make sure your tuner knows what 'shift pressures' and 'torque reduction' is else go to another tuner!
xrturbomatty Member 79 Member For: 18y 6m 6d Posted 23/09/10 09:44 AM Author Posted 23/09/10 09:44 AM thanks guys will take it really easy till I retune gonna go to elite auto they know what there doing.
xr6t_ute Legacy Donating Member 2,281 Member For: 19y 3m 8d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 23/09/10 10:25 AM Posted 23/09/10 10:25 AM also keep it mind that youll need a good aftermarket trans cooler since youve fitted the convertor, heat is also one of the trans killers.
xrturbomatty Member 79 Member For: 18y 6m 6d Posted 23/09/10 10:58 AM Author Posted 23/09/10 10:58 AM also keep it mind that youll need a good aftermarket trans cooler since youve fitted the convertor, heat is also one of the trans killers.hey mate already got a nice big b&m transcooler with a fan on it thanks for the help anyways
xrturbomatty Member 79 Member For: 18y 6m 6d Posted 24/09/10 10:24 PM Author Posted 24/09/10 10:24 PM hey got the box in shifts awesome just need a retune now cheers
xr6t_ute Legacy Donating Member 2,281 Member For: 19y 3m 8d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 25/09/10 09:05 AM Posted 25/09/10 09:05 AM (edited) very good make sure you book the tune in soon, wait till the line pressures are increased and then youll see how hard it shifts then..lol Edited 25/09/10 09:06 AM by xr6t_ute
matt47569 Member 39 Member For: 16y 10m 19d Posted 26/09/10 01:16 PM Posted 26/09/10 01:16 PM limp home mode wont be an issue unless you stall up the car with the brake with the stock tune. general driving the car will be stay out of limp home mode on the stock tune
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