Calibrations Available from 5 Star

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Mike Wolfe

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Not sure why there is so much skepticism here
Same engine & trans used in 2018 F150 & nearly every house has calibration software for it
Maybe I will call them today for an update
Was told I would have my software in 2-3 days after receipt of my stockfile
sent them the complete stock file that includes ECU & TCU programming Tuesday evening
Called them Wednesday morning to verify they received it
They had received it
 

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Im sure that 5Star knows what they are doing... It should make for a great improvement on an already great platform.
 

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I e-mailed Gearhead tuning , I had there Adjustable octane tune and loved it, Liked it better than my MPT tune overall on my 2014 F 150 Eco I just traded in. The owner currently has a expy and they said they're a few weeks out from releasing their tune also. There is a big post on them at the Ecoboost F150 forum about the tune overall. It drove nice and hauled when you got on it and the retain fords tables so it adjust for the octane your running no more constant reloading all the different octane tunes game.
 

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Sounds interesting.

I'd like to get the 25 rwhp back from the Platinum since I'm in a lowly XLT... I assume this is all done in the factory Ford tuning.

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Hi All
5 star uses software from HP Tuners to create their calibrations
They also have a training program for tuners
https://thetuningschool.com/collections/hp-tuners
I would suspect many other TUNERS use their software to create their calibrations
If I was 20-30years younger I would definitely get set up with them
I am a 73 year old semi retired fuel & emissions engineer
Would be fun to get involved with today's vehicles now that you can do so much with just software recalibration
When I was young it required engine teardown to add compression, more aggressive camshaft, cylinder head porting, headers etc.
OH WELL:33:
 
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Got mine as well
Have DR appt's this week
Will let everyone know how the 93 octane performance/tow calibration works when I install it

marklib did your install your's yet?
 
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Loaded the 5 Star 93 octane calibration about an hour ago
Have not driven it much yet but throttle response seems much better & instant fuel mileage a little better as well
Anyone else loaded a calibration yet?
 

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