after ditching my superchip tuner.. { pos }.. I started researching the ficm tuning .. I read everything I could on the products available to tune the ficm ..
PHP won out for several reasons.. 4 options for ficm tuning.. the posted & available research results that they made openly available .. the straight forward direction based on your trucks mods. or lack of .. plus their reputation was very respected..
I read many post on the ficm tuning , nearly all related to stacking the ficm tuning on with other regular tuners .. I found near to nothing based on a semi stock truck , witn the basic exhaust , air intake , & egr delete mods.. so hopefully this will help some folks.. & clear up the results from a truck that is running no other tuning with the ficm tuning..
first off the packaging on the PHP ficm tuner was great.. the instructions were simple , non- confusing & I recommend that even the pro.'s read the instruction / programming instruction sheet that comes with the tuner..
on the 05 up trucks pull out relay 304 from your under the hood relay box.. the instruction will locate this relay for you by its position in the box.. its very important to pull this relay..
after looking thru all the options on the tuner first , I then went to programming.. I chose the atlas40 over the economy , as they both yield better mpg , but with varying performance levels.. I was very happy with the boost in power I got from the atlas 40 setting.. throttle response was greatly improved all thru the power range.. ran smooth & strong ..
I have no means to monitor all the stuff many guys do.. but according to PHP , these things aren't an issue with a truck not using any other type tuning.. so all I can speak on is the drivability & function .. which is the very thing I could not locate in my research of ficm tuning results.. I will be adding another tuner which will live on the economy stting & it has the capability to monitor , so I will update on this accordingly.. from right now I can see no reason TO NOT RECOMEND the PHP ficm tuner.. sending your ficm in to be reset may be an option for some, but for the price I would rather control these things with some choices on my own..
other ficm tuners come with one setting only designed from what I read to fit your trucks modification level..or what you want .. & theres nothing wrong with that, but again.. we are back to owner choices .. I would rather control these things & be done with it all .. if I want to change the tuning level later I can.. a simple concept & a no brainer for my needs.. so I will update on any mileage increases & drivability again soon & later on with monitored readings.. I hope this helps some of the guys who don't run other tuning..
PHP won out for several reasons.. 4 options for ficm tuning.. the posted & available research results that they made openly available .. the straight forward direction based on your trucks mods. or lack of .. plus their reputation was very respected..
I read many post on the ficm tuning , nearly all related to stacking the ficm tuning on with other regular tuners .. I found near to nothing based on a semi stock truck , witn the basic exhaust , air intake , & egr delete mods.. so hopefully this will help some folks.. & clear up the results from a truck that is running no other tuning with the ficm tuning..
first off the packaging on the PHP ficm tuner was great.. the instructions were simple , non- confusing & I recommend that even the pro.'s read the instruction / programming instruction sheet that comes with the tuner..
on the 05 up trucks pull out relay 304 from your under the hood relay box.. the instruction will locate this relay for you by its position in the box.. its very important to pull this relay..
after looking thru all the options on the tuner first , I then went to programming.. I chose the atlas40 over the economy , as they both yield better mpg , but with varying performance levels.. I was very happy with the boost in power I got from the atlas 40 setting.. throttle response was greatly improved all thru the power range.. ran smooth & strong ..
I have no means to monitor all the stuff many guys do.. but according to PHP , these things aren't an issue with a truck not using any other type tuning.. so all I can speak on is the drivability & function .. which is the very thing I could not locate in my research of ficm tuning results.. I will be adding another tuner which will live on the economy stting & it has the capability to monitor , so I will update on this accordingly.. from right now I can see no reason TO NOT RECOMEND the PHP ficm tuner.. sending your ficm in to be reset may be an option for some, but for the price I would rather control these things with some choices on my own..
other ficm tuners come with one setting only designed from what I read to fit your trucks modification level..or what you want .. & theres nothing wrong with that, but again.. we are back to owner choices .. I would rather control these things & be done with it all .. if I want to change the tuning level later I can.. a simple concept & a no brainer for my needs.. so I will update on any mileage increases & drivability again soon & later on with monitored readings.. I hope this helps some of the guys who don't run other tuning..
