To all of you mod experts, what is the best tune? Bama? Who has the most HP gain and drivablity for the buck?

I guess I should add that I have a (4.6L) SGT.

I did an SCT Tune with some Kook's Headers and went up about 50rwhp. The SCT Tuner they used took it up about 20-25 at the wheels. It was definitely worth it. They adjusted the shift points, took off the rev limiter and took off the governor. It's awesome. A friend of mine works for SCT so I got it about 25% off too.

another question on top of that, i know that tuner will save your factory tune, but the SGT comes with a tune already, so would the diablosport (or whatever) save that tune, or the ford added tune? i really dont want to loose the ford flash for the power package? i did diablosport on my 06 auto and fell in love, so it only makes sense that i do it again with the 07 SGT, but always beenworried i will loose that ford tune. thanks

My Tuner saved the tune for my SGT as is. So if I ever want to revert back to 100% factory settings it will do it in about 5 minutes.

ORIGINAL: SoulBurn18

I did an SCT Tune with some Kook's Headers and went up about 50rwhp. The SCT Tuner they used took it up about 20-25 at the wheels. It was definitely worth it. They adjusted the shift points, took off the rev limiter and took off the governor. It's awesome. A friend of mine works for SCT so I got it about 25% off too.


that's pretty impressive.
did you put it on a dyno?http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff26/onederful100/lookaround1.gif

Yeah, it was dyno tuned when they did it. It went from 232rwhp up to 285. So I actually got a 53rwhp gain. It's amazing what a couple of changes can do. My car is A LOT faster too than it was when I took it there.

232 baseline is a little low. my baseline was 255 and that was considered low. i picked up 20 rwhp w/ LT's and o/r x pipe, and most people consider that on the hi side. most headers advertise 25-30 hp gain, but no one actually gets that.

the shelby gt's get 315 crank hp, so that should put you at about 265-270 rwhp.
w/ intake and exhaust i had 301 rwhp, 46 over stock, i estimate 25 was from the JLT, so that leaves 21 for the headers and o/r x pipe.

Actually, 255 is if you have a manual. :) Mine is an automatic. If I would've had a manual I would've been sitting at 305rwhp instead of 285.

ok, now it makes sense.:)
sorry if i came off a little offensive, the numbers just didnt add up to me. but now it is much clearer.
that's a very nice lookin' shelby vert you got btw!

It sounds like the SCT tune is effective. I see it is about $479. Bama recomended the Xcalibrator3 which with the 3 tunes included would be $439 so pricing is close. I would like to hear from a few people with different versions to compair to. Thanks for your input. That is a sharp ride.

ORIGINAL: onederful100

ok, now it makes sense.:)
sorry if i came off a little offensive, the numbers just didnt add up to me. but now it is much clearer.
that's a very nice lookin' shelby vert you got btw!


No Worries and Thanks.

I looked at several different tuners and superchips before I Decided to go with SCT. I had completely forgotten a friend of mine worked for them. But SCT Specializes in mustang tuning and they definitely stand by their work. They actually had a special tune built for my car since the 08 Shelby's are custom tuned out of the factory. Took a little bit to get it, but it definitely kicked ass.

And just an FYI, the tuner they used on my car is an SF3 Power Flash from SCT.

Thanks for the Info. I will definately look into this one more before making a decision. You say that it took a bit of time getting it. How long? Will they also give you free changes if you do a few things like change the gear ratio? I am thinking of switching to a 3.90 or 4.11 gear but most likely not before the tune change. Bama will upgrade for free.

I actually had mine tuned with 4.10 gears. It took them a couple days to get it in since it was an 08 GT. But now that they have the tune designed for it, it shouldn't take more than a day to get it and have it done. Trust me, it's worth it.