miam75•8d ago

Serious question, why did I wait so long to finally tune my 5.0

I used to think a tune was just for guys who wanted to drag race every weekend. Kept my 2016 F150 bone stock under the hood for like 4 years. Then last summer I got tired of the transmission hunting for gears on the highway near Austin. My buddy Mike told me to try a 93 octane tune from a local shop down in San Antonio. So I finally did it back in October and man, the difference is night and day. The throttle response alone made the truck feel like it lost 500 pounds. I was worried about messing up the warranty but I got a handheld tuner so I can flash it back to stock if I need to. Has anyone here had reliability issues after a few years with a tune on their Coyote motor?

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dixon.spencer8d ago

Yeah man, the trans hunting was driving me nuts too. I tuned my '17 about two years ago with a similar handheld setup and zero issues so far. Throttle response woke the truck up way more than I expected.

morganhill8d ago

Maybe I should try tuning my truck before I tune my own expectations.