ficm tuning milage increase?

[sonic blue l]

well ficm tuning has been out some time now, just curious if anyone has seen any actual mileage improvements? Specifically if you had the factory vxcf4 base engine calibration. (your truck would have non inductive heating factory ficm cal of say AMZ2AL12).

I don't need inductive heating, but I do need better mileage, lol.

Thanks for any info.

 

[Mdub707]

I haven't really cared enough to check mileage in a few years on my truck, but I honestly don't see how it wouldn't help. It makes the truck so much easier to drive and just seems effortless to get going now. It makes the bottom 1/8 of pedal travel seem useful now. I just got done swapping on my 62FMW CED setup and honestly it helps spool that turbo so much easier. I am Vxcf5 though. All of the PHP FICM tunes I use have mild inductive heating however and I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[drunk on diesel]

I had VXCF9 and picked up almost 2mpg on top of Matt's SRL

 

[Dave]

I see a 1.5 mpg increase when I drive like a semi rational human being

 

[sonic blue l]

good info to know thanks.

the vxcf5 could have had the non inductive heating or the ficm killer. worked well to combat stiction but would help promote ficm failure. vxcf9 would have been the latest ficm cal. So if going by what the ficm tuners claim, you should noticed the largest fuel economy gain.

Its nice to see that there have been benefits seen. I'm just trying to rationalize whether to convert my evo to a ficm tuner or buy another tow tune. Only problem is my edge evo canned tow tune is better then my custom tow tune and the canned sct tow tunes. If I convert I will obviously loose that, but if I noticed some better response and possibly bettering fuel mileage then it should be worth it.

Hate to double up the questions, but has anyone towed heavy say, 13,000 lbs with the mild panty dropper?

 

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Any of you guys have bigger injectors?

 

[drunk on diesel]

I say convert the EVO and get custom tunes for your SCT

 

[Mdub707]

good info to know thanks.

the vxcf5 could have had the non inductive heating or the ficm killer. worked well to combat stiction but would help promote ficm failure. vxcf9 would have been the latest ficm cal. So if going by what the ficm tuners claim, you should noticed the largest fuel economy gain.

Its nice to see that there have been benefits seen. I'm just trying to rationalize whether to convert my evo to a ficm tuner or buy another tow tune. Only problem is my edge evo canned tow tune is better then my custom tow tune and the canned sct tow tunes. If I convert I will obviously loose that, but if I noticed some better response and possibly bettering fuel mileage then it should be worth it.

Hate to double up the questions, but has anyone towed heavy say, 13,000 lbs with the mild panty dropper?

That's why PHP pre-loads the mild inductive heating on all of their FICM tunes, unless you ask for it without. It's good for cold weather starting, without killing the FICM. I haven't towed that heavy, probably for the most part under 5k lbs, I will never ever tow with those hot heavy tunes again. Every time I tow now, I load up aggressive tow from Innovative and flash my FICM to economy to keep heat down. It tows wonderfully.

Any of you guys have bigger injectors?

I do not, at the moment. Anyone with larger injectors (more specifically larger nozzles) should either not be running the FICM tuning, or should be talking to Bill @ PHP about a custom FICM tune, and THEN have your SCT guy write you a custom ECM tune to match. Greg at MPD has gone through this already. Running the canned FICM tunes with larger nozzles and custom ECM tuning will result in a lot more smoke, a lot more heat, and no increase in power.

I say convert the EVO and get custom tunes for your SCT

I'm with him!

 

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Mdub yeah.. Thats who is going to be doing my truck/injectors here soon. I have an old edge that I can get converted into the FICM tuner. Greg is the only instance Ive seen with larger injectors.. Im sure other are out there but I dont know if they are running PHPs new FICM tune for the larger nozzles.

 

[Mdub707]

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47397&highlight=FICM+tuner

 

[MrOneEyedBoh]

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47397&highlight=FICM+tuner

Thanks bro.

 

[strokin6L]

I've been running ID's FICM tuning with my 190/75's since 2008. I would never run a 6L without ficm tuning. Truck responds so much better with it and feels much stronger. Noticed less smoke and egts stayed the same.

 

[Fordguy100]

I didnt see any noticeable MPG increase with FICM tuning (alone, had to have the FICM rebuilt and opted for a tune as well). Ours has the Atlas 40 tune on it.