TracKey is here! Those that are installing - please post!
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My Boss was dealer trade arranged by my local Ford Dealer, and it came with the Red Trac Key. (one day I gotta tell you about that dealer trade! It took one new Raptor and 2 Boss's to get that deal done and my Yellow Boss delivered)!
But even though I have the Red Key in hand (at no charge, thank you very much), and have been offered programing by my dealer (again at no charge, thank you again), I won't be able to get anything done now until next Spring.
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But even though I have the Red Key in hand (at no charge, thank you very much), and have been offered programing by my dealer (again at no charge, thank you again), I won't be able to get anything done now until next Spring.
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It's the special programming that everybody's been waiting for.
Not the arrival of the key itself
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From: Midwest
I am going to dyno the car as well on the same day I get the track key.
Need some opinions for you dyno, and ecu gurus:
1. Should I take the car to the dyno with the black key get it dyno'd....unhook at take it to the dealer for the trackey install....then drive it around with the redkey and then take it back to the dyno and do some pulls?
2. Or take it to the dealer first and have them install the tune....take it to the dyno and do some pulls with the black key and then red key....the whole time the car sits on the dyno?
My only thought is that the car may like to "learn" the driving habits and "figure" out what tune it is running therefor option 1 would be the best. But maybe it doesn't matter.....
Need some opinions for you dyno, and ecu gurus:
1. Should I take the car to the dyno with the black key get it dyno'd....unhook at take it to the dealer for the trackey install....then drive it around with the redkey and then take it back to the dyno and do some pulls?
2. Or take it to the dealer first and have them install the tune....take it to the dyno and do some pulls with the black key and then red key....the whole time the car sits on the dyno?
My only thought is that the car may like to "learn" the driving habits and "figure" out what tune it is running therefor option 1 would be the best. But maybe it doesn't matter.....
Here is what I would suggest. Bypass the dyno and have the dealer load TK into the ECU. Drive around some (I really have no knowledge on this however on the Ford MOD5.4 engines I believe it takes about 25 miles). If you can mix in both low and high horsepower demands so the ECU can see a range of owner performance expectations. Then go to the dyno for one session with both keys.
I would start the first of several pulls with the Black key and get a baseline calibration. Since the engine will get hotter with each successive dyno run you may have to allow some cool down time before you initiate the same number of pulls with the red key. It will be interesting to see any differences on the same load of fuel. Make sure it is 91+ octane fuel.
The Boss community is interested in this type of comparative data and making the comparison on the same day with the same fuel is the cleanest way to compare the attributes TK gives the engine.
Good Luck!
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But since we're on the programming topic, my dealer is a SVT Dealer and big one. He's offering free 'programming' to everyone who bought a Boss from him, and he's pretty adament that other dealers really should not be charging for this simple service either. (His words, not mine), so do shop around.
I fully expect to get a call from my dealer the day the programming is released, along with an invitation to pop right over and get that program installed. (These guys love the Boss too, and they know I might take them for a spin around the block too)!
Unfortunately, I had the Boss out for one last Hoorah this morning, then tucked it and my wife's C/S rag-top away for the winter.
I will really miss that car!
OTOH, if there's no snow on the ground when the program's released,..... it just might come out of storage real fast!!!! :-
Cheers,
Jouster
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Well I hope your dealer keeps his word. He might change his mind when he finds out it's just not just a download program and that he actually has to order a kit from Ford- and that kit is going to cost him money.
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Originally Posted by Whammer
Well I hope your dealer keeps his word. He might change his mind when he finds out it's just not just a download program and that he actually has to order a kit from Ford- and that kit is going to cost him money.
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Woo Hoo!! I can’t wait until you all start posting after you get the TracKey installed!!
No, PTRocks. This install does not nullify the rest of your New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Any concern caused by the TracKey will be covered for 3 yrs or 36,000 miles. Any other concern will be covered under whichever warranty it applies under (3/36k or 5/60k).
Deysha
No, PTRocks. This install does not nullify the rest of your New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Any concern caused by the TracKey will be covered for 3 yrs or 36,000 miles. Any other concern will be covered under whichever warranty it applies under (3/36k or 5/60k).
Deysha
However, I wasn't asking if installing TracKey is a problem. I am talking about actually using it. Meaning specifically, using TracKey implies taking the car on the track. If anything happens to the car (let's say a wheel bearing or a suspension failure), is the failure covered under warranty? It's not likely that TracKey would be the direct cause.
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Originally Posted by Whammer
Well I hope your dealer keeps his word. He might change his mind when he finds out it's just not just a download program and that he actually has to order a kit from Ford- and that kit is going to cost him money.
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Waiting on "parts" delivery...hopefully today or tomorrow!
