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All good mate. The 2.3 is probably a little small for big power anyway on the 5.4 but you will get a good blower whine happening. Cams will chew more fuel down low but if you're only using it as a weekender that won't matter. Except for the Mellings billet oil pump my engine has never been opened so I'm still using stock head gaskets and bolts. The best part about the screw type blowers is the incredible torque they make basically straight from idle but very controllable with the throttle. Like driving a 9 litre big block around 😊 Have fun with your project and if you need any more info on my setup, let me know and I will help if possible 👍

BF XR8 KenneBell.tec

Hi mate, I have a BF XR8 with 2.6 Kenne BF XR8 KenneBell.tecBell blower on it. Stock engine with billet oil pump gears, it makes 385RWKW/ 343NM on a conservative tune. I am not a tuner and originally it was tuned by a reputable shop with SCT tuning software which I later read then re-flashed using PCMTEC. The PCMTEC software attracted me because of all the parameters you can change for drivability as this car is a daily driver as the SCT software is pretty basic. As Puffwagon says, the ability to look at stock Ford files is handy as I used this to fine tune my Ford twin throttle body settings using an FG GT file and the Tip In Retard settings from an FGX Sprint to fine tune a dead spot when mashing the throttle from low revs as well as many other small settings for smoothness and drivability. I'm running 11.8 pounds boost with Bosch 0 280 158 279 injectors and an Aeromotive 340 in-tank pump and from memory had 57 psi of fuel pressure on the dyno before the stock regulator. You will also need a decent exhaust system. I was recommended by Blue Power racing to fit a twin 3" system with 1 7/8 four into 1 extractors not only for increased flow under boost but also to help scavenge exhaust gases out of the combustion chamber so as to run more ignition timing. As I said, I am not a tuner and have not touched any of the main fuel and timing curves that were set on the dyno except to tidy up a bit of low load and idle timing. I have attached a copy of my tune for you to look at and give you some idea on where you should be heading. This car has been a daily driver for the last 11 years with this power level and tune and it has been ultra reliable and idles like stock. I think the hardest thing to tune, from what I've read on these forums, will be your cams and you may not need them given the power and torque available from the blower.

Also, the steering column might have been disconnected at some stage and not replaced in correct alignment with the steering rack causing the traction control to do weird things when turning corners. The TC thinks the back end is sliding out and tries to correct for it. I had this happen when my extractors were fitted on my XR8.

Hi mate, I am definitely not a tuner by any means but I had a quick look through your file and I noticed that the Torque Module Switch is disabled under System Switches (auF0260). I believe if this is disabled, you will only get throttle torque reduction and nothing else. This is enabled in my supercharged BF XR8 and all torque reductions (spark ,fuel etc) work fine. I'm sure more knowledgeable people on here than me will see other things but I believe this might be one of your problems.

Hi mate, I have attached the tune for a stock FG 315 GT auto which came with the twin throttle body setup. Hope this helps. FG GT 315 Auto Twin Throttle Body.tec

Disable seat belt chime in a BF 1/Park brake on. 2/Gearshift in Park(Auto),Neutral(Manual) 3/Ignition in "OFF" position. 4/All doors closed. 5/Buckle Drivers seat belt. 6/Turn ignition to the "ON" position(Do not start the engine). 7/Wait until the seat belt warning light turns off. 8/Press and "HOLD" Hazard button. 9/Unbuckle drivers seat belt. 10/Buckle drivers seat belt. 11/Release Hazard button. Confirmation of disabling the belt minder is provided by seat belt warning lamp flashing 5 times. To re enable it simply carry out the same procedure.

Yes, My SCT tuned BF XR8 licensed no problems at all using the Professional version of the software.

Awesome news, Roland. I've been looking forward to this since I bought my 2017 GT fastback earlier in the year ?

Great to see how you guys keep polishing your product. The "use Celsius everywhere" feature will be especially useful as I am used to comparing Horsepower/ Kilowatts and Foot Pounds/ Newton Meters etc. at a glance but Fahrenheit/ Celsius is not as common and is, at least for me, a bit harder to get my head around.

I've had success in the past finding stock strategies by looking at photos posted on Carsales. Do a search on the car model you are interested in and browse the photos. Quite often people will put up a picture of the VIN sticker on the door jamb and you can get a stock strategy number from there and then punch it into the PCMTec stock file calibration wizard.

I've got the CAT600 bushes and a Herrod 2 piece 1350 uni tailshaft but have not done axles. No axle tramp but haven't really launched it hard so I'll see how I go.

Actually that's a good point about the axles. I might try this carefully and see how I go. Thanks for your advice. Awesome software, by the way. Keep up the good work mate

Thanks Roland. I'll give it a crack when I get a chance and see how I go. I assume my launch RPM etc. would need to be slightly lower given the greater low rpm boost and torque of my Kenne Bell supercharged v8?

Thanks Puff. That probably explains why they're not showing up then as I'm using the professional version not workshop.