[David52548]

I finally settled on the tuner of choice due to many recommendations online as to which tuner, and I had previous experience with Doug at Bama Chips.

Here is my update....

My car is a 2007 V6 Convertible with the 5spd Automatic. About the only two mods are the muffler, the Ford Motorsports unit for the V6 and the K&N replacement for the stock air filter.

I ordered the unit with the following custom tunes...

89 Torque
91 Race
93 Race

The unit arrived about a week after I had placed the order. The download was very simple, and since the car had 89 octane in the tank, the first tune to try was the 89 Torque. I was very pleased as the car seemed to jump from a start rather than dawdle off the line. I did not have a chance to get onto the highway and really push it a bit.. but going up to 50 MPH I was very pleased with the difference in the way the car shifted and the acceleration off of the line.

I did not realize when I ordered the unit that 91 is not so plentiful and 93 is abundantly available in my area. If I had known that I probably would not have ordered the 91 tune, I thought the octane availabiltiy here was the opposite and I would be using the 91 more than the 93, I can see I was very wrong on that. So make sure you know what your three choices are before ordering to avoid the boo boo I made.

I will be testing the 91 race when I get to half full in my tank, I will fill it with 93 and that should be about 91 octane or so... then when I get down to near empty I will put a tank of 93 and download the 93 tune... and report on how the two race tunes feel to me.

I have to say that Doug at Bama is a really nice guy who knows his stuff... He is easy to work with and very accomodating. I know this as I had purchased a tuner from him about three years ago for my 3.0 L Ford Ranger and was happy with the tunes and the performance of the truck after the downloads... I would definitely recommend that anyone seeking to buy a tuner give Bama chips serious consideration as I am sure you will be happy with your purchase when you receive it and the service you get now and into the future....

Until later.. I am off to drive my car... LOL...
Dave
PS.. this is my current update as promised Stlwagon.. thanks for the advice and recommendations....

[hotshot]

make sure you empty that tank to the very bottom then fill with 93 octane, you don't want it to knock on you

[David52548]

Good advice to which I will adhere hotshot... I think though that knock sensor should help to keep it knock free.. but will most assuredly reduce the power severely if it is getting into detonation... I agree with you and I will go cautiously with my testing... LOL

Thanks for the advice....
Dave