Getting my AFM tuned out for $150

On Monday I'm taking my 13 PPV to a local shop that can tune out my annoying AFM, adjust my speedo to a 1/2 inch taller tire, and adjust my shift points for $150. Is there anything to be concerned about, or what else should I have tweaked?

If they're tuning it while you drive it, maybe take out some of the torque management, put a little more power to the ground earlier. Watch that 2nd gear roll when you step on it, instant downshift to 1st and away the rpms go!

Happy Thanksgiving!

swathdiver said:

If they're tuning it while you drive it, maybe take out some of the torque management, put a little more power to the ground earlier. Watch that 2nd gear roll when you step on it, instant downshift to 1st and away the rpms go!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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I need that...

swathdiver said:

If they're tuning it while you drive it, maybe take out some of the torque management, put a little more power to the ground earlier. Watch that 2nd gear roll when you step on it, instant downshift to 1st and away the rpms go!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Yes. Do this ^

If you plan to get longtube headers without cats, you can have them turn off the rear O2 codes. A shop near me does this level of tuning for $150 and I plan to have AFM disabled, TM reduced to maybe 25%, and the rear O2s turned off. I think that's all...

iamdub said:

If you plan to get longtube headers without cats, you can have them turn off the rear O2 codes. A shop near me does this level of tuning for $150 and I plan to have AFM disabled, TM reduced to maybe 25%, and the rear O2s turned off. I think that's all...

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If you don't push it to hard, why not 100% torque management delete? I only had a problem with that once, when I was 16 with my dad's 64 Plymouth Valient with a slant 6, 3 on the tree, and I disintegrated the rear.

Lightning 95 said:

If you don't push it to hard, why not 100% torque management delete? I only had a problem with that once, when I was 16 with my dad's 64 Plymouth Valient with a slant 6, 3 on the tree, and I disintegrated the rear.

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Because I'm an ass and tend to use whatever throttle is available. Having a damned 4-speed auto with grandpa shifting programming means that it tries to get to 3rd or 4th as quickly as possible. This makes it lug when accelerating in traffic. If I push the pedal a little more, it lugs harder then finally downshifts and revs out. There's no middle ground. I f-in' hate it and end up manually shifting it to keep it from constantly up- and downshifting. You should feel fortunate to have the 6-speed. Keeping some TM is my feeble attempt to not kill the 185,000-mile transmission. Well, that's what the odometer reads and I've had it since 146,000 so I don't know if the trans (or engine) has that many miles or not. But still.

If there's adjustments to have it pull timing just between shifts but not ignore throttle input and/or pull timing when giving it hard throttle, then I'll have them tweak that and remove all TM. That reminds me of a 4th setting I'd like them to see if they can improve- throttle response. I'd like it to respond as if it had a cable TB.

We're more like a 5-speed with two overdrives. First is so short when driving normal. With the stock tune it takes a lot of pedal to get the truck to downshift from 2nd back into 1st but my BlackBear tune allows it to happen with little effort. When it does the the whole front end lifts up like my 12.0 GNs did and the rpms quickly reach the shift point and she's off like a rocket.

Got my AFM programmed out this morning. The truck runs so much smoother now. While he was at it he corrected my speedo for my 1/2 taller winter tires, and changed the mph shift point for 1-2-3 by a few. Between that, and running some E-85 this thing has some balls now. Best $150 I've spent lately.

Hell yeah!

I just confirmed my appointment for tomorrow morning to have mine tuned at Futral Motorsports. Killing AFM and the two rear O2s, reducing TM to 15%-20%, removing (or raising) the speed limiter, maybe other stuff. Jenn's taking it cuz she's the only one that's available but they're gonna coordinate with me over the phone. I'm kinda excited.