[Shotimes] LPM Help - Ted B.

[Bruce Malachuk]

Ted

I tried mine out last night and it didn't work. I'm not pointing any
fingers, espcially becasue you've been so helpfull in helping me try to
figure out what might be going on. I'm gonna ship it down to anothe list
member that has an older one that allows changing the eprom, so that he
might verify if it is the module or possible not.

I highly believe that your LPM would do alot for even a mildly modded car.
its like an 80/20 split of ppl believe that you're tuning makes good power.

Bruce
94 Opal Frost MTX
94 Deep Emerald Green ATX - w/90k gonna be parted
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. A. Breaux" <tabreaux@bellsouth.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 9:59 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] LPM Help - Ted B.


> The LPM is a tool that is capable of effectively enhancing the performance
> characteristics of a SHO.  Unlike most other performance hardware, the LPM
> provides the ability to adjust parameters to suit the needs of any
indivudual
> car.
>
> The potential to which an LPM can be used to influence the performance
> characteristics of any SHO depends on several factors, one being the
condition
> and integrity of electronic and mechanical equipment on the host car
(which is
> not always easy to determine).  Likewise, the performance potential is
> governed by the ultimate ability of the hardware (including mods) to
support
> this.  What this equates to in real numbers varies (widely) from vehicle
to
> vehicle.
>
> If one is serious about performance, dyno tuning is very helpful.
> 2000-7500rpm runs with A/F logging is particularly useful.  Since even
bone
> stock SHOs can display power deviations upward of 20hp, comparing the
results
> of any individual car with that of another can be confusing/misleading.
As
> far as the reason for the deviations, this is due to Ford's sloppy QA/QC
and
> some 8 years and many miles under the hoods of even the newest SHOs.
>
> Some say the LPM isn't useful on mildly prepared cars.  If a car doesn't
> respond well to certain changes, that isn't necessarily due to
shortcomings in
> the performance part or device.  Fairly recently, I've assisted in dyno
tuning
> a typical SHO with 80mm MAF, UDP's, Y-pipe, Sho Shop Cat Back and LPM that
> peaks right at 212hp and 196ft/lbs at the wheels.  We were able to gain
quite
> a bit of torque down low and improve power across the board via the LPM.
It
> may be of interest to know that despite the fact that I was able to tune
this
> car effectively, I have never even seen the car in question (all done
> remotely).
>
> Do all cars respond this way?  Some do, some don't.  Of course, with an
LPM,
> you have 30-days to evaluate it, risk free.  Try to do that with other
> performance hardware.
>
>
>
> Regarding Bruce and Chad.....
>
> My programming computer is used solely for that purpose.  No viruses there
> (although it is checked regularly).
>
> Bruce's unit is an older one that he purchased used.  Unfortunately, it
may
> have been damaged at some point.  We are not certain at the present.
>
> Chad's unit is a new one.  We are trying to determine if the unit is at
fault,
> or if he has a weak ECM.  If the unit is at fault (a rare occurrence), he
gets
> a replacement.
>
>
> tabreaux
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