i have a 02 svt and im getting ready to get a tune for my car and was wandering what the best tune is to get. would i be able to run nitrous with the tune.

I feel i have the best SVT out there , No you cannot use the NA Custom tune for NOS

My Predator cost 375.00 and 20.00 for shipping and comes with my custom tune and free updates to the tune

Tom

Tom at focuspower.com or 1turbofocus on here. {EDIT} He can type faster than me to.

what kind of numbers is your tune making on the dyno and will it get ride of the dead sopt when i take off from lights and stop signs.

Tom's tune dynos a few hp higher than the other tunes I've seen on the same vehicle. SVTs are strange, some come stronger than others. And yeah, the off the line bogging is GONE! I love my tune from Tom

i think im going to order toms tune next week and tom how do i pay and do i have to give u any numbers off my car and are there tunes to choose from.

i think im going to order toms tune next week and tom how do i pay and do i have to give u any numbers off my car and are there tunes to choose from.Hit him up with a PM, might wanna consider any other mods you want to do first (cai, etc..) Im sure Tom can adjust the tune to get more out of the mods.

will do before i order.

I have never seen a Tom tuned dyno before and after...does one of these exist and if so can someone please guide me to where it is?

Thanks!

Tom at focuspower.com or 1turbofocus on here. {EDIT} He can type faster than me to.

LMAO too funny![hihi]

I don't think cai, K&N etc, will affect the tune too much. Probably not even an ORP... any combos of these will probably be on the same tune.

If you go for cams or bigger throttle bodies then that's when you need to change the tune a bit.

I ordered Tom's tune as well. I am looking forward to the gas mileage improvement more than anything else. I am currently getting about 26 mpg -- heck a Dodge Magnum RT wagon gets that!

^lucky I only get 20

does the tune give better mpg?

he leans it out a bit. hense less fuel is being injected. this will obviously create better MPG. and of course he can make the car take advantage of whatever mods you have.

I did Tom's tune and I couldn't be happier, already over 6 months with no problems. Best 380 I ever spent on my car. [thumb]

I say go for Tom's tune.

how hard is it to dyno tune and would i have any problems with it.

To dyno tune yourself?

well not me but people at the dyno shop in my city and maybe me

^^^If you can find someone that knows how to tune an SVTF in Spokane, I'll come join you.
However, that's going to be highly unlikely.
I doubt you'll find anyone there that will come up with a better tune than one of Tom's.
Now, maybe having a Spokane shop talk to Tom first and find out what's needed would help,
but noone is going to do that for free.

tom im ready to get that tune if you could let me know what info i off the car i need to give to you let me know.

PM him, he just needs your mods you've done performance-wise.

did that but he is not answering

Yeaah....I can't wait to get my tune! I just ordered it Friday, but Tom hasn't got back with me yet. Tom if ya get a chance, let me know how everything is goin. Im sooooo ready to get rid of the lag, and start wupin some @$$ !![smackbum]

where did you order yours from

Tom with his pay pal account HPDYNO@aol.com.

i dont have a paypal account.

I didn't either, but it was easy to set it up. You can either pay him with a pay pal account or just send him a check. His address is on www.focus-power.com, and the price is $275 plus the $20 shipping charge I believe.

375*

can tom's tune revert back to factory tune with ease?

Yes, when the tune is loaded, the factory tune is saved in it's place. Kinda just like a swap. If you wanna change your headlights, you take the old ones off and put the new ones on, then if you wanna go back, just get'em and put'em on. It's the same process back and forth.

I ask again...

Can someone point me to a Tom's Tune dyno before and after? He does his tunes on a Dyno so I cannot believe that there isn't one floating around here or at least on Tom's hard drive. Yes, I know everyone has a different car with different HP/TQ from the factory, but that is why I am asking for a before and after.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE?? (Pretty Please)

I don't believe I've seen one on here. . . . .

no there's definately a couple on here from back a couple years ago when the whole SCT/diablo tuning thing exploded and became big. i'll see if i can find it. i know tom has posted one and so has "revamp" back in '05.

What about this one ?
http://www.focus-power.com/images/svt_predator/1_large.jpg

Is that for an SVTF? Because that's a low beginning HP o the dyno.

What about this one ?
http://www.focus-power.com/images/svt_predator/1_large.jpg

SH%T
I think thats my tune, let me find it
Edit* Never Mind It was done before I bought the car.

Haha, well has he gotten back to you yet?

yes and im sending him the money tomarrow and on my way to happyness. thanks guys for your help and inputs.

Awesome man, welcome to the tuned SVTF family!!!!

Hey thanks for the leg work here. I am new to the svt thing and this was very helpful. I ordered tom's tune also. Cant wait!

You're gonna love it!!!!

from what everyone is telling me you can really fill the difference. i just wish he didnt live so far away.this wating thing is killing me. iv been wanting to order it for the last week but had to ask him some questions.

what is the biggest injectors and exhaust i can run on a n/a motor

does any of you know where i can or have made cams for the svt and what the lift and duration is onthe stock cams are. i want to get some real power with staying n/a. can anyone help please

Is that for an SVTF? Because that's a low beginning HP o the dyno.


Actually, I was about to say the opposite...Most people only dyno about 140whp stock. Are you thinking this is crank HP??

No but from what I've heard, the SVTF on average dynos in the 150s whp stock/ They did good on how much HP you lost.

focus svt, cams are MUCH more trouble than they're worth on the SVTF.

does any of you know where i can or have made cams for the svt and what the lift and duration is onthe stock cams are. i want to get some real power with staying n/a. can anyone help please
This recent thread has all your answers except where to get cams made:
http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113462
Stock cam specs are about 1/2 way into it.

Focistang85:
More often than not, stock SVTFs are around 140-145whp.
There's 2 in this thread at 144.
http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101162

And...I agree about the cams being more trouble than they're worth.
IIRC, the most that FocusSport ever got (before they gave up) was 15hp max.
There's also ZXTuner, but I don't think their cams ever got off the ground:
http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71278

EDIT:
It just occured to me that ZXTuner is no longer a sponsor of the site, and his forum area has been moved to the Recycle Bin.
You probably won't be able to see the thread. [:(]

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Man, I could'a SWORN it was higher than that.

Well, they do an AWESOME job with what HP they have.

Well, they do an AWESOME job with what HP they have.
Yes, I would agree with that!

It's too bad that ZXTuner's cams never got out there.
No one wanted to buy them without a dyno showing the improvements.
I'm not sure why he didn't bite the bullet and do a one off set to get a dyno.
Plenty of people offered up there cars. [dunno]
Most likely (as FocusSport) there just wasn't enough gain to justify the expense.
We do have some rather large cams as it is...

Most definately.

Tune is the best HP you can gain without going F/I. Worth it IMO