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Lucky13
06-13-2014, 10:12 PM
Hey all. 5.0 noob.

Bought a 2013 GT manual. It has Pypes mufflers. Nothing else i can tell.

I bought it off a small lot in Marshall. The guy said the owner had it tuned.

How the hell would i know??
DirtyD
06-13-2014, 11:08 PM
You can either hook up another tuner from a friend, which will tell you the car's ECU is locked, or you can try and go faster than 155 MPH, which is where the factory limiter should kick in. Or take it to a performance shop like HPP or Gearheads and have them hook up to it to see if it's tuned.
Lucky13
06-14-2014, 08:22 AM
That's what I figured. I've read good things about Gearheads here and elsewhere. Any recommendations for a good shop closer to Flower Mound? Not that I won't travel...
DirtyD
06-14-2014, 01:03 PM
That's what I figured. I've read good things about Gearheads here and elsewhere. Any recommendations for a good shop closer to Flower Mound? Not that I won't travel...


HPP is right there in lewisville, but they are very back logged with tunes scheduled. I would give manny a call and ask of you can just sneak in for a few minutes just to see of the car is tuned
Lucky13
06-14-2014, 01:05 PM
It's not a huge issue. Just curious. Winning lottery ticket wouldn't hurt, either!
Kosovobandit
06-16-2014, 12:02 PM
Check to see if skip shift is kicking in. Most tuners and tunes turn off skip shift. That's a good first indicator.
Lucky13
06-16-2014, 04:29 PM
:confused::confused:Check to see if skip shift is kicking in. Most tuners and tunes turn off skip shift. That's a good first indicator.
School the new guy. Skip shift kicking in?
SterlingStang
06-16-2014, 04:33 PM
Skip shift is on autoatics not manuals
Lucky13
06-16-2014, 04:57 PM
That would be why I was confused! :)
kdanner
06-17-2014, 07:59 AM
Check to see if skip shift is kicking in. Most tuners and tunes turn off skip shift. That's a good first indicator.

Skip shift is on autoatics not manuals

Uh, no, 11-12 manual only.
Lucky13
06-17-2014, 08:43 AM
Uh, no, 11-12 manual only.
So what's the deal? What's skip shift? Mines a 13 Manual.
kdanner
06-17-2014, 08:45 AM
So what's the deal? What's skip shift? Mines a 13 Manual.

Light throttle it can keep you from engaging 2nd on an upshift, forces you into 4th. Just unplug it and it is no longer functional, no codes. Then it was eliminated for 13.
Lucky13
06-17-2014, 08:56 AM
Light throttle it can keep you from engaging 2nd on an upshift, forces you into 4th. Just unplug it and it is no longer functional, no codes. Then it was eliminated for 13.
Got it. Thanks.