Dino Dino Bambino

Yes, you can pull that thing out and gain an instant, free 5hp. However it requires some force so you'll need a second person to hold the intake tube and apply opposing force while you're pulling.
It obviously serves no useful purpose 'cause Ford stopped putting it in the intake tube later in 2005.

ghunt

Why?

http://www.treadstoneperformance.com...w+Straightener

Maybe that's not what ours is though.

youngfalcon

I called the Bama hotline at AM and Lewis said the "airflow straightener" should be left out as their tunes do not include that in their parameters. Thought someone would want to know. Thanks again for the replies!

ghunt

OK, that's what I thought it was!

DRAGUL

I forgot I asked about this awhile ago. I found that thread again with the link someone posted to it, stating that if it is removed it will cause air/fuel issues. That is why I left it in. Maybe the stock tune is different on the later cars.

youngfalcon

After watching the UPS tracker for three days I eagerly drove home early today as my new Bama X4/SF4 tuner was shown delivered in the early afternoon. Opened the package and found the tuner and a metal plate with "custom tuned by Bama Performance" and my name plus "2005 Mustang GT". But NO CABLES OR DIRECTIONS!!!!!!!! Is AM kidding me?

I scheduled a vacation day tomorrow to do the install and drive the car for a few hours. Instead I will be sitting around thinking about the fun I planned to have. I can't believe it. What kind of employee would leave out the cables and directions to a new tuner order. Frankly I am now a bit concerned about the tuner itself. Will it work as advertised or will something be missing. Hopefully the folks who do the tunes are more reliable than the ones who handle it afterward.

I called AM and the person I talked to (who was very courteous) indicated it was "another department" (shipping I think) that would have take care of the problem. And they had left for the day. He also indicated that the written directions may not be included in the shipment anyway. Seems I may have to go online to find them. They used to come with the tuners as I have seen them. Now I must wait until tomorrow to get an email telling me how they will rectify the problem. I would think a phone call and over night delivery would be in order.

I will keep you informed of how this ends up. I am a fairly laid back person but for now I am about as pi--ed off as I have been in a long, long time. I have zero tolerance for this type of ineptitude.

jz

I thought you were being sarcastic and making light of the old "Tornados" that people used to install in their intakes to create a vortex (turbulent air) by saying it's a "straightener". I didn't realize you were being serious.

Either way, it still made me laugh thinking about all the hype and supposed HP increases from installing a Tornado into an intake tube.

Thanks for the laugh, intentional or not.

ghunt

Eh, you don't need the printed directions, it's pretty straightforward. But with no cables...well, that makes it a bit hard to use, yes.

bl817

the sx3/sf3 3000/3015 uses a usb printer cable. just looked at sxt's web site. looks like one cable is regular usb to mini usb, like cell phone charger. seems silly that they would make the ODBII port cable separate as well. hope that's not the one you need. you can download the manual from their site as well. sxtflash.com good luck

youngfalcon

bl817: As I said in my earlier post, AM sent NO cables with the tuner so I can't use it to load my custom tunes. Now having to wait until they are shipped separately. Hopefully over night. Will keep you posted on how they do this time. Maybe Alex L. from AM, who posted earlier in this thread, will jump in with some info. or good news.