XCal2 users with auto. trans---unusual shift from 2nd to 3rd?
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XCal2 users with auto. trans---unusual shift from 2nd to 3rd?
I continue to have issues with my Xcal2 tune and what I call an unusual shift from 2nd to 3rd. All other shifts are normal...Since the V8 and the V6 (what I have) use the same automatic transmission, I thought I'd ask here rather than in the V6 specific forum.
There has been at least one other user on the SCT forums that has seen the same thing (also V6 automatic, AND same dealer for tunes).
Do any of you notice a "kthunk" sound when the car shifts from 2nd to 3rd? It both sounds and FEELS different. Stock doesn't do this...
I've asked for help from my dealer--it's been a week and a half so far, and the last I heard was that they were "working with a Ford engineer."
I also asked for help from SCT directly---that was on Monday, but so far--they haven't come back with any suggestions or tweaked tunes.
It's apparently not the torque reduction/control---they made me a tune with this restored to "stock" and it still does it, on the shift from 2nd to 3rd.
Does anybody else see this??? I've had my Xcal2 in hand for over 2 weeks now--and it's not living up to my (reasonable) expectations. [:'(]
There has been at least one other user on the SCT forums that has seen the same thing (also V6 automatic, AND same dealer for tunes).
Do any of you notice a "kthunk" sound when the car shifts from 2nd to 3rd? It both sounds and FEELS different. Stock doesn't do this...
I've asked for help from my dealer--it's been a week and a half so far, and the last I heard was that they were "working with a Ford engineer."
I also asked for help from SCT directly---that was on Monday, but so far--they haven't come back with any suggestions or tweaked tunes.
It's apparently not the torque reduction/control---they made me a tune with this restored to "stock" and it still does it, on the shift from 2nd to 3rd.
Does anybody else see this??? I've had my Xcal2 in hand for over 2 weeks now--and it's not living up to my (reasonable) expectations. [:'(]
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RE: XCal2 users with auto. trans---unusual shift from 2nd to 3rd?
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I continue to have issues with my Xcal2 tune and what I call an unusual shift from 2nd to 3rd. All other shifts are normal...Since the V8 and the V6 (what I have) use the same automatic transmission, I thought I'd ask here rather than in the V6 specific forum.
There has been at least one other user on the SCT forums that has seen the same thing (also V6 automatic, AND same dealer for tunes).
Do any of you notice a "kthunk" sound when the car shifts from 2nd to 3rd? It both sounds and FEELS different. Stock doesn't do this...
I've asked for help from my dealer--it's been a week and a half so far, and the last I heard was that they were "working with a Ford engineer."
I also asked for help from SCT directly---that was on Monday, but so far--they haven't come back with any suggestions or tweaked tunes.
It's apparently not the torque reduction/control---they made me a tune with this restored to "stock" and it still does it, on the shift from 2nd to 3rd.
Does anybody else see this??? I've had my Xcal2 in hand for over 2 weeks now--and it's not living up to my (reasonable) expectations. [:'(]
I continue to have issues with my Xcal2 tune and what I call an unusual shift from 2nd to 3rd. All other shifts are normal...Since the V8 and the V6 (what I have) use the same automatic transmission, I thought I'd ask here rather than in the V6 specific forum.
There has been at least one other user on the SCT forums that has seen the same thing (also V6 automatic, AND same dealer for tunes).
Do any of you notice a "kthunk" sound when the car shifts from 2nd to 3rd? It both sounds and FEELS different. Stock doesn't do this...
I've asked for help from my dealer--it's been a week and a half so far, and the last I heard was that they were "working with a Ford engineer."
I also asked for help from SCT directly---that was on Monday, but so far--they haven't come back with any suggestions or tweaked tunes.
It's apparently not the torque reduction/control---they made me a tune with this restored to "stock" and it still does it, on the shift from 2nd to 3rd.
Does anybody else see this??? I've had my Xcal2 in hand for over 2 weeks now--and it's not living up to my (reasonable) expectations. [:'(]
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RE: XCal2 users with auto. trans---unusual shift from 2nd to 3rd?
hey i had that problem with my diablo tune from 2nd to 3rd.. me and my buddy wanted to see how it would run without the airfilter and so we did and it took us a while to get her to find the idol we did that then took her on the street and when driving all out she would have a crazy shift from 2nd to third im thinking b/c there was to much air and it wasn't tuned to support what she was taking in.. we replaced the filter and she ran great .. so the only thing i can think of is if you put like a K&N filter or somthign like that in it then it might be getting to much air and its not liking it so you will have to tune for the change.. if you havn't changed anything else then i dunno what to tell you buddy.. Well hope that helpd..
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Looks like it's fixed!! 
Thanks for the comments, fellas.
Thanks to Ryan at SCT for some new tunes. It shifts very well now between all gears, so I think the issue was definately tune related--stock didn't do it, tunes from the dealer did, new tunes from SCT don't. So---it's nice to actually enjoy things.
I'll have to give it some real drive time, but for now--things are looking up!
Still can't smoke the tires from a dead stop...guess it's hard with the stock gears in the auto. Scrming makes it look too easy [8D]
Thanks for the comments, fellas.Thanks to Ryan at SCT for some new tunes. It shifts very well now between all gears, so I think the issue was definately tune related--stock didn't do it, tunes from the dealer did, new tunes from SCT don't. So---it's nice to actually enjoy things.
I'll have to give it some real drive time, but for now--things are looking up!
Still can't smoke the tires from a dead stop...guess it's hard with the stock gears in the auto. Scrming makes it look too easy [8D]
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RE: XCal2 users with auto. trans---unusual shift from 2nd to 3rd?
After you get some drive time on her let us know how she feels and handles, the car that is
not the Mrs. 
Glad to hear that your sct saga is coming to a end in a good way
not the Mrs. Glad to hear that your sct saga is coming to a end in a good way
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