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Finally tried MPT tonight...

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#1 ·
I know yall are just gonna say "oh god, another tune thread". But let me at least say what I am gonna say. :bow:

I have ran with the stock tune for about 3 months. Bama tune for about 4-5 months. And today I loaded my first MPT tune.

I will say the Bama tune over stock was a nice change. However, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. So I bought a 93 Race tune from MPT. Kudos to Alex and AM but man am I glad I tried out this other tune. 2 things are noticeable right away.

1) Engine breaking is more noticeable on my Auto in Drive. Before, I ALWAYS had to use the brakes as the engine braking wasn't used much unless I was in Sport Mode. I really like being able to use the engine braking for hills and such. So this is a nice bonus I did not expect.

2) Man when this car shifts, my fat a$$ gets kicked every single time! Very nice! Also, it revs a bit higher before each shift. Feels more aggressive for sure.

All in all, the car just floats down the road now with what seems like less effort. :dance:

I took my car for 2 drives. 1 was to let the tune settle in and for the car to relearn things. The 2nd drive was mildly aggressive but did not go WOT yet. It was still enjoyable and definitely felt a tad more pep vs. the Bama tune.

Both tuning companies are respectable. I would say at least try both out once so you know the differences. I will say when I track during my last N/A months, it will be with the MPT tune. For my cruise up to PA, I will load my 87 Performance tune from Bama.
 
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#2 ·
I know yall are just gonna say "oh god, another tune thread". But let me at least say what I am gonna say. :bow:

I have ran with the stock tune for about 3 months. Bama tune for about 4-5 months. And today I loaded my first MPT tune.

I will say the Bama tune over stock was a nice change. However, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. So I bought a 93 Race tune from MPT. Kudos to Alex and AM but man am I glad I tried out this other tune. 2 things are noticeable right away.

1) Engine breaking is more noticeable on my Auto in Drive. Before, I ALWAYS had to use the brakes as the engine braking wasn't used much unless I was in Sport Mode. I really like being able to use the engine braking for hills and such. So this is a nice bonus I did not expect.

2) Man when this car shifts, my fat a$$ gets kicked every single time! Very nice! Also, it revs a bit higher before each shift. Feels more aggressive for sure.

All in all, the car just floats down the road now with what seems like less effort. :dance:

I took my car for 2 drives. 1 was to let the tune settle in and for the car to relearn things. The 2nd drive was mildly aggressive but did not go WOT yet. It was still enjoyable and definitely felt a tad more pep vs. the Bama tune.

Both tuning companies are respectable. I would say at least try both out once so you know the differences. I will say when I track during my last N/A months, it will be with the MPT tune. For my cruise up to PA, I will load my 87 Performance tune from Bama.
Just out of curiosity, which BAMA tune were you comparing to the 93 Race tune from MPT?
 
#3 ·
What did I tell you man... Glad you got it, now you can really enjoy that 373 gears..

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#6 ·
the fastest N/A 3.7 was MPT tuned
 
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#8 ·
So MPT wants to dial in the tune. They need me to get it in 3rd gear and take it to 7000 RPM and email the log back to them. With 3.73s and 255/40/19 tires on the back, any idea what speed 3rd will take me up to when I hit 7000 RPM?
 
#14 ·
Yup...I got 99mph on an auto.
You're only talking maybe no more than 10 seconds of time between speed limit and 100 mph. You don't have to hold it at that.
Here's an idea, have someone else drive it for you. With a little incentive of course.
 
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#13 ·
lol smart ass. never watched Star Trek when I was a kid.

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30 over isn't to bad of a ticket. Worse you will have to do is spend the night in jail. I have had that happen a couple times 95 in a 45 ect. Got to get that tune dialed in lol

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LOL! I am not even going to try and explain that to the wife. :blink:
 
#15 ·
Are you seriously worried and concerned about taking your car to 100ish mph? I do this daily. Gotta know when and where you can get away with it. ON RAMP, up large hill (cops usually looking for the down hill speeder), some deserted country road.

If you really have objections to going that fast why even bother with a supercharger and half of the rest of what you have bought for the car? Not trying to be a dick, just honestly curious.


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#17 · (Edited)
I am not worried about taking the car to high speeds. I am just worried about public roads in the city. People have families to get home to without worrying about someone needing to dial in a tune in the lane next to them at 90+ mph. I am not worried about my driving, I am worried about others on the road in Austin when I am at those speeds. Because people come to complete stops in the middle of the highway, cut cars off, I even seen one guy drive off the highway and hit someone.

Cops in Austin give 0 wiggle room. I have got plenty of tickets in the past and do not need/want any more. Already tight on money as it is saving for the Procharger and stuff, don't need a $500-$600 ticket to go along with it. Rather use that for the SC dyno tune.

I was just asking a simple question and will knock it out as soon as time/place permits. The modding is for eventually hitting up the track and going to shows. Not so I can be a d*** on the road.
 
#18 ·
Why would you do it next to someone in the first place lol. The whole concept should go without saying that you'd do it safely with some common sense. There's plenty of times/stretches of highway that give you the 10 second window you need to hit 100 and slow back down to 70 before you reach another car. Go get that datalog done, no more excuses.


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#22 ·
Idk but with my 3.31 MT 3rd tops out below 100 it'll be slower with 3.73 still fast enough to get you in trouble pick your spot wisely

I will admit my #'s may be off as I don't look at the gauges much when I'm hooning it is more of either "whee!" or "see ya later"
 
#24 ·
I'm sure they are going to close the thread for "street racing"....


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#28 ·
Living on the coast I have plenty of backroads & 2 lane hwy to let her run! After I get my suspension set up I'm getting an MPT tune myself. Thanks for the review!
 
#35 ·
Ok I have a question for you kevin, and I guess the others paying attention to this thread, the MPT tune is around $100 more or less, I can get a Dyno tune at my local Dyno shop that is $300, and they are very reputable. The question I guess I would ask you, is which one would you go with? I, like you, have been running the Bama 93R tune for quite some time, and I feel I could get more out of my car, don't get me wrong, Bama does a great job with their tunes, but I also understand their limitations.
 
#38 · (Edited)
I'll jump in on a serious note here Alucard because this has been on my mind also. The question you WROTE above is which tune would be better, the question you are really asking yourself is which tune will I FEEL better about. If you get the MPT tune, you know it very likely will be more aggressive but it won't be a true strap the car down on the dyno custom tune. Some shop that will do the custom dyno tune may not be as aggressive as a canned MPT tune but it will however be truly specific to your car. Climate, humidity, ambient air temperature, humidity etc all play a major role and all change all the time. So "fine tuning" is only truly worthwhile when you are running under the same conditions you dyno'ed under. Don't everyone pounce here guys, my point is that fine edge giving you that last 1%, not all or nothing worthwhile. Arguably, both the canned and the dyno tune on an average day three months from now (into the next climate season) they will both be 99%-ish on in the context of above. For my part, the reason gears and drive shaft are my next upgrade is because I plan on doing the dyno custom tune here. I know I'll always wonder and end up doing it anyway so I'm setting up for the plunge now. And really, 300 clams in the context of all we put into our cars is nothing. That and how cool will it FEEL to see your car strapped down and reving up on the machine? You are only trying to fool yourself here and we both know it. You'll end up getting both in the end, just like I will because well, nothing less would really do would it? Make sure to post a video clip (w/ audio) if you go today my friend. :cool:
 
#37 ·
They have tuned them all, they are almost purely a mustang tuner.
 
#40 · (Edited)
lol is that possible? And yea I do agree with the Dyno tune, but I will probably wait until I get my gears, one piece ds, and intake ported ( if I ever do), before I strap her down to be tuned. I may have to indulge my self at some point to get a MPT tune so I can see what all the fuss is about.
 
#42 ·
$300 is a good price, keep them in mind when you got all the mods you want.

The fastest Cyclone in the quarter was running 12.5's on a dyno tune. He switched to MPT and ran 12.2. Now he has a Tidal Wave Supercharger and just hit 11.0. (pretty sure this is on DTP's tune though).
 
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