new Canuck

[dave-m]

hello all, from British Columbia, Canada.

It was time for new tires on my F150 so I was doing some searching on the internet to see what my options were. I ended up at F150online, and one thing led to another and new tires became a leveling kit and 35's. My initial search for a tuner/programmer was just to correct my speedo readings. I followed a link over here to try and see what the heck a "gryphon" was. I had a few questions that I shot over to Bill, and received answers almost immediately and I was sold. So now my tires, lift and tuner are all in the mail, there's going to be some big changes to my bone stock FX4 in a week or so!

[88Racing]

Welcome to the forum!

[JWBFX4]

Welcome!

[dave-m]

Thanks!

tracking shows my Gryphon should be here today, lift on Friday, tires on Saturday! an early Merry Christmas to me :happy-dancing:

[CageFighter_Dan]

Welcome, I myself am originally a BC boy as well PoCo , and Port Moody lowermainland and kootneys, welcome , and yes Bill and Corey treat us Canadians with great customer service! glad you found the site and forum :2thumbs:

[dave-m]

We're practically neighbors!

[CageFighter_Dan]

not anymore lol, I live in wayyyyyyy northern Saskatchewan , I miss Bc and the trees let me tell you, but in the bush up here , i really get to play with my truck lol:woot:

[dave-m]

Got my Gryphon today, read the instructions a few times and put it in. Honestly it took longer to get the side cover off my dash than anything else. I took it for a quick ride around the block and pardon my language but holy ****balls that woke it up! I'm running the 83 tow tune and it really boosted the bottom end, and since I live on the side of a mountain, the shifting improvement was very noticeable.

I can't wait for the morning commute!

[CageFighter_Dan]

right on , mine is getting mailed today, but i have to wait a few days for my custom tunes for it, not quite a plug and play set up yet, i did a conversion swap from a 4.6 to a 5.4 so instead of going and getting the pcm flashed , i am doing it this way remotely and Bill is custom writing the flash for me , and then i can use the can tunes for it , i am stoked to finally feel what this engine can offer me with the propper settings , glad to hear you are loving yours , and yes i do not miss the commutes out there at all. used to live in mission bc and had to drive all the way to Willington in vancouver , hr and a half to 2 hour commute each day, now i have a 2 minute commute lol:woot:

[dave-m]

So I'm a few weeks into Gryphon ownership and couldn't be happier.

My mileage increased by 1 or 2 mpg and the truck became really enjoyable to drive.

I just got my new tires put on (325/60/20) and the mileage dropped a bit but doesn't appear to be any worse than stock. Power is still good with the larger tires, although I can feel the added weight/effective gear ratio change coming off a stoplight.

I can't wait to see what my custom tune will do!

Happy Holidays everyone

[AZFX4]

Welcome. :cool_beans:

[01Platinum]

Howdy. I'm not from BC, but close: Anacortes, WA. Spent much time up your way in Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops, etc. - had a Canadian GF for a while. Used to like going to Granville Island and then Stanley Park. Somehow I wound up in northern Alabama. :shrug:

[CageFighter_Dan]

right on glad to hear it is working out for ya :2thumbs: got mine finally today as well , but i don't get to get all excited yet lol, still waiting for my usable tunes for the truck since the canned ones won't really do anything for my set up with the conversion, and i don't get to mount it in the truck since my pod seems to be broken :doh: oh well , it will all work out damn it and this iknow :happy-dancing: keep us updated on more of the stuff you notice and find working for ya Dave

[dave-m]

well I notice that the lift, tires and Gryphon really made my truck enjoyable to drive!

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