0-60 & 1/4 mile Times
 

What are you all getting for 0-60 and 1/4 mile times. I have an 2008 FX4. It is stock with a Edge, Level 2 (towing). 0-60 I am running 8.5s and 1/4 I only ran once and got 16.5s.

8.0 flat but with SERIOUS tire spin. Can't get an accurate reading with my AT's, and rubber's too expensive to keep trying, lol.

I have a 2004 F150 5.4L with exhaust, CAI, and a gryphon tuner set to tow becasue i dont have my custom tunes yet. In the 0-60 i've been running 7.34s and in the 1/4 mile i did 15.65 at 87.4mph.

I have a 2007 5.4L Screw with K&N CAI and Flowmaster exhaust. I have an Edge and running it on level 2 I ran a 6.83 sec 0-60 and a 15.49 sec 1/4 mile @87 MPH. I am hoping to upgrade to the Gryphon soon so I can get my custom 87 perf tune.

08 XLT 5.4L ,
7.33 sec 0-60 canned level two,no mods.

6.9 0-60 today see profile for tunes and mods. Still some tire spin......will try again after loading up Bill's tunes tomorrow.:woot:

16.5 1/4 mile on Level 2
8.5 0-60 on level 2...Not much tire spin on either...

Volant CAI.

0 - 60 = 7.26, 1/4 unknown never been able to run the test without another driver f-n me up.

08 4.6 xlt stock except for Gryphon level 2, Flowmaster and Gott's Best I've got is 7.5

6.88 with a S&B Intake and a SI/DO flowmaster 40 series with 265 tires as well. 1/4 mile times who knows. Yet beating my buddy who has a few bucks in his chevy priceless! :happy-dancing:

Man, my truck is still slooooooooooooowwwww...... I did a 0-60 run on 93 octane tune and got a 9.24. I have to try this again, can't be the best it can do. I ran a 1/4 too, but was watching for traffic coming up behind me and missed the green light, started with a reaction time of 1.33 :doh: ran a 17.0 @ 85 mph. My mom's Chevette ran better than that. :smiley_roll1: Needless to say, I will definitely have to run it again. However, I can say that it certainly is running a hell of a lot stronger than it did stock and is stronger than the 87 performance I had done too. I just hate to think how slow it would have run stock, since it feels like you're pulling stumps on stock tuning.
However, I can say the average gas mileage on the Gryphon is showing a +1 MPG increase over the Edge tuning; and that is with the runs I made and a fair amount of stop and go driving, jumping on the gas a fair bit.

I played with some of my settings and got a 7.1 0-60 and a 16.4 at 83.7 mph in 1/4 mile. stock supercrew with the gryphon and 87 perf tune. Temp was +8 celcius. My reaction time was an embarrasing 1.5:hehe: I jumped the gun on the first run and wanted to be better on the 2nd...that didn't work either.

Kinda sad isn't it? How can we miss the lights so badly! These trucks are just so darn heavy though. My buddies old '68 Chevy w/ a 307 would smoke this thing. We tried doing some timed runs years ago, and he couldn't get a decent launch without totally lighting them up and was still over a second quicker. Like I said, my mom's Chevette was quicker. Granted it runs completely different now, the tunes actually make this truck enjoyable to drive, almost as if it lost 1500 lbs. of weight. It just needs a set of gears to help it overcome the weight.

The best 0-60 time I could muster is 9.04! :sadface: Hoping some custom tuning helps this out a bit.

I tried a couple 0-60 runs today:

Stock: 12.1s
#3 Canned 93P: 10.6/10.7s
#2 Canned 87T: 10.5/10.4s
87T (WOT=160/Timing+1): 10.5/9.71/9.75s but was hitting rev limitor
87T (WOT=160/Timing+2/Rev 5350): 9.72s but was still hitting rev limitor

I have a 04 4.6L W/CAI and was told that the only program that I could used until I get my custom tunes was #2 87T
I am running 93 fuel!

Does anyone have any suggestion on how to improve on these numbers?
Also does #2 87T have a max speed & Revs that I shouldn't exceed?

If acceleration and towing is more important than top speed and fuel mileage, then a set of gears would probably be the biggest help. If not, then I'd suggest more hard parts like headers, cams and such.

Personally, I'd like to be able to do all of that on my truck, but time and money dictate otherwise. Besides, the custom tunes have helped enough right now that I am pretty happy where I'm at until $ improves. All I'm hoping for right now is a set of gears since I haven't too many opportunities to get to open roads where I can really open it up.

I must have not been clear!
NOT by changing any parts but buy tweaking the 87 tow program to get the most out of it?
Without overloading the engine!
Has anyone adjusted their settings that resulted in a substantial improvement?

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I have 06 mark lt 5.4 with custom 87 performance tune and the gotts, the best I could do was 9.05s and 16.99 ( looking for a little better)
Is there a big weight difference between f150 4x4 screw and a mark lt?

Thanks

8.60 with 3.73 gearing and 35's. Also have a CAI,exhaust,Efans, and gryphon was on 87 custom tuned. Not bad for a big ole ford! :hehe:

Theres not a whole lot you can do with the gas engines as far as getting substantial hp gains. Another thing, the 0-60mph and the 1/4 times are inaccurate, meaning they have a quite large level of uncertainty. Just keep that in mind when you run these tests.

Well I guess I might as well add my input

canned 93 perf. 0-60 was 7.1sec

custom 87 perf. 0-60 was 7.0sec

Cant quite remember what the 1/4 mile times were.

Best I'm getting for the 0-60 is 8.5 to 10 on all my runs. That is on every setting including 87 custom perf. I've got the 4.6 with gotts mod, but also alot of heavy metal like tools and a grille guard. :shrug:

I have an 02 4.6 with a cai and exhaust, steady 7.14 if i can keep the tires from spinning. that is done with a full tank, curious if i can get lower

What do you mean by your first statement? Kinda leaving it opened ended with no evidence?
Second statement. Yah everyone and there mothers brother knows this. It's just fun to do.

Lars

2006 lariat, 5.4l, dual flowmasters w 2.5 in pipe. 0-60 7.64 with 93 octane canned performance tune. pretty serious tire spin. could probably get under 7.5 if i nailed the start. havent done 1/4 yet. my 0-60 was 9.64 or 9.68 w/o gryphon.:woot:

Nice little update-
I ran it again now that we are "enjoying" winter weather..... Yes, I'm being sarcastic..... and my 1/4 mile time dropped by a full second. I guess dropping about 70 degrees in intake air temps. makes a nice difference, even if you can't feel it. BTW, this time was with some wheel spin too, which was nonexistent on my previous 1/4 time.
Now if there was a way to keep these temps in the single digit range during the summer......

I noticed the same thing. Going from 100˚ to 60˚ cut over half a second. Also cut a full second off my 1/4 mile.

I wonder if winterized gas is also playing apart in the dropped times?

In the cooler temperatures, you're getting TWO effects that contribute to power. BOTH the fuel and the air are colder, so they are somewhat more dense. This adds up to more energy per fuel/air charge in the cylinders, so, you should see better acceleration. You pay for it though in increased fuel consumption.

As an aside, this phenomena was VERY apparent in the planes I used to fly. In the winter, our jets would just "leap" off the ground (but you couldn't fly as far without refueling). In the hot Texas summers, the old T-33s that I got my basic training in would almost not make it off the ground before we ran out of runway. :yikes2:

One of the preflight calculations you do is "takeoff distance". It needs to be less than the runway length or you don't go. And, a turbojet engine is really just a glorified diesel engine. (It will even burn diesel fuel - but it needs jet fuel for the anti-icing properties).

- Jack

Jack's got a good point. But I have also noticed that my truck runs different when they make the switch. I also remember Bill recommending to someone who was having trouble to run 91 tune even though there was 87 in the tank. Maybe they mix the winter stuff to resemble the higher grade fuels.

I considered the obvious effect of the cooler air being denser, which is the very reason I wanted to see what improvement could be had.
Now if there is anyway to keep these temps during the summer, that would be a nice bonus.

One note everyone should consider for winter roads. If you have your shift firmness all the way up, watch for a sudden loss of traction if you're accelerating hard. I have experienced it a couple times already, temps in the teens or lower + cold tires = wheel spin (and instant fish tailing :yikes2:). It didn't catch me totally off guard, though I was a bit surprised that I was shifting that hard; I usually don't feel it even when the roads have been slush covered.
Let's have a safe winter!

The "switch" though, comes ahead of the really cold temps for most of us. I still maintain that because of the increased density of the cold fuel, that you are getting more energy out of it per injector shot (which controls volume only) than you do at warmer temperatures, even though it's a "winter blend".

Here in Tucson, they used to blend in MTB? (or something like that) to reduce the Carbon Monoxide (CO) emissions in the winter. Yes, it seemed to hurt mileage. I don't think they use that stuff anymore, since they found it had a cancer causing link, but they DO "oxygenate" the fuel with some additive.

I don't think Bill was saying they actually blend winter fuels to resemble higher octane stuff, I think he just said that the colder overall temps reduced the volatility, which is really what octane is all about (how easily the fuel will "flash ignite"). High octane fuel is simply less "explosive", as is "cold" gas.

Oh, and BlackSTX - GOOD post on winter traction! We don't want any of our members ending up nose into a tree!

- Jack

well how are the runs now that winter is over. for me, here in south louisiana, it has already reached 85F. i received my programmer yesterday and did a few runs today with it.

best 0-60 was 9.12s. that was with 87T and WOT set to 5000rpm, WOT Fuel set to 1.8%, and Shift set to 25.

best 1/4 mile was 16.5 sec at 85mph. that was 93P with settings same as above.

i have 2008 SCrew. mods are Gryphon Programmer and K&N CAI. I also have 87 octane in the tank now. its 75% full, so i have to burn this tank and retest the 93P settings again. i am running canned tunes. i will get custom tunes as my mods change. i am looking into exhaust (headers and cat-back), elec. fans, and underdrive pullies. that should really let the engine breathe.

I would go back to your custom tune and take the WOT fuel down to about 1.4, anything over 1.5 is just wasting gas most of the time. I have mine set to 1.35 for the WOT fuel but since you have a CAI I'd go a little higher(try playing with 1.4-1.5).
Do you have the 5.4 and 4wd? You have a little bit heavier cab but even I run 16.1 every time on the 1/4 with highway (3.55) gears and plenty of weight for the brush guard and tool box type of stuff. I also have the 4.6L under the hood.

i have the 5.4l 2wd

Was messing with mine the other day since I am awaiting custom tune for my Gryphon, hopefully I will see the difference.

5.4L 2wd
I got: K&N CAI, Borla Exhaust, and the Gryphon set to tow tune

1/4 time: 15.68 with 1.2 reaction time(yea horrible reaction)
That was just leaving it in drive and taking the O/D off... so I haven't even tried sport shifting it yet.
Hoping to run low 15s when I bring it to the track... 15.2 to be exact.

I dont think shifting from 1-2-3 will improve your time any because the manual 1st has a throttle postion distortion so the pedal on the floor will not have as much power as the regular pedal on the floor. I think the manual shift also takes a hair longer. I've found that once you know where your WOT shift points are by speed/sound you wait for it to get close then let off for the shift then get back on it. Is this on 87,91 or 93?

That is one thing I did not mention... it is 87, SHELL!
That is the only gas I put in my baby.

Yeah, I've been running shell lately because they are only 1 cent more than the cheapest gas station for 30 miles(still $2.75 though :disbelief:). I get better power and about 15% increase in mileage compared to the others. Next best stuff is from an HEB, I also get good mileage on that even though the power isn't quite as good.

$2.90 for 87oct straight gas here.

Ouch! :yikes2:

I guess its cheaper over here because we've got refineries so they dont have to ship it as far.

$3.05. 92oct
$2.90. 87oct
$2.79. 89oct e10

Gas here is a bit higher, I just dropped a quick $50 for some 93 @ 3.29 a gallon. 93 tends to be about .10 to .20 a gallon more than 89 or 91 octane.

Ran it over the weekend on the stock 93 performace tune, also put 93 octane in her.

Got 15.1 in the 1/4 mile

Now, I was hoping for 15.2 with my custom 87 tune, but heck... with that run, I am now hoping to get to the 14.9 mark =)

2004 SCREW 5.4L, LT headers, airaid,straight pipes no cats, gryphon 87 custom perf, 33's 4.56:1 gears = 6.32 0-60:cheesy smile:. haven't had a chance to do 1/4 mile.

6.29s 0-60 on a nice 40ish degree morning. Have not ran the 1/4 yet.

5.4L, 2WD w/ 3.73 running canned Edge 91 Performance tune.

well never updated this.
With the 87 custom tune I received. I ran 15.7 in the 1/4 and 7.57 0-60.
Not what I was expecting since I got so much out of the 93 canned tune.
Was really shocked I was even slower.

But I am using the 87 custom tune, edited with a 1.5 advance to timing because I am back to running 93 octane.
I still am running 15.1 with a .68 reaction time
and 0-60 is 6.85

0-60 was 8.25 and my quarter mile was 16.2 with a .73 reaction time if I remember right and on 91 custom performance.

I just received these tunes a couple weeks ago so haven't tried the custom towing yet. Ended up about the same as the stock 87 towing tune that I was running previously in similar temps/humidity.

7.22 0-60
04 f150 screw 4x4 lariat

with 35s 373
gryphon 87 custom
cat back and k and n cai

leaven off the brakes

2005 Lariat 4x2 5.4l
 

I pulled an 6.5 second time once on level 3 canned tune when i first installed Edge EVO for 0/60 mile test. I then used custom level 3 tune (changed gear ratio and tire size to proper setting) and im constantly getting 7.4 - 7.8 seconds now.

Mods are as follows:

K&N CAI
JBA 1 5/8" shorty headers
Magnaflow cat-back exhaust 2.5 inch
3.73 gears
265/60 R18 Michelin's
90,000 miles

Hope these resize automatically...
Best time was a 15.65 and that was with me editing my already custom tune...
The Gryphon said I would run 15.1s, well, it lied. lol. A good .5-.7 secs off my actual runs.

The last one I was going against my buddies 96 Z28. I was surprised I beat him in the 60' mark. I had 2.312 to his 2.331. The low end torque on these trucks are amazing!

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I do want to point out that you can have a significant change in top speed just from a small change in engine temperature. When I ran our 6.0L at the track, I saw anywhere from 93 to 97.6 MPH as the track temp, engine temp, and even the ambient air temp changed.

In looking at your E/T's, they are actually very comparable, with the modified custom tune run having a slightly better reaction time and 60' time (ie. a better launch) and accounting for most of the difference between the modified and unmodified 87 custom tune runs.

What's interesting is your R/T was .022 different, at 60' this changes to .055 difference, and then by 330' this dropped down to .031. This would indicate possibly a little wheelspin coming off the line in the Custom Only run, which may also help account for the lower 1/4 mile E/T and MPH.

We've told everyone for years that the 1/4 mile testing on the Gryphon/Evolution is not always 100% accurate. It does the best that can based on calculated acceleration rates and distance traveled. Since there is no way to actually measure the distance traveled, if it is showing a lower ET then it's probably coming up a little short on the calculated distance. We generally use the built-in measurements (1/4 mile and 0-60) for a general comparison between tunes. However, the drag strip is the final word in your actual 1/4 mile times.

Overall, nice runs. Mid 15's is about what we'd expect to see from a solid running F-150. Glad you could share those with us. :thumbs up yellow:

Thanks. I plan on going back 2 more time by the end of the year. Sometime soon, whenever I get around to installed my LT headers and get a new 93 custom tune, and then once more toward the end of the year after I get an e-fan, and possibly a Caltrec suspension system

I just got the tunes today
2006 F150 5.4L supercab 6.5ft bed with canopy, magnaflow exaust, K&N CAI, gryphon tuner 87 towing and I get 7.85 at 0 60 is that ok?

the canopy is quite heavy and I have some camping gear in the bed, how much would I gain removing the canopy and else?

since I changed the rear brakes with ventilated drilled brakes I can't burn the tires while braking anymore.. any suggestions?

Put smooth rotors back on and put drilled up front.

Add more power/gear lower/much smaller tires.

Less braking. You shouldn't need to use too much brake pedal to burn the back, especially with the 5.4.

so do a brake swap between smooth front brakes and rear drilled brakes?
that's going to cost me at least $100 eh :p

what do you mean by "Add more power/gear lower/much smaller tires"
how do I change gear or add more power? the tires are the stock ones

thanks!

The problem for you is that braking is not only disproportionate but your back wheels have the better rotors. The front brakes are stronger than the back but they are biting into smooth rotors while the weaker rear rotors are biting into drilled rotors. When you do a braked burnout, you are having to over power the rear rotors while keeping the front rotors locked in position.

A lower set of gears in the back or smaller tires will give the engine more of a mechanical advantage for over powering the brakes.