Bought a Gryphon

[convertedman]

Thanks Jack. Yeah I have read some on this in here and f150online. I knew you would get back to me. I will try to call Bill tomorrow. I bought this thing from a guy that lives near PHP. With the profession he is in I don't think he would try to pull one over on me, but maybe thats just me trying to believe in the good. For 150.00 I'm sure I can make something happen.

Thanks again.

[convertedman]

Yesterday, I called the guy that I bought the gryphon from and mentioned that he should have returned it back to stock when he sold the truck. This was his response. So, with that being said. I went to PHP yesterday and Bill unlocked my Doorstop and turned it into a gryphon!
It was a very good experience. Bill and Cody seem like really good people. Last night I set everything up and put it on level 2. WOW! what a difference.

[Jackpine]

I'm sorry you had that experience with the guy who sold you the unit. I would like to think people would be more responsible.

But, now you see why some of us have such a high opinion of the people at PHP!

- Jack

[convertedman]

Jack, I am going to post this on f150online aswell but wanted to get your opinion and anyone else that wants to chime in.
One of the main reasons that I got this programmer was the fact that my tranny was slipping. At about 30mph or so foot off the pedal coasting, I would give gas to pick up with traffic or start back up a hill, the engine would idle up as if it was in neutral and then drop into gear. This seems to have been taken care of with the tuner and the canned tunes on it. Last night when I was trying out my new toy I noticed that problem was gone. After I made the turn and started heading back to the house I throttled it pretty hard and was holding thru the gears. I believe going into 3rd it slipped, idled up then dropped into gear.

I am thinking this might be an issue with the tranny still since this happened.
Any thoughts would be appericiated.

[Jackpine]

Originally Posted by convertedman

Jack, I am going to post this on f150online aswell but wanted to get your opinion and anyone else that wants to chime in.
One of the main reasons that I got this programmer was the fact that my tranny was slipping. At about 30mph or so foot off the pedal coasting, I would give gas to pick up with traffic or start back up a hill, the engine would idle up as if it was in neutral and then drop into gear. This seems to have been taken care of with the tuner and the canned tunes on it. Last night when I was trying out my new toy I noticed that problem was gone. After I made the turn and started heading back to the house I throttled it pretty hard and was holding thru the gears. I believe going into 3rd it slipped, idled up then dropped into gear.

I am thinking this might be an issue with the tranny still since this happened.
Any thoughts would be appericiated.

There COULD be a problem in your transmission. One of the things that a tune does is to reduce the time lag between clutch engagement and release during shifts. The tune also increases line pressure and reduces the torque reduction "dive" that Ford engineers into things.

So, you COULD have excessive belt slip which may be a sign of worn belts. But, you might also try increasing the shift "firmness" a bit. I wouldn't make a huge change here though. Since the slip was only felt 3-4, try changing that to a +3 setting?

You have not said how old your truck is, and I don't know how long it's been since you've had the transmission serviced. I'm not sensing that your driving style is particularly "aggressive" though. And, I'm sensing that normal, part throttle shifts feel fine?

- Jack

[convertedman]

I'll change to a +3 and let you know. As for the age it is an 07 5.4 XLT 98,000 miles and your right about my driving. Not real aggressive.

Just curious, If I was going to have the transmission rebuilt, maybe stronger kit in it, I would have to have Bill change the tunes?
Also, I had the tranny serviced about 2months ago. This was the first thing I thought of when it started slipping. I am doing some work at a high school
now and they have a auto shop. The whole thing only cost me 50 bucks due to it being considered training.

[88Racing]

As long as the pcm does not get reflash with a different calibration Bill should not have to rewrite your tunes.....

But.....here's the catch.

If you rebuild the tranny and put in a performance valve body and find the shifts to be too harsh then Bill will/ should make adjustments......