Gryphon on a 7.3L

RMBC Freeride · #1 Tue, January 26th, 2010, 04:58 PM

Excellent information in this thread. I called Bill several months back with similar questions (and answers). In my case it was Evo/Gryphon vs. FU. I was glad to see it all reviewed and covered so well here for others with the same questions.

I have yet to order from Bill due to funds and because my project has been more involved than I ever imagined. I am currently just running a used Edge Evo I picked up cheap on Craigslist, but anxiously awaiting the funds to get a FU. I will continue to use my evo as a monitor (and probably have Bill convert it to a Gryphon for vanity reasons

).

My calibration code is NQW4 - anyone know if this is generally a good one or a bad one? I know I dont care for how it shifts in stock tune, although i cant tell exactly what its doing or not doing and when (as far as the TC is concerned). With the Evo tunes, the shifting seems slightly better but not as firm nor as "tow-minded" as I'd like it to be.

***cleatus12r*** · #2 Tue, January 26th, 2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RMBC Freeride

My calibration code is NQW4 - anyone know if this is generally a good one or a bad one? I know I dont care for how it shifts in stock tune, although i cant tell exactly what its doing or not doing and when (as far as the TC is concerned). With the Evo tunes, the shifting seems slightly better but not as firm nor as "tow-minded" as I'd like it to be.

The NQW4 is a TNAA5 calibration which means that it is very similar to the VDH3 and VDH4 pickup codes except yours controls a glow plug module due to the 50 state emissions requirements that Excursions had.

There are a lot of good programs available for your truck.

RMBC Freeride · #3 Wed, January 27th, 2010, 11:48 AM

Excellent! thanks!

cracknut · #4 Mon, March 15th, 2010, 01:39 PM

I was also debating Tony Wildman vs. PHP and ultimately the very informative and friendly nature of the website and this forum made me pick PHP (and Bill's tuning experience).

I spend most of my wrench time on my race car or the house so the Gryphon is better for me b/c it's easier to install. When I found the chip location for the Phoenix chip I was completely stymied by the giant wiring harness in the way. I couldn't event maneuver a tiny mirror on a stick in there to see the code.

This thread also answered my questions about which alternate standard tunes to request. My truck probably gets driven 1-2x per week and it will always be in either a daily driver mode or a tow mode - I have no need to switch on the fly.

Look for my gryphon order form today or tomorrow.