The SCT Livewire TS runs about 600, and sorry Californians, it is not CARB approved.See all 11 photos Jason Gonderman Author Jun 10, 2020 Vehicle manufacturers do a really good job of balancing power, performance, comfort, fuel economy, and emissions.To say its a difficult balancing act would be quite the understatement.There are a multitude of reasons for this, but to get into them all would require a novel of its very own.
Thankfully, there are tuning companies such as SCT that are able to tweak a vehicles engine control module (ECM) to extract greater performance. We also needed the ability to adjust for adding a free-flowing intake and exhaust, and also desired the ability to correct the speedometer for our increased tire size (37-inch vs. Checking all of our desired boxes was the SCT Livewire TS performance programmer. See all 11 photos In stock trim the first-generation Raptors 6.2L V-8 engine pumps out 411 hp and 434 lb-ft of torque. This equates to about 280 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. Engine tuning can improve those number by about 20 hp and 40 lb-ft. The Livewire TS comes loaded with premade tuning options from SCT and also has the option to store up to 10 more custom vehicle tunes. It also works as a monitor for vital engine statistics (which ones are available will vary by vehicle), can read and clear diagnostic trouble codes (that pesky check engine light), and also recalibrate the speedometer for tire size and axle gear ratio. Before we get too far into the weeds, its worth noting that on a gasoline engine such as the Raptors 6.2L V-8, these types of tuning products typically produce an increase of about 10 to 20 hp and 30 to 50 lb-ft of torque. Its enough to feel in the seat of the pants but wont turn your truck into a race car overnight. The biggest felt performance gains come more from the improved throttle response and shift strategy than from actual horsepower. See all 11 photos The Livewire TS comes packaged with the tuning module, OBD cable, suction cup mounting bracket, and owners manual. Sct Livewire Transmission Tuning Tire Size Calculator Update The DeviceFrom unboxing to having the Livewire TS up and running took about 15 minutes, not counting running the software update the device required (or finding a PC to use to update it since the software wont run on a Mac). Sct Livewire Transmission Tuning Tire Size Calculator Install A FileTuning is quick, as well, and takes about 10 minutes to install a file. During the process the dash flashes, gauges wiggle, and the sync system resets. However, when all is said and done everything goes back to where it previously was set. Performance gains are immediately noticeable, with crisper throttle response and firmer shifts being the biggest tell that the truck is running with improved tuning. If we were to have two small complaints about the Livewire TS, they would be the lack of secondary gauge information, and that the tire size recalibration has never actually worked. However, those are more likely issues with our truck than with the programmer itself.
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