Whipple Calibration On Hold

[needforspeedirl]

I got my car back from having the drivers side cat replaced under warranty, just in time for winter.

has anyone done a before/after dyno with the new calibration from Whipple? Just curious how they're keeping the peak power the same if they took timing out of it, or adjusted the cat overtemp parameters.

It appears that there are 2 sensors for the electronic throttle position. Sensor 1 controls the throttle position based on input from the peddle. Sensor 2 checks to make sure sensor 1 is functioning. It turns out that the Whipple tune disabled sensor 2 for unknown reasons and that’s what the hold was for.

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[MCS]

Did they remove the hold because I have a recall for something to do with the BCM for the Supercharger... "May cause unwanted motion" or something like that. I have had it twice where the accelerator sticks for about 0.5 seconds after I left off. It only happens sometimes.

It seems there may be two issues; one for a recall from Ford and one from Whipple on the calibration?

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Did they remove the hold because I have a recall for something to do with the BCM for the Supercharger... "May cause unwanted motion" or something like that. I have had it twice where the accelerator sticks for about 0.5 seconds after I left off. It only happens sometimes.

It seems there may be two issues; one for a recall from Ford and one from Whipple on the calibration?

That is pretty scary . . .

 

[Snakebyte]

I realize Ford took a lot of flack about the Whipple hold, but kudos, kudos, kudos to Ford for a) recognizing there's a potential catastrophic result if one check failed, and b) holding vehicles until the issue was fully understood and addressed. Redundancy checks and balances are a good thing...ask aircraft folks.
Attorneys could have had a heyday on the first hiccup.

 

[needforspeedirl]

Did they remove the hold because I have a recall for something to do with the BCM for the Supercharger... "May cause unwanted motion" or something like that. I have had it twice where the accelerator sticks for about 0.5 seconds after I left off. It only happens sometimes.

It seems there may be two issues; one for a recall from Ford and one from Whipple on the calibration?

I wouldn’t drive any vehicle that has a throttle that sticks for any amount of time, especially one with 800+ hp

 

[Abilor]

It appears that there are 2 sensors for the electronic throttle position. Sensor 1 controls the throttle position based on input from the peddle. Sensor 2 checks to make sure sensor 1 is functioning. It turns out that the Whipple tune disabled sensor 2 for unknown reasons and that’s what the hold was for.

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing - THIS is a good causal explanation for cat meltdowns...

 

[MCS]

I found more details on what I spoke about above...

2024-2025 Ford Mustang Supercharger Kits Recalled Over Unintended Acceleration

So looks like this is a two part thing; FORD recall and WHIPPLE calibration adjustment.

Looks like Spring time will be for both of them.

 

[Billycar11]

I found more details on what I spoke about above...

2024-2025 Ford Mustang Supercharger Kits Recalled Over Unintended Acceleration

So looks like this is a two part thing; FORD recall and WHIPPLE calibration adjustment.

Looks like Spring time will be for both of them.

All you have to do is ask Whipple for the new tune I already got mine and flashed it

 

[MCS]

All you have to do is ask Whipple for the new tune I already got mine and flashed it

I'll worry about it in spring time. She is asleep for the winter.

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