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Ok I know its not apples to apples but both are EcoBoost 6cyl and both are for the most part some form of all wheel drive. Most importantly both have Sport Mode so that I can drive them "normally"
When I first bought my SHO I noticed a throttle lag when the light would turn green and my foot me the floor. After a bit of research I replaced the restrictive cold air intake with a K&N and it "seemed" to resolve that issue plus it allowed the blow-off to make the sound that that I love.
I got my WT and after 2k break in placed it in its mandatory Sport GOAT mode and found the closest red light and challenged it to turn green. When my foot hit the floor it rolled forward up to about 10 miles an hour and then snapped my head backwards. At that point I assumed the same thing fix for the SHO would help and replaced the cold air intake with the Roush kit. Maybe a little better but still a delay.
So off to the dealer it went for a check up from the mechanic who specializes in turbos, superchargers and performance cars in general. After driving my WT and an Explorer ST he came back with "nothing wrong, both have the same type of delay". All he could attribute it to was it is Fords way of protecting the drive train from the instant torque. If true this could be why they had to replace two sets of transfer cases on the SHO in the first three years I owned it
I get my appreciation of performance from my father (who is no longer with me) who used to drag race a 1953 Ford Flathead. He taught me to drive using the on-off theory. The accelerator is either on or off any thing in between is getting you to on or off.
Has anyone else seen this lag in sport mode? If so what did you do to get rid of it or make it tolerable. The Ford mechanic did say that there would be a Ford tune released that would most likely take some of it away but probably not all of it. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
When I first bought my SHO I noticed a throttle lag when the light would turn green and my foot me the floor. After a bit of research I replaced the restrictive cold air intake with a K&N and it "seemed" to resolve that issue plus it allowed the blow-off to make the sound that that I love.
I got my WT and after 2k break in placed it in its mandatory Sport GOAT mode and found the closest red light and challenged it to turn green. When my foot hit the floor it rolled forward up to about 10 miles an hour and then snapped my head backwards. At that point I assumed the same thing fix for the SHO would help and replaced the cold air intake with the Roush kit. Maybe a little better but still a delay.
So off to the dealer it went for a check up from the mechanic who specializes in turbos, superchargers and performance cars in general. After driving my WT and an Explorer ST he came back with "nothing wrong, both have the same type of delay". All he could attribute it to was it is Fords way of protecting the drive train from the instant torque. If true this could be why they had to replace two sets of transfer cases on the SHO in the first three years I owned it
I get my appreciation of performance from my father (who is no longer with me) who used to drag race a 1953 Ford Flathead. He taught me to drive using the on-off theory. The accelerator is either on or off any thing in between is getting you to on or off.
Has anyone else seen this lag in sport mode? If so what did you do to get rid of it or make it tolerable. The Ford mechanic did say that there would be a Ford tune released that would most likely take some of it away but probably not all of it. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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