I know ... I know ... Money matters for most
I know it sure does for me
However ... setting money to the side for just a moment
Lets talk about ....... tuning
Lets talk about tuning a stock GT
Adam was right on about a stock GT benefiting from a tune
PCM access will allow one to optimize fuel and spark tables to a
degree far enough beyond what can be done with dizzy twisting
and elevating fuel pressure that in most cases ... IMHO ... you
will feel the gain for sure.
Like Adam said ... you can remove the tip in spark retard too
and
You can take care of drivability issues with pcm access as well
As delivered from Ford ......
The GT is too sparky and too lean ... (common ping issues)
Now ... about the money
In general terms or a wide price range .........
Pro Tuning
Mail Order Pro Chips ... $200 to $400
Pro Dyno Tunes ... I've seen $400 to close to $1k
Self Tuning Equipment (with Wide Band)
New Tweecer ... $1k
New PMS ... $1K plus ........ somebody please help me with the price
New SCT ... $1K plus ........ help needed here as well
Mega Squit ... I got no clue
anyway ... as you can see ... the tune is gonna cost you
no matter which method you choose
If you go self tune ........
Many options are opened up to you and your investment is only
a one time kinda thing ... no reburn cost ... etc
Would I spend money on tuning a stock GT ...... NO!
As legalize420 said
the gain doesn't justify the cost
however ... for myself ... and ... my long term goals
Did I spend money on tuning equipment to tune ...........
a mild self ported E7 combo ... YES!
Did it make a noticable difference ... Very much so ... YES!
Most importantly
I knew I was gonna be doing a lot of changes to that combo
and
at that time ... I knew I was doing a totally different combo later
so
that equipment was gonna be able to be used over and over
Final thoughts .................
Like all the other stuff in this hobby ..............
The answer to most of these Questions on all these boards is .........
It depends upon ...........
Grady