FRPP Hotrod cam owners, I need help......

one.wicked.stang · Aug 17, 2009

I have a 2006 Mustang GT (Automatic) that I had the FRPP Hotrod Cam installed on. When the car is at a low idle sitting still (parked) it runs fine, it also runs fine at freeway speeds. However, in stop and go traffic conditions or low rpm cruising in town light to light driving the O/D off light will start flashing and the car starts driving badly (wont shift, higher revs between shifts, stuff like that). If I pull over and shut the car down then restart it and get out of the conditions mentioned it runs great. Anyone else have a similar problem or heard of this. With the stock cams in I NEVER had this problem. The tunes are from Bamachips, the tune the day of the install was not modified for the cams and it had this problem, the tune for the cams has this problem also. Could it still be a tune issue or something else?

kevinatfms · Aug 17, 2009

sounds tune related, call bama and ask them

StangPower05 · Aug 17, 2009

Its all in the tune. Have whoever did your tune to go back over the tune

ZeroSVT · Aug 17, 2009

street_stallions said:
I have a 2006 Mustang GT (Automatic) that I had the FRPP Hotrod Cam installed on. When the car is at a low idle sitting still (parked) it runs fine, it also runs fine at freeway speeds. However, in stop and go traffic conditions or low rpm cruising in town light to light driving the O/D off light will start flashing and the car starts driving badly (wont shift, higher revs between shifts, stuff like that). If I pull over and shut the car down then restart it and get out of the conditions mentioned it runs great. Anyone else have a similar problem or heard of this. With the stock cams in I NEVER had this problem. The tunes are from Bamachips, the tune the day of the install was not modified for the cams and it had this problem, the tune for the cams has this problem also. Could it still be a tune issue or something else?

Give us a call so we can discuss the issue.

one.wicked.stang · Aug 18, 2009

Will do Matt......

KungFuHamster · Aug 18, 2009

please keep an open mind as well. sometimes tunes need tweaking.

i just had Hot Rod cams installed and my check engine light just came on.

No big deal...i called my tuner, let him know whats up and id clear the code with my SCT XCal3 and write the code that it was throwing down.

if it comes back on, he said to give him a call and we'll get it fixed. just all part of the game...sometimes things take a little bit of fiddling with :beerchug2:

NotQuik · Aug 18, 2009

KungFuHamster said:
please keep an open mind as well. sometimes tunes need tweaking.

i just had Hot Rod cams installed and my check engine light just came on.

No big deal...i called my tuner, let him know whats up and id clear the code with my SCT XCal3 and write the code that it was throwing down.

if it comes back on, he said to give him a call and we'll get it fixed. just all part of the game...sometimes things take a little bit of fiddling with

how do you like them so far? Any sounds clips with the mac's?

KungFuHamster · Aug 18, 2009

NotQuik said:
how do you like them so far? Any sounds clips with the mac's?

i really like them. nice and lopey...the torque curve was nice and flat, and i didnt notice any loss in bottom end power at all (4.10s could be masking that though)

i dont have any sound clips, though with the longtubes, o/r X-pipe and the MAC axle back its pretty damn loud

SirKnightTG · Aug 18, 2009

KungFuHamster said:
please keep an open mind as well. sometimes tunes need tweaking.

i just had Hot Rod cams installed and my check engine light just came on.

No big deal...i called my tuner, let him know whats up and id clear the code with my SCT XCal3 and write the code that it was throwing down.

if it comes back on, he said to give him a call and we'll get it fixed. just all part of the game...sometimes things take a little bit of fiddling with

Just curious...what was the code?

one.wicked.stang · Aug 19, 2009

Got a new tune from Matt at Bamachips yesterday evening that was written from a base file. I installed tune and drove the car down the street to my buddys house and around the hood. Light never came on, it usually (90% of the time) comes on. The true test will be on the way home from work today because I'll be in stop and go traffic where the O/D off light would always start flashing. I'll keep everyone updated...........

one.wicked.stang · Aug 19, 2009

Well, bad news, the O/D light still flashes. It did it once on the way to work in stop and go traffic and then again when I went to get lunch (no traffic) just down the street. I am beginning to regret doing cams. The car was with no problems before I installed the cams, this is the 3rd (or 4th?) tune I have had sent to me from Bamachips with no resolution to this problem. I cant see this being a trans problem when with the stock cams it ran fine. Its either the cams themselves or the tune in my opinion, I just do not know at this point. When the light does flash I am not near a dealership and if I turn the car off the problem goes away until the next incident so unless it happens while I am next to a dealership I cant have the codes read.

KungFuHamster · Aug 19, 2009

street_stallions said:
Well, bad news, the O/D light still flashes. It did it once on the way to work in stop and go traffic and then again when I went to get lunch (no traffic) just down the street. I am beginning to regret doing cams. The car was with no problems before I installed the cams, this is the 3rd (or 4th?) tune I have had sent to me from Bamachips with no resolution to this problem. I cant see this being a trans problem when with the stock cams it ran fine. Its either the cams themselves or the tune in my opinion, I just do not know at this point. When the light does flash I am not near a dealership and if I turn the car off the problem goes away until the next incident so unless it happens while I am next to a dealership I cant have the codes read.

youre just gonna have to be patient.
sometimes this kind of stuff happens...ive heard a couple of other people having issues with cams and and auto tranny. youre just gonna have to let your tuner work these issues out.
every car is different and sometimes these things take several tries to get things right.

how are you working this with your tuner? via phone/email or are you going there directly

one.wicked.stang · Aug 19, 2009

phone/email

one.wicked.stang · Aug 19, 2009

Is there anyway to datalog with the sct x3? I know it can be done but what parameters/settings need to be selected, then, how do I pull the info off to send to the tuner?

one.wicked.stang · Aug 20, 2009

OK, got another tune last night, so far so good, was in heavy traffic and no light! Keeping fingers Crossed. Thanks Matt and Wes@TPS........

AirGoNomyk · Aug 20, 2009

street_stallions said:
Is there anyway to datalog with the sct x3? I know it can be done but what parameters/settings need to be selected, then, how do I pull the info off to send to the tuner?

Originally Posted by street_stallions

Well, bad news, the O/D light still flashes. It did it once on the way to work in stop and go traffic and then again when I went to get lunch (no traffic) just down the street. I am beginning to regret doing cams. The car was with no problems before I installed the cams, this is the 3rd (or 4th?) tune I have had sent to me from Bamachips with no resolution to this problem. I cant see this being a trans problem when with the stock cams it ran fine. Its either the cams themselves or the tune in my opinion, I just do not know at this point. When the light does flash I am not near a dealership and if I turn the car off the problem goes away until the next incident so unless it happens while I am next to a dealership I cant have the codes read.

Why do you need a dealer to read the code?

one.wicked.stang · Aug 20, 2009

Because the SCT does not read transmission codes.

ZeroSVT · Aug 20, 2009

street_stallions said:
OK, got another tune last night, so far so good, was in heavy traffic and no light! Keeping fingers Crossed. Thanks Matt and Wes@TPS........

Cool! Great to hear it worked.

one.wicked.stang · Aug 20, 2009

matt check you email ([email protected])

ZeroSVT · Aug 20, 2009

street_stallions said:
matt check you email ([email protected])

I haven't gotten anything???

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