Now back to more Sam's Garage. With the help of Livernois Motorsports, Sam takes this 2021
Ford F-150 to the next level. Livernois is the first performance company to crack the computer
in these new trucks. Sam's also paired the extra horsepower with an upgraded intercooler
to ensure this truck is always making full power. You know, there's nothing more exciting
than getting performance parts delivered to you. But what's even more exciting than that
is the news that I have for you guys with the Ford F-150. If you have a 2021 model
and you've tried to tune and add horsepower, then you know that Ford has encrypted that computer.
Livernois Motorsports is the only one in the country so far that has cracked that computer.
That's right. We're able to modify and tune your F-150, giving it more horsepower. Now
there's a little bit different way of tuning this one. We're going to walk you through that.
On top of the MyCalibrator we're going to keep heat soak down with their bigger intercooler.
This is a nice air-to-air intercooler. Bolts right into the factory location and it's going to keep
that horsepower going for a longer period of time. Anytime you got the MyCalibrator, the first thing
you're going to do is go to livernoismotorsports.com/downloads.
You're going to download the software so that the computer can talk to the tuner.
You're going to update the MyCalibrator per your
application. Once you've done that, take it to the truck and start to download the
stock file putting it into the MyCalibratorr so you can start to communicate with Livernois.
When it comes to pulling the stock file from the vehicle the same rules apply as they have in the
past. In this case what I'm going to do is take my foot off the brake and hit the Engine Start button. I have a
key fob. That's going to put the truck in the Run position, engine off. If you have a key,
put it in the ignition, turn it the Run position with the engine off. Then you very simply
follow the instructions on the MyCalibrator and we're going to let it do its thing. Once the stock
calibration is on the MyCalibrator, I'm going to email Livernois the stock calibration.
They're going to modify that file and email back a custom tune.
I'm going to put it in the vehicle and that's where I'm going to show you where the 2021 F-150
differs from the rest. Once it prompts you to come outside, you're going to turn the ignition switch
off. Come outside open the hood and remove the connectors to the computer starting with the right
one first working your way left. Then we're going to connect the MyCalibrator computer connector
to the far left port connecting the positive and the negative to the battery.
There is an obd2 port right here where we hook up the MyCalibrator outside under the
hood and it's finished listening and following the instructions on the MyCalibrator itself.
Every time it prompts you to turn on and off the ignition, take your
negative clamp and simply remove it and place it back onto the negative depending on how many times
the MyCalibrator tells you to do. That's how you're going to program a 2021 F-150.
Now that we have added a bunch of horsepower to our F-150 EcoBoost, we're going to produce more heat.
To keep the heat soak at bay, we're going to change out the front-mount intercooler
to a more efficient aluminum style. It's going to be a lot bigger maybe creating just a little bit
of lag, but with those turbos being so small we won't even feel it. We're not going to lose
the timing that we would lose had we been heat soaked. Even if you guys don't use horsepower and
you're using your truck for towing, you're going to produce a lot of heat. This is going to keep
your heat soak at bay, keeping your timing where it should be so you don't lose any horsepower and any
torque. This is roughly an inch bigger and it's all-aluminum construction, which means that the
tanks will actually help in dissipating the heat as well as the core. I'm going to
transfer everything over. This is going to be an OE fit and I'll put it right back in the truck.
That intercooler I just installed from Livernois Motorsports will actually
fit the Raptor and anything from 2018 and up, 2.7L or 3.5L EcoBoost. Very nice addition. It'll
actually add power even if you don't have a MyCalibrator. But if you guys have a 2021
Ford F-150 and you want to get a tune, the only place you can go is Livernois Motorsports.