Panda Power Module for 2.3 - reviews / experiences?

[PWillette]

still don’t have mine yet with no info on shipping either. keep me posted.

The PPM is installed! Install was easy, plug change is the worst of it. I did find a good YT video that shows each step much better than Panda's site. Everything fired up fine, no error codes.

I only put on about 50 miles in Sport map-5 and Race map-6...you can definitely feel the difference. Boost comes in much sooner and more aggressively. Other than being able to switch between modes and maps there's no other bells & whistles which is fine with me. Hope to get some more time to play with it this week but first impression it does was it says.

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[zyglyrox]

Just installed mine as well.. I’ll echo your sentiment. Boost is stronger and comes on quicker. Plugs were the hardest part.

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[Langwilliams]

Can you build boost holding the brake an applying some throttle? I hear the stock tune won't allow it. My Ranger had a Livernois tune an you could get some great launches with it.

 

[zyglyrox]

Can you build boost holding the brake an applying some throttle? I hear the stock tune won't allow it. My Ranger had a Livernois tune an you could get some great launches with it.

this won’t affect things like that unfortunately, as this only monitors air coming in and adjusts boost to compensate.

 

[Langwilliams]

this won’t affect things like that unfortunately, as this only monitors air coming in and adjusts boost to compensate.

OK. I thought these things just tricked the stock computer by showing less boost than was actually being produced. I figured they showed about 2 pounds of boost less than the actual number or so. I thought maybe it'd build the 2 lbs thinking it was zero.

 

[Brian_B]

OK. I thought these things just tricked the stock computer by showing less boost than was actually being produced. I figured they showed about 2 pounds of boost less than the actual number or so. I thought maybe it'd build the 2 lbs thinking it was zero.

They won’t show an inaccurate number intentionally, but they can and do open the wastegate to dump boost if the computer doesn’t think you should have it. The torque management off the line with the stock tunes is fairly aggressive that way

 

[zyglyrox]

OK. I thought these things just tricked the stock computer by showing less boost than was actually being produced. I figured they showed about 2 pounds of boost less than the actual number or so. I thought maybe it'd build the 2 lbs thinking it was zero.

I have a manual so I can’t really brake boost either. I do think you might be able to trick it, as I have noticed with the panda module it’ll build boost much easier in 1st now. You’re welcome to give it a drive if you’re interested. I’m on the local Bronco FB groups..

 

[Langwilliams]

I have a manual so I can’t really brake boost either. I do think you might be able to trick it, as I have noticed with the panda module it’ll build boost much easier in 1st now. You’re welcome to give it a drive if you’re interested. I’m on the local Bronco FB groups..

Thanks for the offer! I was really happy with the Livernois tune in my ranger. I could run the 89 tune if I didn't want to pay for premium with it an it had a soft shift option. The bronco seems to shift pretty soft stock. With the 93 tune i got so much wheel spin on hard launches I just ran the 89 tune.

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