The Panda Power Module is HERE! Ranger Raptor 3.0L Tuning Solution by Panda Motorworks!

[GLW]

We are excited to introduce our Panda Power Module tuning device for the Ford Ranger Raptor! This small, plug n play module packs a HUGE punch and is a performance upgrade that every Ranger Raptor owner should consider. Backed by our years of EcoBoost calibration knowledge and dyno-proven results, your Ranger Raptor will see gains up to 12% while maintaining OEM Reliability. This device is super simple and installs in minutes. To make operation even easier, a dedicated app allows map switching via Bluetooth.

We codeveloped this device with the user in mind, that’s why we retained all OEM failsafes to keep reliability in check! Another point of reliability we wanted to focus on was the transmission. For this reason, we made sure the increased power delivery was safe for all driving conditions. The best part about this device is the fact that it keeps your factory warranty in tact! If you need to take your Ranger Raptor to the dealership for any warranty claims, simply uninstall the device completely and no trace is left behind.

This device isn’t just for those who want their Ranger Raptor to be faster. If you added a heavier wheel and tire package or if you plan to take your Raptor off road, this device is for you! Let’s be real, tires are HEAVY! If you add larger tires, you may notice a bit of power loss. This is because the engine must work that much harder to turn the wheels. With the Panda Power Module, you will recoup that power loss and then some! Plus, who doesn’t want a little extra power and torque?!


To help keep this added horsepower and torque in check, we added a set of NGK 1 Step Colder Spark Plugs to each Panda Power Module kit! When increasing the boost pressure on any EcoBoost vehicle, the stock spark plugs will experience what’s called Spark Blowout. This is because the stock plugs are too hot and do not experience a complete burn. By going to a 1 step colder spark plug, you experience a more complete burn which results in consistent power delivery. This combined with the greater knock prevention that these plugs provide results in increased reliability.

Ford Raptor 3.0 EcoBoost
Stock: 392 HP 430 TQ
Optimized: 436 HP 488 TQ


I’ll go ahead and answer what we anticipate will be some of the most frequently asked questions:


What exactly is a Plug-n-play module and how does it work?

A plug-n-play module checks the OEM sensor data and configures the signal safely and reports back to the sensor. In turn, this is how we are increasing the power and torque of your Ranger Raptor! From the outside looking in it seems very simple, and it really is! We put a lot of time and effort into making sure the user experience is very simple and rewarding. This leads me to another question:


How exactly did you develop this device to make power safely?

We used our years of EcoBoost calibration knowledge to safely configure the signals in a way that won’t upset your Ranger Raptor! All changes were made within the limits of the factory ECU so that your Raptor will receive these reconfigured signals in a way that it can safely react to. This will prevent any damage to any drivetrain components and prevent your Raptor from entering Limp Mode or displaying a Check Engine Light. We utilized our OEM data-logging capabilities during R&D to ensure that the Ranger Raptor retained factory drivability. We made sure that Air/Fuel ratio remained within a safe limit, as well as timing advance to deliver an OEM+ driving experience! For more on our tuning, check out our Blog by clicking HERE!

Removing the tune before taking the the truck into a dealer is unethical. If the tune caused a problem it is not the dealers responsibility or FoMoCo burden to fix. The responsibility lies with Panda and the owner of the vehicle that purchased and installed the tune.
This is what is wrong with the world today. Passing the buck on who is responsible for their own decisions.
I want nothing to do with Panda after reading the above as it is obvious that Panda will pass on the problem they created instead of taking responsibility for their problem. That’s just not right!

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[ag02m5]

And if Ford wanted to dig deep enough, say for an engine replacement, you don't think they can look at the parameters and see that things were outside of normal range?

It may not show up as flashed software but I'm not sold that it is undetectable when many thousands of dollars are at stake with a warranty claim.

 

[Caleb@PandaMotorworks]

Removing the tune before taking the the truck into a dealer is unethical. If the tune caused a problem it is not the dealers responsibility or FoMoCo burden to fix. The responsibility lies with Panda and the owner of the vehicle that purchased and installed the tune.
This is what is wrong with the world today. Passing the buck on who is responsible for their own decisions.
I want nothing to do with Panda after reading the above as it is obvious that Panda will pass on the problem they created instead of taking responsibility for their problem. That’s just not right!

GLW,

I think you are reading way to far into what we are trying to explain about this device leaving your warranty in tact. This is not to pass the BUCK at all. In fact when you modify a car it is on your own risk and anyone that says otherwise shouldnt be modifying a car/truck at all. BUT Dealers love to blame something that isnt the case to deny a warranty claim that isnt from the mod at all. Example, the rear diff fails driving down the highway with a tune. Most dealers will try and blame it on the way you drive without asking any further questions. This is the type of thing our device will not create by removing it unlike others. Things that are proven to not be from a little more power.

We are not ones to blame others, in fact, we warranty our own built engines for customers unlike 99% of other shops. You have a issue on a repair we did, we are always more than willing to assist if its something we caused and have that discussion. The fact is this device with our expertise will not cause any of that. Read a little more about our tuning and how we approach it and I think you will understand how important safety and reliability are to our customers and will never put a customer in a position to make a big # to blow it up and walk away. It wont happen we do not believe in that in the slightest. I hope you can understand this further and see we are FAR FAR FROM WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO PORTRAY TO THE PUBLIC WITH YOUR COMMENT AOBVE.

Please read this to understand more about our company https://www.pandamotorworks.com/blogs/news/pandatuned-what-should-it-mean-to-you

 

[SubaruRaptor]

GLW,

I think you are reading way to far into what we are trying to explain about this device leaving your warranty in tact. This is not to pass the BUCK at all. In fact when you modify a car it is on your own risk and anyone that says otherwise shouldnt be modifying a car/truck at all. BUT Dealers love to blame something that isnt the case to deny a warranty claim that isnt from the mod at all. Example, the rear diff fails driving down the highway with a tune. Most dealers will try and blame it on the way you drive without asking any further questions. This is the type of thing our device will not create by removing it unlike others. Things that are proven to not be from a little more power.

We are not ones to blame others, in fact, we warranty our own built engines for customers unlike 99% of other shops. You have a issue on a repair we did, we are always more than willing to assist if its something we caused and have that discussion. The fact is this device with our expertise will not cause any of that. Read a little more about our tuning and how we approach it and I think you will understand how important safety and reliability are to our customers and will never put a customer in a position to make a big # to blow it up and walk away. It wont happen we do not believe in that in the slightest. I hope you can understand this further and see we are FAR FAR FROM WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO PORTRAY TO THE PUBLIC WITH YOUR COMMENT AOBVE.

Please read this to understand more about our company https://www.pandamotorworks.com/blogs/news/pandatuned-what-should-it-mean-to-you

You can word salad as much as you want, but you are marketing your tuning device incorrectly. The device voids the warranty or can void it, otherwise why would you recommend removing it?

 

[Caleb@PandaMotorworks]

If it’s the one pictured connected in the engine photo, it looks surprising like a RaceChip. Not for certain but there are several models and makes that use a similar casing.

https://www.racechip.com/shop/ford/...r-3-0-ecoboost-2956ccm-400hp-292kw-583nm.html. All of the.m can be detected by a savvy Ford technician. Noting is undetectable……

And if Ford wanted to dig deep enough, say for an engine replacement, you don't think they can look at the parameters and see that things were outside of normal range?

It may not show up as flashed software but I'm not sold that it is undetectable when many thousands of dollars are at stake with a warranty claim.

Sure they can find your Facebook, Forum posts and use that, but inside the ECU they will find nothing as all fail safes are left in tact, meaning nothing is out of range for the ECU to think otherwise. We do use RaceChip Hardware to load our tunes. They have built an amazing platform for us to use and a solid hard part. We just input our knowledge of these engines and follow our tuning philosophy to give you the best product we can.

It's clear this product isn't for everyone and honestly the boss never wanted to go down this road, but custom tuning is getting harder and harder for cars and people still want our tunes. This is a great middle ground for so many out there.

Personally, I would only run a custom tune as I want all the benefits and a tune that can be logged and adjusted, but that has more risk than this device and why it will fit others skeptical of Ford warranty on parts that do not pertain to a tune, but use it as leverage not to pay out on my brand new first year vehicle.

 

[Caleb@PandaMotorworks]

You can word salad as much as you want, but you are marketing your tuning device incorrectly. The device voids the warranty or can void it, otherwise why would you recommend removing it?

Its not word salad, it's explaining it more in depth to get a clearer picture of how this device maybe or may not be for you. Everything has a chance to void a warranty even your FP Tune in the fine print. If you are that worried about any warranty you shouldn't modify your truck at all. But for the ones that want a piece of mind, removing it and knowing I can go in and get my trans looked at without any hiccups, this device is for you as its not traceable and will not cause any failures as it leaves all OEM FAIL SAFES IN PLACE to protect your truck as Ford wants it to be protected.

Our reputation is on the line for anything we do and we do not want to ruin that. We have come here to assist and help push this market forward and this is a item that can help with that. We have so much more planned for this truck to help you all get the parts and items you want from people that truly know the limits and understanding of these engines. We will work with Manufactures to bring parts out and test them and review them for you all and open up PRE ORDERS at great prices like we already have!

 

[SubaruRaptor]

Its not word salad, it's explaining it more in depth to get a clearer picture of how this device maybe or may not be for you. Everything has a chance to void a warranty even your FP Tune in the fine print. If you are that worried about any warranty you shouldn't modify your truck at all. But for the ones that want a piece of mind, removing it and knowing I can go in and get my trans looked at without any hiccups, this device is for you as its not traceable and will not cause any failures as it leaves all OEM FAIL SAFES IN PLACE to protect your truck as Ford wants it to be protected.

Our reputation is on the line for anything we do and we do not want to ruin that. We have come here to assist and help push this market forward and this is a item that can help with that. We have so much more planned for this truck to help you all get the parts and items you want from people that truly know the limits and understanding of these engines. We will work with Manufactures to bring parts out and test them and review them for you all and open up PRE ORDERS at great prices like we already have!

If you have to remove the device to get service the device voids the warranty or will be of some issue to the customer. You are falsely marketing your device that it doesnt void the warranty because your solution is to remove it before you go to the dealer. Sure it may leave no trace, but thats not the point.

Regardless of that, there is no real reason to run this tune when the Ford performance tune already exists, is not that much more expensive, doesnt require having to install anything or remove anything. If this device allowed for multiple custom tunes, and those tunes existed, and were better than the FP tune, allowed for various other software changes people want, then there is some potential value. Otherwise anyone buying this is just wasting their money; and thats fair for them to do that.

Im sure your company makes good stuff, but wrong product, product time, wrong market.

 

[chris@pandamotorworks]

If you have to remove the device to get service the device voids the warranty or will be of some issue to the customer. You are falsely marketing your device that it doesnt void the warranty because your solution is to remove it before you go to the dealer. Sure it may leave no trace, but thats not the point.

Regardless of that, there is no real reason to run this tune when the Ford performance tune already exists, is not that much more expensive, doesnt require having to install anything or remove anything. If this device allowed for multiple custom tunes, and those tunes existed, and were better than the FP tune, allowed for various other software changes people want, then there is some potential value. Otherwise anyone buying this is just wasting their money; and thats fair for them to do that.

Im sure your company makes good stuff, but wrong product, product time, wrong market.

Wrong product for you? It seems that way!

Others maybe not and not the wrong market as we still sell these on the Bronco side with the FP tune. Some install both and have had great success over there and love it. Have we fully tested that? NO. But we have a customer that has done this for 2years now and over 20,000 miles and not a single issue.

Again just because you dont like it and dont fully understand the purpose doesnt mean others agree with you.

 

[Joejr]

Being this device can not be traced it does keep your warranty intact for the full 5 years 60K unlike the ford performance unit which lowers your warranty to 3 years 36K.

This is the main reason we have this device, so people can get a good boost in power without worrying and if they are not worried we have other options coming to market soon

Something could be traced if

Being this device can not be traced it does keep your warranty intact for the full 5 years 60K unlike the ford performance unit which lowers your warranty to 3 years 36K.

This is the main reason we have this device, so people can get a good boost in power without worrying and if they are not worried we have other options coming to market soon

I would think something could be traced because you said we need to change the spark plugs out from the factory ones.

 

[SubaruRaptor]

Something could be traced if

I would think something could be traced because you said we need to change the spark plugs out from the factory ones.

The dealer wont care about spark plugs.

 

[chris@pandamotorworks]

Something could be traced if

I would think something could be traced because you said we need to change the spark plugs out from the factory ones.

We recommend it and include them. But changing your sparks plugs is not a trace and its not a item that voids the warranty as its a maintenance item. Furthermore every reputable tuner in the ecoboost world recommends colder plugs. FP even does on the Focus engine and includes them with their device. I was shocked to see them not do so here but the entire reason you put colder plugs in when increase the boost pressure they allow heat to dissipate quicker which in turn helps avoiding pre-ignition. These engines are very prone to heat/high cylinder pressure so when you increase boost you increase that so adding the plugs helps keep that in check for longer term reliability and more stable power across the powerband.

 

[RANGER/HOBB]

Sure they can find your Facebook, Forum posts and use that, but inside the ECU they will find nothing as all fail safes are left in tact, meaning nothing is out of range for the ECU to think otherwise. We do use RaceChip Hardware to load our tunes. They have built an amazing platform for us to use and a solid hard part. We just input our knowledge of these engines and follow our tuning philosophy to give you the best product we can.

It's clear this product isn't for everyone and honestly the boss never wanted to go down this road, but custom tuning is getting harder and harder for cars and people still want our tunes. This is a great middle ground for so many out there.

Personally, I would only run a custom tune as I want all the benefits and a tune that can be logged and adjusted, but that has more risk than this device and why it will fit others skeptical of Ford warranty on parts that do not pertain to a tune, but use it as leverage not to pay out on my brand new first year vehicle.

Sure they can. They can look in several places, one specifically for peak boost pressure…………

 

[CapH]

This would probably be good option for California peeps wanting something now for a power boost, since FP tune isn't California approved.

 

[Mad_Motorhead]

Being this device can not be traced it does keep your warranty intact for the full 5 years 60K unlike the ford performance unit which lowers your warranty to 3 years 36K.

This is the main reason we have this device, so people can get a good boost in power without worrying and if they are not worried we have other options coming to market soon

It can be traced, if unregulated boost causes issues there figure out a piggyback ecu caused the issue

 

[chris@pandamotorworks]

Sure the can. They can look in several places, one specifically for peak boost pressure…………

It can be traced, if unregulated boost causes issues there figure out a piggyback ecu caused the issue

I dont know how many times I have to say this from our testing, experience etc it can not be traced.


We have no reason to lie nor would want to lie as it does us no good. We have been in business for 11 years growing in the Ecoboost world every year supporting customers from every corner of the world with their Ecoboost powered cars.

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