New 2015, what is necessary to keep it running long term with a good tune?

Good advice so far. I thought I'd chime in on the warranty. Definitely drop that BS warranty and get a FORD one. I would check  your current warranty about the turbos. Aftermarket warranties tend to forget to include turbos and superchargers. I have been through 2 Ford warranties on this 2010 SHO. The first for $1200 paid for itself 3 times over around 60k miles. I just purchased a new one right before it hit 99k for $2700 a month ago. It paid for itself 2 weeks later when they had to replace all my injectors at 400 to 500 a piece plus labor.  I just found out the hard way tho that Ford premium warranty does not cover cats. But it does cover darn near everything else. They will even cover the struts  when they wear out.
Something goes wrong don't give them ANY reason to think you have altered anything and play dumb.  Put the stock tune back and put all your stock parts back on before the dealership sees it and you will be fine.
 
I want to return to the question from the OP. I've had my tune installed for about 40k. I would suggest obviously regular oil changes, cleaning / changing your intake filter, new plugs no longer than every 30k, and a PTU flush every 30k. I'd check my brakes every 30k as well.

Here is my thoughts. To go fast, most of the time you need to stop fast. You'll eat through your brake pads a little faster than a non-tuned vehicle. When you get a tune, you will have a desire to go fast all the time. It's an addiction lol

For the PTU flush, some people do it, some people don't. Its recommended at 50K, but with hard driving, I'd suggest every 30k. Some people have good looking fluid, some people have dark well used fluid. The Power Transfer Unit sits right below the rear turbo, which means that the fluid has a tendency to heat up under hard runs.

I ate through my all season tires in 30k, but that's because I do a lot of 0-60-0 fun out here in Wisconsin. I'm a little more "hard" on my vehicles than the average driver.

I hope this helps!
 
14SHOCAR said:
I want to return to the question from the OP. I've had my tune installed for about 40k. I would suggest obviously regular oil changes, cleaning / changing your intake filter, new plugs no longer than every 30k, and a PTU flush every 30k. I'd check my brakes every 30k as well.

Here is my thoughts. To go fast, most of the time you need to stop fast. You'll eat through your brake pads a little faster than a non-tuned vehicle. When you get a tune, you will have a desire to go fast all the time. It's an addiction lol

For the PTU flush, some people do it, some people don't. Its recommended at 50K, but with hard driving, I'd suggest every 30k. Some people have good looking fluid, some people have dark well used fluid. The Power Transfer Unit sits right below the rear turbo, which means that the fluid has a tendency to heat up under hard runs.

I ate through my all season tires in 30k, but that's because I do a lot of 0-60-0 fun out here in Wisconsin. I'm a little more "hard" on my vehicles than the average driver.

I hope this helps!

thanks for the suggestions on the PTU fluid intervals. I am well overdue.
 
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