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Old 01-20-2010, 03:29 AM
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No more tuner

No more chips for me. Wow, All I was trying to do was sell my chip,,,,,,,lol

I loved my dp. I got great fuel mileage with it. Night and day from stock and the tow tune worked great. Holy smokes what a post I created. sorry guys. lol If anyone wants a chip my advice would be never go over 50 horse with it unless you are gonna use it as a pull truck and have and endless supply to money. But, not just chips or tuners. Any motor gas or diesel when you add horsepower you lose longevity and dependability.
 

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Old 01-20-2010, 05:08 AM
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I still haven't got one just because of the occasional problems I hear of. I keep wanting one though mainly for mpg increase. I'd like to hear details of your decision though.
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 09:22 AM
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Sorry to hear that.Love my f6 and never had a problem.Dont beat on it and did some other mods, valve body ect. Could never drive stock again...
 
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I bought one but returned it before installing after researching more into problems that others have had.
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 10:21 AM
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To each his own. Most have no problems. Remember most people will only post on forums when they have problems.The 6.0 powerstrokes are the ones that have problems with head studs. 7.3s do well. But you need to be sensible when chipping your truck. I see alot of guys chipping there truck and beating the snot out of it. Of course you will have problems. Its a truck not a vette!! Lol
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by rtazz17
To each his own. Most have no problems. Remember most people will only post on forums when they have problems.The 6.0 powerstrokes are the ones that have problems with head studs. 7.3s do well. But you need to be sensible when chipping your truck. I see alot of guys chipping there truck and beating the snot out of it. Of course you will have problems. Its a truck not a vette!! Lol
yeah, I realized that my truck was not a good candidate for extra power.
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 10:34 AM
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Its not the chip, its the particular tunes...

Get a TS Blank with tunes from vendors with a good track record... Power Hungry Performance, Gear Head, Tony Wildman, Swamps, Elite...

That, a set of gauges, a Valve body for the tranny and your set to go...
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 11:06 AM
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I've never had any problems with mine. When i first got it, it shifted like a truck was rear ending me, but I sent it back to get a little line pressure taken out and it worked fine. But it was even better when I got it live tuned!
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by CSIPSD
Its not the chip, its the particular tunes...

Get a TS Blank with tunes from vendors with a good track record... Power Hungry Performance, Gear Head, Tony Wildman, Swamps, Elite...

That, a set of gauges, a Valve body for the tranny and your set to go...
So are you saying that all of those have never had failures? This is getting a little rediculous now.
 
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PHP, Swamps and all of them have windows under there blocks. Joe we get you dislike DP tuner now get over it and go get banned elsewhere
 
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PHP, Swamps and all of them have windows under there blocks. Joe we get you dislike DP tuner now get over it and go get banned elsewhere
To be fair, I don't think Matt or Bean has had a break yet and Bill has one (as of the last time I saw it discussed)

*Odds are against all of them, especially with what some are doing on PMR's.

And, Justin I think you have some Moderator blood in you.
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 02:25 PM
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Mine *should* be, given the past.
 
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So are you saying that all of those have never had failures? This is getting a little rediculous now.
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PHP, Swamps and all of them have windows under there blocks. Joe we get you dislike DP tuner now get over it and go get banned elsewhere
So true, it is getting ridiculous!!!! What about any Edge blown motors????

Jdecker, u got it right. Not one tuner is perfect!!!! plain and simple!!!

I have friends who have tried those other tunes and do not like them, and those tuners havent been able to fix what they dont like about it.
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Orezona
To be fair, I don't think Matt or Bean has had a break yet and Bill has one (as of the last time I saw it discussed)
I find it very hard to believe that no one has windowed a block or holed a piston running any of those tunes. It happens to stock non-tuned engines. And if I'm wrong, then I stand corrected.
 


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