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Check out Mike at 5-star, the sponsor for this forum.
He has a money-back guarrantee that if you don't like it, you can return it for a full refund. He even has free shipping I believe, so you are out NOTHING except the return shipping.
I have his tunes in a 2001, and I can definitely tell you, I shaved a full second off my 0-60 from 10 seconds with stock tune, to 9.02-9.04 with just his 87 octane performance tune. That's from a combination of engine power and shifting improvements.
And, the throttle response and overall tranny behavior is much improved..
He has a money-back guarrantee that if you don't like it, you can return it for a full refund. He even has free shipping I believe, so you are out NOTHING except the return shipping.
I have his tunes in a 2001, and I can definitely tell you, I shaved a full second off my 0-60 from 10 seconds with stock tune, to 9.02-9.04 with just his 87 octane performance tune. That's from a combination of engine power and shifting improvements.
And, the throttle response and overall tranny behavior is much improved..
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From: Richmond BC
the tuner from 5-star will def. wake up ur truck but you wont see any real MPG gains..
do the tuner for better drivability, NOT for expected MPG gains..
with that said regearing is by far the best real world power adder... if you can afford it.
do the tuner for better drivability, NOT for expected MPG gains..
with that said regearing is by far the best real world power adder... if you can afford it.
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From: Richmond BC
esp. off the line accel.
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Whatever you do dont get a Superchips. my father got one for his '01 6.8 and it did absolutely nothing. i've heard nothin but good about the 5-star. must be some good stuff. but then again anything is better than paying 300 for the superchips to do nothing but change the tranny.
