dp or gearhead?
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dp or gearhead?
Right now i have a dp in the truck and have been looking at maybe switching over to gearhead tunes (matt robinson) i have been hearing good things about his tuning. What would be the advantages and dis advantages of this change? Also if you have anyother suggestions chime in.....Thank you.... .JOSH BYERLY
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I do not have DP tunes personally.Really just because I had the chip before I knew about DP Tuner.
What I do know is that there are many on here that really like Jody's tunes and I read all the time that the customer service is very good.
I am satisfied with my tunes and already have alot of money tied up in them so it works for me.
Jody will reburn your chip if you want.
What I do know is that there are many on here that really like Jody's tunes and I read all the time that the customer service is very good.
I am satisfied with my tunes and already have alot of money tied up in them so it works for me.
Jody will reburn your chip if you want.
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Right now i have a dp in the truck and have been looking at maybe switching over to gearhead tunes (matt robinson) i have been hearing good things about his tuning. What would be the advantages and dis advantages of this change? Also if you have anyother suggestions chime in.....Thank you.... .JOSH BYERLY
Like Barry said, you can have your DP reburned ( updates) if you wish, this is a matter of a wait. It doesnt say how long ago you had DP done.
Gearhead, sorry, can not comment, dont know anything about them, it Looks like Joe might.
there is also PHP, Swamps, Brian at BTS does tunning.. there are a LOT of choices.
If you have the money, shop around, if you want change in performance, or there is something you think is missing, call DP and ask them what they might be able to do.
Good Luck!!!
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Like Barry said, you can have your DP reburned ( updates) if you wish, this is a matter of a wait. It doesnt say how long ago you had DP done.
Gearhead, sorry, can not comment, dont know anything about them, it Looks like Joe might.
there is also PHP, Swamps, Brian at BTS does tunning.. there are a LOT of choices.
If you have the money, shop around, if you want change in performance, or there is something you think is missing, call DP and ask them what they might be able to do.
Good Luck!!!
Gearhead, sorry, can not comment, dont know anything about them, it Looks like Joe might.
there is also PHP, Swamps, Brian at BTS does tunning.. there are a LOT of choices.
If you have the money, shop around, if you want change in performance, or there is something you think is missing, call DP and ask them what they might be able to do.
Good Luck!!!
Sorry Joe couldn't resist
Advantage, you get to try out some new tunes from a different tuner with a very good reputation...
Disadvantage, you gotta buy a new chip (ts switch, or whatever they are using now) and you gotta spend more money on tunes.
Just my $.02
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I had DP, changed to Gearhead and prefer Gearhead. Better shifting, more power, less smoke. Plus Matt offers free reburns for life, can't really beat that. I was able to sell my DP to someone here and made back most of the cost of the new TS chip from Matt.
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Like Barry said, you can have your DP reburned ( updates) if you wish, this is a matter of a wait. It doesnt say how long ago you had DP done.
Gearhead, sorry, can not comment, dont know anything about them, it Looks like Joe might.
there is also PHP, Swamps, Brian at BTS does tunning.. there are a LOT of choices.
If you have the money, shop around, if you want change in performance, or there is something you think is missing, call DP and ask them what they might be able to do.
Good Luck!!!
Gearhead, sorry, can not comment, dont know anything about them, it Looks like Joe might.
there is also PHP, Swamps, Brian at BTS does tunning.. there are a LOT of choices.
If you have the money, shop around, if you want change in performance, or there is something you think is missing, call DP and ask them what they might be able to do.
Good Luck!!!
UH OH!!! here we go again!!! Sorry Joe couldn't resist
Advantage, you get to try out some new tunes from a different tuner with a very good reputation...
Disadvantage, you gotta buy a new chip (ts switch, or whatever they are using now) and you gotta spend more money on tunes.
Just my $.02
Sorry Joe couldn't resistAdvantage, you get to try out some new tunes from a different tuner with a very good reputation...
Disadvantage, you gotta buy a new chip (ts switch, or whatever they are using now) and you gotta spend more money on tunes.
Just my $.02
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Honestly, I was not going that route, I was being sincere, otherwise I would have thought he would have given other choices as well.
But I can see how ya got that. But no, that was not where I was going. Funny..
But I can see how ya got that. But no, that was not where I was going. Funny..
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I do not have DP tunes personally.Really just because I had the chip before I knew about DP Tuner.
What I do know is that there are many on here that really like Jody's tunes and I read all the time that the customer service is very good.
I am satisfied with my tunes and already have alot of money tied up in them so it works for me.
Jody will reburn your chip if you want.
What I do know is that there are many on here that really like Jody's tunes and I read all the time that the customer service is very good.
I am satisfied with my tunes and already have alot of money tied up in them so it works for me.
Jody will reburn your chip if you want.
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While at RRE i heard some great things and that is what brought the tuner to my attention
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I installed a DP in my truck in '08,I've had it updated a couple times and had the shifting/TC lock up tweaked a little but other than that I'm happy.I would like to try other tuners(PHP,Gearhead to name a couple) but I have too much money in my DP.
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Did you notice a difference after having it updated?
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From what I hear about DP and people commenting about how much smoke they can make in their 80e tune, I know that would be a big difference. Matts goal is to have as little smoke as possible. After all it is just wasted fuel. I was making more smoke than I thought I should based on what I had read on his sight. He sent me a new chip with his updated tunes. He is hard to get hold of on the phone cause he has a day job at an engineering firm, but he answers emails promptly in the evenings. I personally like the non electronic discrete 6 position switch.
All this being said I have never tried DP and I know he has a big following.
All this being said I have never tried DP and I know he has a big following.