Hypertech 41029 on 7.3 X
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Hypertech 41029 on 7.3 X
Bought a 2002 Ex with 7.3 a few months back. It came with a hypertech PP3 41029. Been working through a few "fix it ups" but last night I wanted to see what stage he had it set on.... I could tell which one they had programmed so I loaded stage3 with shift firmness. Cranked it up in the driveway and let idle... Which was fine.... So I figured nothing changed.... Left for work this morning and there is a significant difference.... Come to find out, previous owner had it set in stage1... Now I have on stage3..... I haven't even made it to installing gauges (EGT, tranny temp, boost).... Per hypertech stage3 is 50HP.... Still planning on gauges (then dptuner)... But in the meantime, should I be concerned with running the hypertech stage3 without gauges? I due tow a 2-horse trailer one day a week.... What's everyone's thoughts?
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-As long as you don't go over 80HP you can get away with not having gauges, for the time being...
-I'd also say that if you plan on towing with the programmer, use their tow/safe program and not their hotter Stage III tune. However, better safe than sorry and just not tow with the tune especially if you don't have gauges.
Though you would need to get some gauges first, there are alot of options out there for chipping your truck:
-Tony Wildman, Total Diesel Performance
-Matt Robinson, Gearhead Automotive Performance
-Chris Buhidar, Truck Source Diesel
-Bill Cohron, Power Hungry Performance
Bill developed the PHP Hydra which allows you tunes to be emailed to you should any adjustments or modifications need to be made. In other words, you would never have to pull and/or ship your chip to have your tunes modified. Matt and Tony also have this technology.
Tony, Matt, Chris, and Bill all write some lean yet mean tunes for the 7.3. In other words, you get a good combinations of power and fuel economy.
-I'd also say that if you plan on towing with the programmer, use their tow/safe program and not their hotter Stage III tune. However, better safe than sorry and just not tow with the tune especially if you don't have gauges.
Though you would need to get some gauges first, there are alot of options out there for chipping your truck:
-Tony Wildman, Total Diesel Performance
-Matt Robinson, Gearhead Automotive Performance
-Chris Buhidar, Truck Source Diesel
-Bill Cohron, Power Hungry Performance
Bill developed the PHP Hydra which allows you tunes to be emailed to you should any adjustments or modifications need to be made. In other words, you would never have to pull and/or ship your chip to have your tunes modified. Matt and Tony also have this technology.
Tony, Matt, Chris, and Bill all write some lean yet mean tunes for the 7.3. In other words, you get a good combinations of power and fuel economy.
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