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Old Jan 21, 2016 | 12:41 PM
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Issue when I Floor it!

Hello All,


I have a 2000 7.3 and I have a hypertech Max Energy Programmer set to stage 3 in my truck right now (100 HP). I noticed last night when I was going up hill and had my foot to the floor the truck would hesitate for a minute and then lag before it was would catch up to itself. I did it again on some flat ground and noticed when it did do that my boost gauge would get to 20 and then fall to Zero. If I start out and gradually get to the floor without punching it the truck drive fine. Any ideas and how to fix it?
 
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Old Jan 21, 2016 | 12:47 PM
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A boost leak can do this. You can search for "boost leak detector" on this forum.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 03:14 PM
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Your throttle input is "fly by wire", which means you are telling the computer you want to go faster, and the computer is accelerating the engine. If I stomp the pedal the truck doesn't impress, but if I gradually give her skinny pedal input I can get up and go pretty good.


The computer is not seeing something it needs to see in order to accelerate at the rate you are asking.
 
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