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You are lucky to have shop/resource such as Dan (SDK) that close to you. Keep us updated!
Look at it this way, the $1000 you are about to spend is not even 1 months payment on a new 6.7L that belongs to the bank.
Look at it this way, the $1000 you are about to spend is not even 1 months payment on a new 6.7L that belongs to the bank.
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From: N.GA Mountains
The seal is $4. Up to 14qrts of Merc V at $5/qrt and $35? filter.
Its 4-5 hours labor - MAX.
Those prices are ludicrous... I can get a full rebuild for just a few $100 more.
Maybe they are replacing the pump instead of just the seal? Or throwing in a new triple disc billet TC?
Craziness....
Its 4-5 hours labor - MAX.
Those prices are ludicrous... I can get a full rebuild for just a few $100 more.
Maybe they are replacing the pump instead of just the seal? Or throwing in a new triple disc billet TC?
Craziness....
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From: Langley B.C. Canada
The seal is $4. Up to 14qrts of Merc V at $5/qrt and $35? filter.
Its 4-5 hours labor - MAX.
Those prices are ludicrous... I can get a full rebuild for just a few $100 more.
Maybe they are replacing the pump instead of just the seal? Or throwing in a new triple disc billet TC?
Craziness....
Its 4-5 hours labor - MAX.
Those prices are ludicrous... I can get a full rebuild for just a few $100 more.
Maybe they are replacing the pump instead of just the seal? Or throwing in a new triple disc billet TC?
Craziness....
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From: N.GA Mountains
Good thing you Canadians are all rich and can afford it!! Lol.
Yes, I forget how much more everything is there... I think 6-7 hours is high for a first time DIY’er - but if that’s what they get, whatcha gonna do??
Like Sous said, still less than a new truck payment and I’ve changed a few of those seals and transmission lasted a long time after.
Good luck and keep us posted! Anxious to hear how you like Dan’s tunes. Ask about boost fooler if you get a chance too.
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From: Langley B.C. Canada
Dammit man!!
I agree
Good thing you Canadians are all rich and can afford it!! Lol.
I wish that were the case.
Yes, I forget how much more everything is there... I think 6-7 hours is high for a first time DIY’er - but if that’s what they get, whatcha gonna do??
Like Sous said, still less than a new truck payment and I’ve changed a few of those seals and transmission lasted a long time after.
Told my wife the same thing last night. It’s cheaper to fix the truck we have than to take on payments for a newer truck. I would have to go used and then who knows what your getting.
Good luck and keep us posted! Anxious to hear how you like Dan’s tunes.
If the crappy hypertech is any indication of what’s to come I think it will be hard to get the smile off my face.
Ask about boost fooler if you get a chance too.
I agree
Good thing you Canadians are all rich and can afford it!! Lol.
I wish that were the case.
Yes, I forget how much more everything is there... I think 6-7 hours is high for a first time DIY’er - but if that’s what they get, whatcha gonna do??
Like Sous said, still less than a new truck payment and I’ve changed a few of those seals and transmission lasted a long time after.
Told my wife the same thing last night. It’s cheaper to fix the truck we have than to take on payments for a newer truck. I would have to go used and then who knows what your getting.
Good luck and keep us posted! Anxious to hear how you like Dan’s tunes.
If the crappy hypertech is any indication of what’s to come I think it will be hard to get the smile off my face.
Ask about boost fooler if you get a chance too.
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From: Langley B.C. Canada
I asked about the boost fooler.
They open up the window on the map to 90 seconds prior to de-fuelling to prevent setting the code is what I was told.
“ It’s unlikely anybody would be in overboost for longer than that duration”.
They open up the window on the map to 90 seconds prior to de-fuelling to prevent setting the code is what I was told.
“ It’s unlikely anybody would be in overboost for longer than that duration”.
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From: N.GA Mountains
I forgot to have you ask about WG....
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From: Langley B.C. Canada
So boost fooler is not needed, but is highly recommended?
It wasn't Dan I was talking to this morning but one of his technicians. He didn't say either way, recommended or not when I asked if I may need one. Just said about the map window being extended to prevent overboost defuelling.
I forgot to have you ask about WG...
Last time I asked about the WG (a couple weeks ago) they don't recommend disconnect on a stock turbo with their tunes. He did mention something about a KC ,I think, being ok but that was again not with Dan.
I will have a good Q&A session with Dan when i pick it up. Hopefully I will remember all my questions. Maybe I'll take some notes with me, like an interview or something.
It wasn't Dan I was talking to this morning but one of his technicians. He didn't say either way, recommended or not when I asked if I may need one. Just said about the map window being extended to prevent overboost defuelling.
I forgot to have you ask about WG...
Last time I asked about the WG (a couple weeks ago) they don't recommend disconnect on a stock turbo with their tunes. He did mention something about a KC ,I think, being ok but that was again not with Dan.
I will have a good Q&A session with Dan when i pick it up. Hopefully I will remember all my questions. Maybe I'll take some notes with me, like an interview or something.
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From: Langley B.C. Canada
Picked the truck up yesterday.
5 Hours for the re & re on the tranny, Not so bad.
Didn't get to have a GOOD test run on the tunes for 2 reasons.
# 1, It was raining off and on yesterday and wet roads don't work so well when trying to WOT.
#2 I forgot and left the transmission tuning from the Hypertech on the truck. Let's just say it wasn't happy with 2 different shifting strategies trying to work together, or against each other. TC lockup was way too soon.
Tomorrow I will get the hypertech shifts off the truck and let's see what happens with some dry roads.
5 Hours for the re & re on the tranny, Not so bad.
Didn't get to have a GOOD test run on the tunes for 2 reasons.
# 1, It was raining off and on yesterday and wet roads don't work so well when trying to WOT.
#2 I forgot and left the transmission tuning from the Hypertech on the truck. Let's just say it wasn't happy with 2 different shifting strategies trying to work together, or against each other. TC lockup was way too soon.
Tomorrow I will get the hypertech shifts off the truck and let's see what happens with some dry roads.
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From: Langley B.C. Canada
Stock tune won’t shift.
40 Tow slams into second under moderate throttle.
In most tunes, if not all, just as the turbo starts to light in 3rd the tc locks up early and drops me out of the boost.
The power it has is much better and with OD off and rolling once it does light in 3rd I did see 28lbs. Not sure what tune. Less than 1/2hr behind the wheel and 6 tunes.
I did talk with Dan about it yesterday and having both tunes on the trans. He didn’t seem concerned and never mentioned that the hydra would override the PCM.
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Shifted great in 00. Switched to 01 at a 4 way stop sign and it died. Back to 00 and it flashed up and got me out of there. 02 seemed hard shifts, then tons of slip. It’s bi-polar.
Going to test 04, 80hp Daily next but so far... this still ain’t right.
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Dropped the Hypertech shift strategy today.
Shifted great in 00. Switched to 01 at a 4 way stop sign and it died. Back to 00 and it flashed up and got me out of there. 02 seemed hard shifts, then tons of slip. It’s bi-polar.
Going to test 04, 80hp Daily next but so far... this still ain’t right.
Shifted great in 00. Switched to 01 at a 4 way stop sign and it died. Back to 00 and it flashed up and got me out of there. 02 seemed hard shifts, then tons of slip. It’s bi-polar.
Going to test 04, 80hp Daily next but so far... this still ain’t right.
Im sure it’s just a matter of wrong program for the PCM.