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I have a tuner with custom tunes. Street, performance and a daily. The highest setting one blows black smoke and feels like it adds 100hp. The one I currently am running gives a little extra power mayne 40hp. Anyone recommend which I should be running? Neither have given me high egt.
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Run whatever you want based on how it drives. Accelerator pedal feel, shift points/shift feel, etc.
A lot of people choose to daily-drive "tow tunes" simply because the modest power increase is nice but the transmission shifting is usually a smidge later and slightly firmer.
Do what makes you feel good.
A lot of people choose to daily-drive "tow tunes" simply because the modest power increase is nice but the transmission shifting is usually a smidge later and slightly firmer.
Do what makes you feel good.
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Run whatever you want based on how it drives. Accelerator pedal feel, shift points/shift feel, etc.
A lot of people choose to daily-drive "tow tunes" simply because the modest power increase is nice but the transmission shifting is usually a smidge later and slightly firmer.
Do what makes you feel good.
A lot of people choose to daily-drive "tow tunes" simply because the modest power increase is nice but the transmission shifting is usually a smidge later and slightly firmer.
Do what makes you feel good.
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From: Reed Point, MT
You're only putting in extra fuel when you push your right foot down more. If it takes 45 horsepower to drive 75MPH on a certain stretch of road on a stock tune it's still only going to take 45 horsepower to go 75MPH on that same stretch whether you're in a 40 horsepower tune or a 6000 horsepower tune.
Obviously when you're "sending it", yes, more stress is put on everything in the drivetrain but you're not adding 100 horsepower all the time.
Obviously when you're "sending it", yes, more stress is put on everything in the drivetrain but you're not adding 100 horsepower all the time.
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You are probably feeling some "go pedal tuning" as well where the tune tells the PCM to be particularly sensitive to the first few inches of accelerator pedal travel.
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Run whatever you want based on how it drives. Accelerator pedal feel, shift points/shift feel, etc.
A lot of people choose to daily-drive "tow tunes" simply because the modest power increase is nice but the transmission shifting is usually a smidge later and slightly firmer.
Do what makes you feel good.
A lot of people choose to daily-drive "tow tunes" simply because the modest power increase is nice but the transmission shifting is usually a smidge later and slightly firmer.
Do what makes you feel good.
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I agree with this 100%. When I first received my tunes from Dusty at 1023, they were set up for a 16 year old on his way to a hot date. I removed them and told Dusty there was no way I was going to run those tunes unless he made the throttle pedal nearly mimic the OEM function.
He changed it and I ran those tunes for a while with the modified stock turbo. After I upgraded my turbo, they were garbage and made the truck very lethargic. Thankfully the PHP tunes are spot on and I didn't have to "hunt and peck" for a new tuner.
The perception of good tuning does not mean the reality of good tuning is present.
He changed it and I ran those tunes for a while with the modified stock turbo. After I upgraded my turbo, they were garbage and made the truck very lethargic. Thankfully the PHP tunes are spot on and I didn't have to "hunt and peck" for a new tuner.
The perception of good tuning does not mean the reality of good tuning is present.
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