Diablo Chip evaluation
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From: Two Harbors, MN
Diablo Chip evaluation
So I get the 4 bank chip from Ken in the mail today ( Icame home for lunch to meet the mailman).. I crawl into my truck and put the chip in... I dont have time to test drive it so I have to wait til after work... I come home... throw my uniform in a pile in the middle of the room... and run outside to my truck...
Thinking back to Abendx... I turn the key to the on position... wait the longest 20 seconds in the history of the world... and it fires right up...
So I jump in and sllloooowwwwllllyyyy drive to the end of the block. I get out on the main drag... and NAIL IT... Now keep in mind, I'm a protector of the peace, so after looking around to make sure no one saw me... I DO IT AGAIN... WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW....
Technically, I agree with Abendx, the shifting could be a little firmer and I did get a little nervous when the tach almost hit 6000 before shifting but the chip made a HUGE difference in the way it made my 5.4 perform....
If I had one piece of advise for us "underpowered" 5.4 owners, I would say CHIP IT !!!!
Tomorrow I go get my new 28 ft fifth wheel, about 150 miles away, so I'll see how she pulls and post it.
Thanks Ken for helping me out so much.
( Do I have to have the chip reprogrammed if I put cat back exhaust and K&N filter on.. I'm hooked on mods now
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slammer:7 :7 :7 :7 :7
Thinking back to Abendx... I turn the key to the on position... wait the longest 20 seconds in the history of the world... and it fires right up...
So I jump in and sllloooowwwwllllyyyy drive to the end of the block. I get out on the main drag... and NAIL IT... Now keep in mind, I'm a protector of the peace, so after looking around to make sure no one saw me... I DO IT AGAIN... WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW....
Technically, I agree with Abendx, the shifting could be a little firmer and I did get a little nervous when the tach almost hit 6000 before shifting but the chip made a HUGE difference in the way it made my 5.4 perform....
If I had one piece of advise for us "underpowered" 5.4 owners, I would say CHIP IT !!!!
Tomorrow I go get my new 28 ft fifth wheel, about 150 miles away, so I'll see how she pulls and post it.
Thanks Ken for helping me out so much.
( Do I have to have the chip reprogrammed if I put cat back exhaust and K&N filter on.. I'm hooked on mods now
)slammer:7 :7 :7 :7 :7
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From: Oxnard, CA
Diablo Chip evaluation
hehehe... almost my exact thoughts... bet your smile and mine were similar too!!! lol
no reprogram will be needed for the intake and exhaust... i think the performance mods taht require a reprogram would be headers, cams, and superchargers.....
now... if i could keep my chip for more than a couple of days i'd be happy again... i tell ya it is hard sending the thing back to the dealer for reprogramming!
you can have ken reprogram yours for a firmer shift.... that is what i did after my first go around... now if we can only get mine fixed for the speedo recal....
no reprogram will be needed for the intake and exhaust... i think the performance mods taht require a reprogram would be headers, cams, and superchargers.....
now... if i could keep my chip for more than a couple of days i'd be happy again... i tell ya it is hard sending the thing back to the dealer for reprogramming!
you can have ken reprogram yours for a firmer shift.... that is what i did after my first go around... now if we can only get mine fixed for the speedo recal....
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From: bonita springs
Diablo Chip evaluation
Slammer, thanks for letting us know how things are working out. I have a 02 F-350 with a 5.4 and was going to order a diablo chip. Really appreciate the feedback, I'm going to order my chip this week!
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Diablo Chip evaluation
One thing to keep in mind about the shift points is they aren't always that high. The Diablo is progressively aggressive (I'm a poet and don't know it) so the harder you are on the throttle the further up the shift points are. It should move them up to about 5.7K
