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Old Jul 30, 2005 | 05:01 PM
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In my rear end. LOL JK

The 4.30's came in my new rearend from Jasper, and the front gears came from Precision Gear. My friend own the local shop he did all the ordering and installation.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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When I put the programmer on HP mode, can I expect as good fuel economy as the economy mode?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 07:12 PM
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Depends on how you drive it, my truck on the highway went from 14 (stock) to 18.5 (HP). I have never tried the economy mode. LOL

Then I went to 4.30 gears and it went back down to 15mpg.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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I would of thought that the gas mileage would have been better with the gear change.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2005 | 10:57 PM
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It depends on how you drive it...

The truck is a lot more fun now, yes?

This tends to make the foot a little happier =o)
 
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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Actually it is more fun more, because of foot most likely not. It will only go so far down. The highway is where I saw the milage go down which is mostly because I went for 1800@70 to 2100@70 and I like to drive 80-90 anyways.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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So if I went with 4.56's and 37" tires, I would loose even more gas mileage than now?'
 
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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It really just depends on yur driving habits. That was with my truck empty and the 35's really didn't impose any kind of load on the truck during highway driving.

Now with 37's you might see an increase in mileage, or it might stay the same.

My truck actually gained 1-2mpg during towing with the 4.30's.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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im trying to find out info on th escmt power plus...I couldnt find it on their site, and I didnt have any luck searching for info here...also reference gearing, isnt this quite expensice, with parts and labo it has to be at least 1500 bucks per differential...
 
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Old Aug 4, 2005 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by dafuz
im trying to find out info on th escmt power plus...I couldnt find it on their site, and I didnt have any luck searching for info here...also reference gearing, isnt this quite expensice, with parts and labo it has to be at least 1500 bucks per differential...
Power plus will be the same output on the 6.0L as the current scmt.

It will not be ready (on the Fords) for quite some time.
 
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 06:12 PM
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i do know how to pull a trailer sensibly, the problem i had was that i had seeping heads because they were warped and every time i would hit 75 mph the truck would overheat like crazy, and thats sloooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwllllllllyyyyyyyy accelerating. I have been pulling trailers since i got my license.... just a fyi. no hard feelings just sounded like a smart comment is all, and ive had enough frustration as i have 2 6.0 trucks and they are both pretty much junk, more problems than i even care to list lol. at least now i know what it feels like to get screwed good and proper
 

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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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Tow/Haul

I have a 2005 PSD, and have read just about every page on this site and may have overlooked the answer. When I use the tow mode with the Superchip tuner do I still need to use the tow/haul mode on my gear shift.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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Yes. You still need to use the tow/haul button on your gear shift. The tow safe mode on the tuner itself wont allow the truck to over fuel/time to exceed safe towing EGT limits. It has nothing to do with the tow/haul mode of engine braking, shift point control function of the transmission.

Ryan
 
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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mrxlh
It has nothing to do with the tow/haul mode of engine braking, shift point control function of the transmission.

Ryan
Actually this is incorrect.

The Tow/Haul button reverts the TCM (Transmission Control Module) to a different set of shift tables.
The 1704 tunes the standard shift tables AND the tow/haul shift tables independently, and with all three programs (so there are 6 different superchips shift patterns).

You should definitely use tow/haul when towing heavier loads, but it's not necessary for lighter loads.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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Thanks Jim, I knew you would correct me.

Ryan
 
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