Which programmer?
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Which programmer?
I have an 02 F250 7.3 diesel with a 3 inch lift, 4 inch magnaflow exhaust, and AFE stage2 cold air intake. Now it's time for a programmer, Not sure which one to get edge,hyperpac,banks or maybe a chip? Has anybody had good or bad luck with one of those?
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My advice, don't go with a tuner at all. Go with a DP Tuner flip chip by Jody Tipton. See more here: www.dp-tuner.com.
I've switched from a tuner (Predator) to the DP chip, and couldn't be happier. I know of at least 2 or 3 other guys here who have also recently done the same thing. We foolishly spent our money on a tuner, just to later spend more money on a DP chip once we found out how good they are.
I see you're new to the site. Welcome. Run a search on the forum about the DP chip. Anytime you see DP Tuner, DP chip, DP flip chip, or Jody's chip, thery're all talking about the same thing. This forum can provide you with tons of useful info that will both save you time an money. Take this one to heart, get the chip, not the tuner.
I've switched from a tuner (Predator) to the DP chip, and couldn't be happier. I know of at least 2 or 3 other guys here who have also recently done the same thing. We foolishly spent our money on a tuner, just to later spend more money on a DP chip once we found out how good they are.
I see you're new to the site. Welcome. Run a search on the forum about the DP chip. Anytime you see DP Tuner, DP chip, DP flip chip, or Jody's chip, thery're all talking about the same thing. This forum can provide you with tons of useful info that will both save you time an money. Take this one to heart, get the chip, not the tuner.
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I say a flip chip. I have a single stage superchips, ain't crazy about it. I'm saving my money for a Jody T flipper.
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If your PSD is still under warranty, get a tuner (so you can take out the tune just before you take it in for service), if its not under warranty, get a chip. At least with most tuners, you get a code reader with it.
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If you want to race, the flip chip is absolutely the way to go.
If you want a little more power for towing, don't care about being the first guy away from the stoplight, want to read codes and diagnose your own problems, get a tuner.
If you want a little more power for towing, don't care about being the first guy away from the stoplight, want to read codes and diagnose your own problems, get a tuner.
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Originally Posted by kawika
If your PSD is still under warranty, get a tuner (so you can take out the tune just before you take it in for service), if its not under warranty, get a chip. At least with most tuners, you get a code reader with it.
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Originally Posted by clux
If you want to race, the flip chip is absolutely the way to go.
If you want a little more power for towing, don't care about being the first guy away from the stoplight, want to read codes and diagnose your own problems, get a tuner.
If you want a little more power for towing, don't care about being the first guy away from the stoplight, want to read codes and diagnose your own problems, get a tuner.
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Originally Posted by jtharvey
Not necessarily. On the 80 hp setting, my DP chip provides more power, less smoke, and lower EGTs than my Predator tuner did on the 85 hp setting. Plus, the other thing that I see as an advantage the chip has over a tuner, is the ability to change programs on the fly. No need to stop the truck to change programs. That way, say I'm towing a heavy load and I see my EGTs are too high, I can just change it to a lower setting while I drive.
After you're done, switch it back to your normal setting you run.
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Originally Posted by jtharvey
Not necessarily. On the 80 hp setting, my DP chip provides more power, less smoke, and lower EGTs than my Predator tuner did on the 85 hp setting. Plus, the other thing that I see as an advantage the chip has over a tuner, is the ability to change programs on the fly. No need to stop the truck to change programs. That way, say I'm towing a heavy load and I see my EGTs are too high, I can just change it to a lower setting while I drive.
Not disagreeing about the flip chip, the flexability is great.
It just depends on what your goals are.
