Ken (or anyone who can give me some advice),

1. What chip do you guys program to run 89 octane?

2. I have the 2001 V10 with 4:30 gears, K&N intake system and a custom straight pipe exaust, 11in. lift and 39.5in. tires. What can I expect for HP & torque and does it do anything else (change shift points, etc)?

3. Would you recommend a 91-92 octane chip for me over the 89 octane? If so, which chip?

4. Finally, how much does it cost? Thanks

 

Anyone?

 

>Ken (or anyone who can give me some advice),
>
>1. What chip do you guys program to run 89 octane?

Either the Diablo or the Superchips. Quite honestly, its throwing away most of your money as the performance gain will be minimal, probably not very noticeable on a big Super Duty.

>
>2. I have the 2001 V10 with 4:30 gears, K&N intake system
>and a custom straight pipe exaust, 11in. lift and 39.5in.
>tires. What can I expect for HP & torque and does it do
>anything else (change shift points, etc)?

The tires and gearing may require a custom fee. What's your ECU code? HP is 30 HP and torque is 49 ft-lb with premium. The tranny shift points are moved and t-c lockup changed depending on RPM, throttle position and speed.

>
>3. Would you recommend a 91-92 octane chip for me over the
>89 octane? If so, which chip?

Yes. I rarely recommend anything less than a premium chip unless all you're interested in is transmission improvements.


>4. Finally, how much does it cost? Thanks

Contact me directly toll free at 1-877-399-6417. I usually only publish prices for sales we run as I don't want the boards to become a catalog. :-)

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 26-Mar-02 AT 02:34 AM (EST)]>>2. I have the 2001 V10 with 4:30 gears, K&N intake system
>>and a custom straight pipe exaust, 11in. lift and 39.5in.
>>tires. What can I expect for HP & torque and does it do
>>anything else (change shift points, etc)?

>The tires and gearing may require a custom fee. What's your
>ECU code? HP is 30 HP and torque is 49 ft-lb with premium.
>The tranny shift points are moved and t-c lockup changed
>depending on RPM, throttle position and speed.

Where can I get that ECU code? I tried to look for it on my door by the hinges and can't find it and I when I removed the two bolts from the black plastic covering the computer, I can't get the computer out? Am I looking in the right place? Why do you have to custom program it for the gears and tires? Thanks

 

>>>2. I have the 2001 V10 with 4:30 gears, K&N intake system
>>>and a custom straight pipe exaust, 11in. lift and 39.5in.
>>>tires. What can I expect for HP & torque and does it do
>>>anything else (change shift points, etc)?
>
>>The tires and gearing may require a custom fee. What's your
>>ECU code? HP is 30 HP and torque is 49 ft-lb with premium.
>>The tranny shift points are moved and t-c lockup changed
>>depending on RPM, throttle position and speed.
>
>Where can I get that ECU code? I tried to look for it on my
>door by the hinges and can't find it and I when I removed
>the two bolts from the black plastic covering the computer,
>I can't get the computer out? Am I looking in the right
>place? Why do you have to custom program it for the gears
>and tires? Thanks

Your in the right place. There are more than 2 bolts.:-X23 If I remember right there are 4. The back ones are hard to find and remove. The ECU code in my truck is a little white sticker on the inside of the driver side door when you open it. It's four alphnumeric digits above a barcode. This same sticker is also on the plastic covering your trying to get out.

 

chad.... mrrottndog is right.

mine was on the door jam but the top hinge.... it was a small white sticker with four alphanumeric characters.... mine was three alpha, one number....

also, mine was also found on the door that the chip would go into on the ecu.....

since mine was not in the diablo's database, i had to go get a custom read by a local dealer..... it was a tad more expensive then ken charges, but he did all the prep work and offered to install the chip when he got it finished.... i opted to have him send it to me since i am two hours from him..... since he has not done a v10 yet... he wants me to bring it back one of these days to get a dyno for real numbers (at his cost) so he can see what the chip "really" does, not what is claimed.

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 26-Mar-02 AT 04:07 PM (EST)]Ken,

My ECU code is VNI0 (VNI Zero). I'm also going to have 38.5 inch tires (actual 38.2") and I have 4:30 gears.

Thanks

 

Brad,

So, is the chip in yet? If so, what do you think? Thanks.

 

chad.... chip should be at my door tonight.... so i will let you know tomorrow.

do you live in vegas? i will be there for supercross in may... you should come! a bunch of us from that "other" board are going to get together and tailgate prior to the races.

 

Brad,

Yeah, I live in Vegas and I'll be at the races. Let me know when you all are coming and we can get together. Thanks again and let me know how that chip works for you.

:-X11

 

chad...

i will be up either thurs night or friday morning....

a guy named pat (do you know him) is getting guys with lifted sd's to come... so far he has about eight or ten guys rounded up for a tailgate party

the chip didn;t come today... the guy told me i should have it on thurs.

 

Brad,

I don't know anyone, off the top of my head, by the name of Pat. What kind of SD does he drive (color, lifted, etc.)?

Anyway, that sucks about the chip. I talked to Ken today and he told me that my comp. code has been done before, but not with any tires larger than 36s so I'll have to pay the custom programing fee. I'm indecisive about getting the chip; I don't know if its really worth it? I know that it would make a difference if the truck was stock, but with the 11" lift and 39" tires, I don't know if I'll be able to tell the difference with the chip or without the chip? They do have the money back guarantee, so I guess I could just try it (if anything, they'll at least have the code for 39" tires for the next guy who comes along ). You trying out the chip and giving me some feedback should help me, even though you have the 4:56s and I have the 4:30s. Thats about the only difference.

:-X11

 

chad.

pat drives a 2002 black crewcab psd.... 11" of lift and 39.5's....

pics of his rig....

- http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24212525jZYQQlNbEB
- http://community.webshots.com/photo/24211281/24212538mabeklZCHC

i don't *really* know him.... like you, i have been talking with him for a while on the "other" board... he seems pretty cool tho.

well.... as you said... the 30 day is the saving grace.... if you don't like, send it back! as for me.... the gear change would be the major difference in how this thing works.... yes, i have exhaust and intake (neither of which you have, correct?) and they say that those two mods are very important to the chip doing it's duty (the guy that worked with mine told me that he wouldn't recommend the chip without those two mods being done first since the truck needs to breath better for the chip's air/fuel ratio changes to be truely effective).... but the gear change again is the biggest thing.... as you said, you are not stock.... i am! the gear change put me back to the stock final ratio.... i see the same power i had before the lift and tires.... so the chip will add over and above.

but the chip does much more than add power.... and honestly those are the reasons i am getting it... the correction of the speedo and odo, positive shifting, longer shift points, etc. all of which are tuneableafter the fact... the guy doing mine wants to get real numbers and is going to put my truck on a dyno at his cost.... he said if i liked, he could have the chip further tuned (to me, i have no real idea... but he is a hot rod guy and has been in the performance area of the mustang world for twenty years).... so i might let him play with it? mind you i don't need or want a hot rod truck... but the fact is, when i am on the highway and want to pass someone, i want to be able to press the go pedal and GO!

 

Brad,

I do have the K&N intake system and a straight pipe exhaust. So, like I said, we are pretty much the same except that you have the 4:56s and I have the 4:30s. How much difference do the 4:56s have over the 4:30s? Do you think the chip would be bennificial to me, having the mods I do (intake, exhuast, 4:30s)? Thanks

:-X11

 

chad... when you bought your truck did you test one with 3.73's as well as the 4.30's? although not the exact spread, you can get the idea from that. right now, your gearing would put you somewhere around what a stock rig would have if they made available a 3.55 ratio.

as for the straight pipe..... my understanding of this is that you have no backpresure now.... that hurts performance. by how much i am unsure, but it does carry a negative effect.

as for the chip being beneficial to performance??? good question... i will tell you my feelings once mine is in. i am assuming that it will not make much of a difference.... but i could be wrong.

like i said previously, performance isn't my goal with it... if i get it, i will be stoked, but if all teh other claims are true, it will be worth the dough.

like with my air flow upgrades... performace was next to no gain.... but, the truck is a bit more responsive and that is good.... and it sounds better too, so bonus!