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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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What programmer???

Im gettin my truck back from the dealer tomorrow with the new motor. Im puttin an 8in lift and 38.5s. I want a programmer to help with power and mpgs. What is best for the 6.0? I had a bullydog triple dog, ts mp-8 stack on my dodge, and it ran like a bat out of hell. I'm new to the 6.0 and dont know what works good on these trucks.
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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Most people will recommend an SCT with custom tunes. That is what will take care of your tranny the best and give you excellent power while not being hard on your truck. I'd go with tunes from Innovative Diesel, they seem to have the best rep.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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You are going to 38's and what better MPGs? A tuner is only going to do so much, so go with an SCT to start. Innovative Diesel out of MD writes some good tunes for the 6.0.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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I know i wont get great mileage.lol My friend has 38's on his v10 with stock gearing and gets 10mpg, Im hoping to at least get that.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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With a V10 and 38s he should probably have about 4.88s. Undergearing the gassers really kills their mileage, more so than the diesels.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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he has stock 3.73. I had a hard time beliveing him when he said he gets 10mpg. But i saw him hand calculate it.
 
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