so guys, i am considering stage 1 injectors. however, i have some questions as always.

1.Fuel mileage-what kind of loss should i look for a)towing b)cruising

2.EGTS-i have no intercooler. with chip in tow, what should i expect?

3.HPOP-i have never had HPOP trouble, but how will my stock one hold up with stage 1's

4.Power-what to expect?


I saw Tony has stage ones for $850. is that a good price, or can i find them better?

 

First off I have stage II's but I will try to answer some of these based on my experience with II's

1. I lost 1.5 mpg cruising at 65-70 mph. Not sure on tow as I never check mpg with tow because there are too many variables.

2. My egt's went up and I was afraid to tow without cooler. Now, with a cooler, I tow 15,000 all day long in the mountains even.

3. You should be fine with stage I's I would guess. I am fine with my 17° pump with my II's.

4. not sure on I's withg power but my II's were great. I mean unreal power.

As for buying them I would gfo nowhere but to Rosewood diesel. You can get II's from him with the budget build for around your $850 price. Stage I's are even cheaper.

Take yours out on a weekend send them to Jim on Monday and you will probably have them back by Thurs or Friday.

Jim is THE man

 

Jim Rose gets my vote as well. My 1's were about $500 and he's super helpful when it comes to explaining anything you ask. The addition of my IC was a huge towing benefit. I could not control my egt without slowing down, shifting down, and turning my chip down. Now I can flog my rig mercilessly and stay below 1200. For me that means 2500 RPM and 20psi boost and I can hold that up pretty much any hill around here, and the long ones are ~10 miles. One down side, my towing mileage has gone down since I added the IC, makes sense to me since I can now utilize more fuel and run it a lot harder. I average 16-18 mpg empty, 19 if cruising. I still have 15 deg hpop and have no problems but I don't use my top chip setting, I have no need for that kind of speed, power, or smoke.