Self adjusting chip?
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Self adjusting chip?
Buddy of mine just bought an 02 1ton that the guy he got it from said it has a self adjusting chip in it. I guess the more of a load you have behind you the chip detects this and ups the power. There is a Bully Dog sticker on the pcm but no HP number or anything. When you stand on the go pedal you can definitely feel that there is a chip in there but just the tiniest bit of smoke comes out. I've never heard of a self adjusting chip before thought maybe you guys have.
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A select few systems do that. But they all use a dash gauge or a programming pod. If he doesn't have that, then he doesn't have EGT defueling capabilities.
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Why not? My programs will adjust fuel trim for different conditions, won't it? That is what fuel injection is for. To make minute adjustments. Kinda like me saying my car has 8 different gear selections. 1, 2, 3, 4, OD, N, R and Park
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A chip can't sense a towing load, racing load, or anything else and automatically switch tunes. Switching tunes is done by hand, either from a **** or button on a switch, or by changing programs through a tuner.
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