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Engine tuner for diesels?
Actually, these things are also made for use with gas engines, but that's not my concern.
I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these. I'm hearing some good things about the results from a neighbor who has put one on his Ford 250 diesel. He says that by reducing the power capabilities he can improve the fuel performance capabilities. Anyone used one? http://www.bullydog.com/product.php?ID=2 |
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Engine tuner for diesels?
On Mar 5, 11:05*am, Happy John wrote:
Actually, these things are also made for use with gas engines, but that's not my concern. I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these. I'm hearing some good things about the results from a neighbor who has put one on his Ford 250 diesel. He says that by reducing the power capabilities he can improve the fuel performance capabilities. Anyone used one? http://www.bullydog.com/product.php?ID=2 Don't know about this brand but this technology has been around for Diesel for a while and from what I hear is pretty solid so far. We are even using it on the race bikes now, that's how far it's come. If I were you, I would do the research, read the reviews, and pick one... |
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Engine tuner for diesels?
Happy John wrote:
Actually, these things are also made for use with gas engines, but that's not my concern. I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these. I'm hearing some good things about the results from a neighbor who has put one on his Ford 250 diesel. He says that by reducing the power capabilities he can improve the fuel performance capabilities. Anyone used one? http://www.bullydog.com/product.php?ID=2 I know people who have them and they do work. They give you more options than the tow button. They actually control the engine rather that the shift points. |
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Engine tuner for diesels?
On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:46:48 -0500, Earl wrote:
Happy John wrote: Actually, these things are also made for use with gas engines, but that's not my concern. I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these. I'm hearing some good things about the results from a neighbor who has put one on his Ford 250 diesel. He says that by reducing the power capabilities he can improve the fuel performance capabilities. Anyone used one? http://www.bullydog.com/product.php?ID=2 I know people who have them and they do work. They give you more options than the tow button. They actually control the engine rather that the shift points. I'll check back in a couple years when the warranty expires. I hadn't realized I had a five year warranty. Thought it was three or 36K. |
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Engine tuner for diesels?
Happy John wrote:
On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:46:48 -0500, wrote: Happy John wrote: Actually, these things are also made for use with gas engines, but that's not my concern. I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these. I'm hearing some good things about the results from a neighbor who has put one on his Ford 250 diesel. He says that by reducing the power capabilities he can improve the fuel performance capabilities. Anyone used one? http://www.bullydog.com/product.php?ID=2 I know people who have them and they do work. They give you more options than the tow button. They actually control the engine rather that the shift points. I'll check back in a couple years when the warranty expires. I hadn't realized I had a five year warranty. Thought it was three or 36K. A buddy with a Dodge can reset his at any point to factory specs and simply unplug it. He's getting 3-5 extra MPG with his. |
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Engine tuner for diesels?
On 3/7/2012 8:18 PM, Earl wrote:
Happy John wrote: On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:46:48 -0500, wrote: Happy John wrote: Actually, these things are also made for use with gas engines, but that's not my concern. I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these. I'm hearing some good things about the results from a neighbor who has put one on his Ford 250 diesel. He says that by reducing the power capabilities he can improve the fuel performance capabilities. Anyone used one? http://www.bullydog.com/product.php?ID=2 I know people who have them and they do work. They give you more options than the tow button. They actually control the engine rather that the shift points. I'll check back in a couple years when the warranty expires. I hadn't realized I had a five year warranty. Thought it was three or 36K. A buddy with a Dodge can reset his at any point to factory specs and simply unplug it. He's getting 3-5 extra MPG with his. Yup: 1 I believe most of them now plug right into the computer access harness under the dash. 2 If there ever is a problem, unplug it and the dealer never even needs to know it was ever there in the first place. 3 The technology is "up to it", it won't hurt your engine, in fact it will probably make it last longer. Here's the thing. These things are made so you can take the technology already in your truck, and tune it to your personal driving needs. The computer now is set to "generic" performance based on the idea that thousands of folks will use the same settings. Like a sailboat that has an engine, there will always be a compromise... With these devices, you are using the exact technology as the OEM designed, you are just tweaking it to suit your own habits... It's not like you are changing an intake, or putting on headers, etc... |
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Engine tuner for diesels?
"JustWait" wrote in message ...
On 3/7/2012 8:18 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:46:48 -0500, wrote: Happy John wrote: Actually, these things are also made for use with gas engines, but that's not my concern. I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these. I'm hearing some good things about the results from a neighbor who has put one on his Ford 250 diesel. He says that by reducing the power capabilities he can improve the fuel performance capabilities. Anyone used one? http://www.bullydog.com/product.php?ID=2 I know people who have them and they do work. They give you more options than the tow button. They actually control the engine rather that the shift points. I'll check back in a couple years when the warranty expires. I hadn't realized I had a five year warranty. Thought it was three or 36K. A buddy with a Dodge can reset his at any point to factory specs and simply unplug it. He's getting 3-5 extra MPG with his. Yup: 1 I believe most of them now plug right into the computer access harness under the dash. 2 If there ever is a problem, unplug it and the dealer never even needs to know it was ever there in the first place. 3 The technology is "up to it", it won't hurt your engine, in fact it will probably make it last longer. Here's the thing. These things are made so you can take the technology already in your truck, and tune it to your personal driving needs. The computer now is set to "generic" performance based on the idea that thousands of folks will use the same settings. Like a sailboat that has an engine, there will always be a compromise... With these devices, you are using the exact technology as the OEM designed, you are just tweaking it to suit your own habits... It's not like you are changing an intake, or putting on headers, etc... --------------------------------------- part of the problem is the cost of the tuner. How much extra mileage / less fuel burned to pay for the $500+ for an Edge or other tuner? |
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Engine tuner for diesels?
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says... "JustWait" wrote in message ... On 3/7/2012 8:18 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:46:48 -0500, wrote: Happy John wrote: Actually, these things are also made for use with gas engines, but that's not my concern. I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these. I'm hearing some good things about the results from a neighbor who has put one on his Ford 250 diesel. He says that by reducing the power capabilities he can improve the fuel performance capabilities. Anyone used one? http://www.bullydog.com/product.php?ID=2 I know people who have them and they do work. They give you more options than the tow button. They actually control the engine rather that the shift points. I'll check back in a couple years when the warranty expires. I hadn't realized I had a five year warranty. Thought it was three or 36K. A buddy with a Dodge can reset his at any point to factory specs and simply unplug it. He's getting 3-5 extra MPG with his. Yup: 1 I believe most of them now plug right into the computer access harness under the dash. 2 If there ever is a problem, unplug it and the dealer never even needs to know it was ever there in the first place. 3 The technology is "up to it", it won't hurt your engine, in fact it will probably make it last longer. Here's the thing. These things are made so you can take the technology already in your truck, and tune it to your personal driving needs. The computer now is set to "generic" performance based on the idea that thousands of folks will use the same settings. Like a sailboat that has an engine, there will always be a compromise... With these devices, you are using the exact technology as the OEM designed, you are just tweaking it to suit your own habits... It's not like you are changing an intake, or putting on headers, etc... --------------------------------------- part of the problem is the cost of the tuner. How much extra mileage / less fuel burned to pay for the $500+ for an Edge or other tuner? Most people think they are getting one over on the manufacturer of the engine when they use these tuners or that they are maxing out the horsepower. My state's emissions testes plug into the computer port and you need to have 10 to 20 cycles of the engine prior to a valid emissions inspection. Even if you unplug it you still have to drive it to let things settle back to the factory settings. |
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Engine tuner for diesels?
Califbill wrote:
"JustWait" wrote in message ... On 3/7/2012 8:18 PM, Earl wrote: Happy John wrote: On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:46:48 -0500, wrote: Happy John wrote: Actually, these things are also made for use with gas engines, but that's not my concern. I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these. I'm hearing some good things about the results from a neighbor who has put one on his Ford 250 diesel. He says that by reducing the power capabilities he can improve the fuel performance capabilities. Anyone used one? http://www.bullydog.com/product.php?ID=2 I know people who have them and they do work. They give you more options than the tow button. They actually control the engine rather that the shift points. I'll check back in a couple years when the warranty expires. I hadn't realized I had a five year warranty. Thought it was three or 36K. A buddy with a Dodge can reset his at any point to factory specs and simply unplug it. He's getting 3-5 extra MPG with his. Yup: 1 I believe most of them now plug right into the computer access harness under the dash. 2 If there ever is a problem, unplug it and the dealer never even needs to know it was ever there in the first place. 3 The technology is "up to it", it won't hurt your engine, in fact it will probably make it last longer. Here's the thing. These things are made so you can take the technology already in your truck, and tune it to your personal driving needs. The computer now is set to "generic" performance based on the idea that thousands of folks will use the same settings. Like a sailboat that has an engine, there will always be a compromise... With these devices, you are using the exact technology as the OEM designed, you are just tweaking it to suit your own habits... It's not like you are changing an intake, or putting on headers, etc... --------------------------------------- part of the problem is the cost of the tuner. How much extra mileage / less fuel burned to pay for the $500+ for an Edge or other tuner? $500? Not as much as you might think with the fuel prices these day. Diesel is $4.19 here. A 20% or better gain in fuel economy will pay for that quickly and you have the other options they offer for towing or performance. |
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