Who's got decent LB7 towing/mileage tunes?

TheBac

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2003 truck, 044 O/S, 30% injectors, no lift pump...

Looking for a mileage tune and/or tow tune, or advice on how to make one myself.
 

hondarider552

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My tow tune was around 1650 Us when I had my 30 overs.

Josh' calculator helped a lot and I used 30% as a reference for BTDC.
 

Ed04zf6

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I have Idaho Robs tunes that im very happy with. The tow tune with 15000 pds behind i can't break 1150 egt. And my street mileage tune i have got 26 mpg with an average of 23.
 

hecatti

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I have Idaho Robs tunes that im very happy with. The tow tune with 15000 pds behind i can't break 1150 egt. And my street mileage tune i have got 26 mpg with an average of 23.

may I ask, is this hand calculated?
I get 13, and I drive like grandpa with DDP- mileage tune, maybe winter blend is on to blame :confused:
 

dansdieselp

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may I ask, is this hand calculated?
I get 13, and I drive like grandpa with DDP- mileage tune, maybe winter blend is on to blame :confused:

Winter fuel will drop mpg a little, but not 13. Something else is hurting your economy. Air filter, fuel filter, big tires, lift, injectors, weak cp3, etc could all be factors that could hurt mpg.
 

hecatti

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Hello, and thaks for info to maf sensor.
I have no any means to hijack this thread, but if I can have more info on this?
I have no lift , stock size tires, engine rebuild passed 8K miles for now , within rebuild put BD supermax turbo kit , injectors balanced, new valves and guides, new bearings, piston rings , main studs.
everything looks good ,runs like a champ, no leaks , balance rates round 0.x, Boost 3 psi @ 50mph
fuel consumption looks like to be same before and after build.

I was wondering , is there any possibilities to tweak my tcm make converter to lock at light throttle 3 and 4 gear also like tow/haul- mode , but lower shift points to help my mileage up?
In here fuel costs 7,63 USD/ gal, so any help I´ll be appreciate
 

SSchmi5519

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Hello, and thaks for info to maf sensor.
I have no any means to hijack this thread, but if I can have more info on this?
I have no lift , stock size tires, engine rebuild passed 8K miles for now , within rebuild put BD supermax turbo kit , injectors balanced, new valves and guides, new bearings, piston rings , main studs.
everything looks good ,runs like a champ, no leaks , balance rates round 0.x, Boost 3 psi @ 50mph
fuel consumption looks like to be same before and after build.

I was wondering , is there any possibilities to tweak my tcm make converter to lock at light throttle 3 and 4 gear also like tow/haul- mode , but lower shift points to help my mileage up?
In here fuel costs 7,63 USD/ gal, so any help I´ll be appreciate

Yep its all available in the TCM tune. I have my race tune set to lock in 3&4 when throttle is over 60%.
 
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I just got ridge runner tunes and love them my mi tune is 25 to 26 mpgs and still a real fun tune as well and my tow tune has a great amount of power without the high egts by fare the best tunes I have ever had and his customer service is the best I have ever got and the good old moonshine tune is brutal lol
 

TheBac

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Tom I'll build you one since you spend all day delivering my packages... :thumb:

Thats a very good, very smooth tune, Steve. Thank you very much. :thumb: I'll get you info on mileage and performance from our trip this next week.
 

SSchmi5519

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Thats a very good, very smooth tune, Steve. Thank you very much. :thumb: I'll get you info on mileage and performance from our trip this next week.

Please do report back! I'm certain we can squeeze a little more MPG out of it even still!