LB7: Best Recommended Tuner
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Like said above, I went with Idaho Rob bc he has a reputation of keeping the truck alive while still making power tht is smooth and progressive...
I went with ATP EFILive DSP5 switch and I love it:thumb:
1)maximized stock
2)light tow
3)heavy tow
4)80hp street
5)110hp Race
What'd you end up with and how do ya like it?
The best tuner is the one that can sit in your truck and tune it. There are many good tuners, but if one of them is close by, get him to tune it while he's in the truck.
When i ran robs tune back to back with another tuner, robs tune had more timing/injector rattle, by alot, robs tune sounds better at idle, but stinks more, and did not deliver power as linearly as the tunes i used to challenge his tunes against, even my wife thought the other tuners tunes felt faster and smoother, but she liked how robs tune idled too
No hate, its a "good" tune, and your truck should be very reliable running idaho robs tunes, yes his tunes have alot more power than stock, yes he is a great guy, just not my first choice as a tuner
I still want to try a couple more
Tony's tunes sound enticing, so do Mark's
I wont ever "recommend" a tuner, as everyone is looking for something different, however i will chime in when i have personal experience, take it or leave it...
Not to be biased, but I highly doubt what you heard was "timing/injector rattle."
Stinks more? WTF? :rofl:
You didn't know that tuning changes the chemical composition of diesel.....thought that was as well known as what shocks are the best.:roflmao:
yes, i can hear it, if i mash the pedal, you can hear the injectors ramp up, it does not sound very pleasing to the ear, and is very noticeable when comparing back to back, like drive the truck pull over on the side of the road, re flash and drive off, back to back comparison with "apples to apples" tunes, and yes at idle the exhaust emissions were stronger smelling with robs tuning and had more soot in the stream at w.o.t
Just my humble ecperience with my truck, i like rob, just my experience with his tune, thats all
KYB FTW:baby:
Its just fuel knock, a lot of tunes will run like that, mine does on the hottest one. Most tunes / tuners turn off the pilot injection a lot sooner and ramp the fuel pressure up faster on a race file, we are trying to make power not make your wife happy.
According to his sig he begs to differ! I think Co Co Puff wears the skirt in that household! :roflmao:
So you tune, huh?
Doesn't removing pilot timing also increase cylinder pressure as well, and could you not just leave the pilot timing in there and add fuel or timing?
Why does the other tune i have feel more powerful with the pilot timing in play? I know for a fact pilot timing is still in play on my other tune file race tune...
And btw, my wife liked robs tune, i didn't, dont think you read that right? Smarty pants
Pilot timing does not shut off pilot injection
If people need a rattle to make HP,They can have it. JMO
I agree with Kelly when he said the best person is someone who can sit down in the truck and tune it. All trucks are different.
Someday, they will make a tool that we can all tune our own trucks :sarcasm2:
Someone Needs to sit in the truck to really get it dialed in correctly. I do my own tuning and i dont think i have done even one truck with the exact same tunes. Some respond off idle differently than some some have more rattle than others some spool quicker than others, and all of those need compensated accordingly. The only reason tuners email tunes is to sell more tunes.
And the fact that someone can't afford to have the tuner of their choice travel across country to tune their truck in person.
