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Originally Posted by lubbockguy1979
if you use your head and watch yout gauges you can avpoid alot of problems reguardless of what diesel you have psd, cummins, or dmax
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That is exactly my point as well. I couldn't agree with you more. The bottom line is that with the SCT Tuner and some good custom tunes (try Eric at Innovative Diesel), you can run your truck on "aggressive" mode all the time, get much better fuel mileage as well as performance and not have a single issue with the engine in the least.
It's all about moderation and controlling how you drive and how you use the extra power.
The only time you won't want to use the aggressive tune (by Eric) is if you're towing more than 6k lbs or so - they say 10k, but I'm going to stick to a 6k limit and if I go over that - or am going to be going through a lot of mountains/hills, I'll simply reprogram with the towing software. As well, I'll use that tune for plowing snow.
I suppose that this is the beauty of the internet. Anyone can post bs about a product that they've never used and we all know that nobody would ever criticize a competitor or ever post rave reviews about their own product (yea right).
I'm leaving in the morning for a 1,600 mile trip with a light (1,500lb) trailer/atv in tow - I'll post my fuel mileage when I get back. But so far, it seems that I've gained about 3.5mpg just by loading up the aggressive street tune from Eric and my truck is (engine, tranny, intake, exhaust) still 100% stock. All I've done was change over the suspension for a better ride and have used Amsoil since 8k miles. I also use Opti-Lube XPD (?) for the fuel treatment and do very well.
