E-Series VansTechnical discussion of topics related to vans powered by any of the Navistar engines. This covers a broad number of years, but there isn't enough demand to split it any further.
posted this another part of the forum but got no response so i thought id try it here, learned a little more about it since posting it there but im told the E series doesnt have an actual programmer available with different tunes everything i have to do to it will be custom, or so im told, whats the deal?
Brought a 2005 E350 6.0 pwerstroke online from a diesel specialist dealer in IL guy tells me its been made bullet proof from his tech and came from Arizona (which is true, the Arizona part anyway) and it has an EGR delete and SCT tuner with it, I have it shipped here to GA and the EGR is still installed (apparently its just been plugged) and the SCT tuner is nowhere to be seen!
so i call and they say they will send the tuner if they can find it but i wont need it since it had a "custom tune" because its a California spec emissions van the tuner wont do anything, i asked why i wasn't told this to start with when i first talked and didnt really get an answer, anyway other than the power steering pump going out after 45 miles and it needing a water pump and glow plug module, rear brake pads and three of the steering joints (700 bucs!!!) its pretty much bullet proof lol
gotta love a dodgy dealer
anyway my question is the SCT tuner they are supposed to be sending me can i use other tunes on it or is it just a one tune job and thats it? the custom tune sounds like more bull crap along with the bullet prrofing the tech was sposed to have done but i thought i might ask anyway
any ideas about the SCT would be helpful, they are supposed to be shipping it to me anyway and my mechanic (used him for years) just handed me an 1800 dollar estimate to fix everything!
at least once everything is sorted its going to be a very nice van
I'm not looking for anymore power it already has a tune for power installed what I want is a tow/economy tune and remove the power tune, I only use it to tow if I want to go fast I ride my bike lol
You get a chance to look at tire and wheel size? You get any rubbing?
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aww crap forgot all about it, i will check it tomorrow when i pick it up from the shop its at, i cant feel any rubbing with it as it is but there are signs there has been some in the past but it might have had bigger tires fitted then,
You get a chance to look at tire and wheel size? You get any rubbing?]
it has 265/75/16 Hancook Dynapro all terrain tires and after only having done 50 odd miles in it im not sure it doesnt rub at all but its not rubbed so far inc the u turns i have to do at work to get out and bouncing down my driveway
sposed to get it back today from the tech with a new water pump power steering pump and glow plug module, gonna do the pads and steering myself
I know Eric at innovative diesel knows how to tune properly and deals with SCT. I've heard good things about Swamps too. I'm a gas tuner and don't know enough about diesel tuning to attempt it.
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E450 7.3 PSD in a Bigfoot 24' motorhome.
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put my van back to stock today with the SCT tuner and its sooooo much nicer to drive I think i might even keep it that way! changes gear nicer changes gear sooner doesn't sound so loud and starts better!
sct tuner should have several tunes loaded that you can pick. from econ to performance. if its a sct livewire than you can use it for gauges too. Eric can help u, MPT.com has a good tuner also. SCT and 6.0 powestrokes go hand-n-hand.
put my van back to stock today with the SCT tuner and its sooooo much nicer to drive I think i might even keep it that way! changes gear nicer changes gear sooner doesn't sound so loud and starts better!
A custom tuner can fix the shift points, starts, etc. SCT canned tunes are not ideal for many people. I retune a bunch of the gas cars for customers that want stock shifts at part throttle, but max performance at WOT. I think they set it up real aggressive so that people think, whoa, these tunes kick ass and do a ton.
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E450 7.3 PSD in a Bigfoot 24' motorhome.
Acquired parts for the intercooler mod
Intake spider
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