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what is the best programmer for a 2006 6.0L powerstroke
Hey guys. New to the forum here and wanted a bit of advise from you experienced Ford enthusiasts.
I have a solid black 2007 F-250 with an 8" lift, 36" Nitto tires, 18" rims, black and red leather interior, sun roof, and power rear window. I was hoping ya'll could give me some advise on which programmers that I might choose from, to make my truck run as tough as it looks.
With all welcome advise could you please include what kind of results I might expect? (ie. horsepower, torque, and mileage)
Our favorite is the SCT with custom tunes by Innovative Diesel. I have it on my personal '05 and have tried alot of the other tuners but nothing compares. A big feature is the SCT actually tunes the tranny where none of the others do. It comes with three tunes.
My mileage went from 14 to 18 on the highway. Truck has 130k on it.
Let me know if I can help in anyway.
James
RSD
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Has anyone used the edge evolution? A buddy of mine has it on a duramax and loves it but i didnt know how it does on the 6.0. From what he said with that you dont need the pods because it monitors everything for you, so i was wondering how accurate that actually was.
Has anyone used the edge evolution? A buddy of mine has it on a duramax and loves it but i didnt know how it does on the 6.0. From what he said with that you dont need the pods because it monitors everything for you, so i was wondering how accurate that actually was.
I have used the Edge Juice on my 6.0. The Evolution works good on the Duramax. I guess if I wasn't so performance minded the Edge products are not a bad choice but I do not like the way the tranny shifts with them on.
James
RSD
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I have several people say that the Banks Six Gun is the way to go on the 6.0. With it's horsepower and torque advancements and the moderate gas mileage upgrade along with it's on the fly switching it has been recomended over many others. Would this be a wise choice or should I take another avenue for a programmer?
Banks is not the best choice. In fact, no shift-on-the-fly set up is generally recommended unless you purchase an additonal programmer with trans only tuning on it.
The Edge Evolution does have actual trans tuning like the SCT (the Edge Juice does not) and works quite well but you are stuck with the "canned" tunes Edge puts into it.
If you want custom tuning, your options are either the SCT or the Gryphon programmer from Power Hungry Performance. The Gryphon is an Edge Evolution that PHP is putting custom tuning on to. It is renamed because Edge has (or is trying to get) CARB certification for their stuff and as such, they cannot do custom programming or allow it to be put onto their programmer and still use the Evolution name.
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Good advice. Being a dealer I get the chance to try out alot of products. I ran the Banks Six Gun for a couple months. Good power and mileage but once again I always go back to tranny shifting. Shifts were not clean and very inconstinent under hard throttle.
I always go back to the SCT and a set of gauges on the 6.0.
James
RSD
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Canned tuning can get more mpg but at the risk of too much timing. This causes problems with head gaskets in short. Also shif on the fly and lack of trans tuning will kill the tranny with as little as 40hp over stock. You best bet is to do like 90% of the educated 6.0 crowd that has a tuning device. Get a sct, get a nice tow tune with turbo braking, get a good street and/ or race tune and enjoy. A good hot tune will give you mpg and more drivability. Use the skinny pedal to determine if you want to go fast.
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2006 f250 4x4
crewcab short bed
lariat 6.0psd
auto, electric tcase
soon to have isspro
fire/air/trans/fuel
stock suspension and
pretty much everything
else
I second the SCT. I got mine from River City Diesel. They were awesome to deal with and I got my trans tuned as well. They also have ARP head studs and Black onyx gaskets with their power packages. I even got custom injectors from them. I'd recommend the head studs. Their SCT tunes put out 170hp. You're gonna need to keep your heads intact and the factory studs won't cut it.
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03' F350, 6.0, Crew Cab, 4" lift,
Amp Power Steps,
Jimmie Jammers.
4" Turbo Back MBRP exhaust,
Adrenaline HPOP from Dieselsite.com.
155 injectors, egr fix, ARP studs, black onyx gaskets, and SCT custom tunes. All from River City Diesel!
86' 944 Turbo. 4cyl, pushin'600hp. Now Goin' for 700hp! 194mph top speed. been down for a long time and finally getting my tranny rebuilt to handle the power...I hope.
04' 760li. V12, 443hp, Matching 22' wheels on adjustable coilovers, suede headliner, fridge in between reare seats, yadda yadda. Always in the shop.
I second the SCT. I got mine from River City Diesel. They were awesome to deal with and I got my trans tuned as well. They also have ARP head studs and Black onyx gaskets with their power packages. I even got custom injectors from them. I'd recommend the head studs. Their SCT tunes put out 170hp. You're gonna need to keep your heads intact and the factory studs won't cut it.
the factory installs tty bolts not studs. this is part of the issue.
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2006 f250 4x4
crewcab short bed
lariat 6.0psd
auto, electric tcase
soon to have isspro
fire/air/trans/fuel
stock suspension and
pretty much everything
else
huh, no wonder. Good info. They're not even studs. What were they thinkin?!
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03' F350, 6.0, Crew Cab, 4" lift,
Amp Power Steps,
Jimmie Jammers.
4" Turbo Back MBRP exhaust,
Adrenaline HPOP from Dieselsite.com.
155 injectors, egr fix, ARP studs, black onyx gaskets, and SCT custom tunes. All from River City Diesel!
86' 944 Turbo. 4cyl, pushin'600hp. Now Goin' for 700hp! 194mph top speed. been down for a long time and finally getting my tranny rebuilt to handle the power...I hope.
04' 760li. V12, 443hp, Matching 22' wheels on adjustable coilovers, suede headliner, fridge in between reare seats, yadda yadda. Always in the shop.
How many programs can the SCT hold including the factory settings? I'm looking for a programmer that can do a low end power for pulling, a program that will gives me good mileage for trips and such, and then the fun program for raw power; the duremax stomper program. And if it can hold my factory settings that would be awsome too so if i ever needed to go back to them for some reason i could.
It's odd, but true. The raw power program and the best mileage program are the same program. I've found this to be true time and again. Don't waste your money on a mileage tune. If you need a pulling tune that is a separate tune, but it sounds like you could get by with two; pulling and hot street. Any tuner will store the factory strategies to allow you to return it to stock later on if needed.
SCT is the way to go if you want max power. A custom tune from Eric at Innovative Diesel is the hottest ticket I've found. He has the world's fastest 6.0 truck. 10.85 in the 1/4. The world's fastest for now anyway...
Ah, dare to dream. I'm sure it will always be the fastest.
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'06 F250 4x4 - 5" Flo Pro exhaust, SB Filter intake, Accufab elbow, Edge Evolution (monitoring only), SCT w/ Innovative Diesel custom tune, FASS 195 pump, 14.2 @ 94MPH on a 1.91 60ft - Eric swears it'll run 13s with the new tune, but haven't made it to the track yet
'02 WRX - Outback rear disc swap, EBC green pads, pillar vane front rotors, TXS UP, TXS TBE, TXS TMIC, Perrin lightweight crank pulley, PPG billet steel shift forks, ACT Streetlite flywheel and clutch kit, K&N filter, STi Group N motor/tranny mounts, TiC/Kartboy rear diff mounts/subframe lock bolts/outrigger stiffeners, Kartboy SS & all shifter bushings, custom PDX tune loaded via Cobb AP - went 14.1 on a terrible 60ft before most of these mods; shooting for 13.50s
'87 K5 Blazer - undergoing major rehab, 383 (Edelbrock heads, Crane roller valvetrain, many tricks), Pro-Built 700R4, 2400 converter, NP208, 10-bolts (4.88s, ARB front, Detroit rear, 4340 shafts, full float rear), 4-wheel discs
New to the site and saw this trend. I have an Edge Evolution on my 2006 6.0. I have not had any issues to complain about except the fact that at night the screen bothers my eyes. Granted, the truck is basically stock and not driven like I stole it, but just a drivers input to this tuner.
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2003 Toreador Red/Arizona Beige CC, DRW, Lariat, FX4, 6.0 PSD, Torqshift, born early Feb. 03; AIC; Silverline turbo-back dual exhaust; 155cc injectors from Full Force Diesel (Casserly); SCT with tuning by Tony Wildman (Total Diesel Performance) & Innovative Diesel; ARP studs; Dfuser regulated return; AFE PG7; Fumoto valve; B&W hitch, Di-Pricol gauges; DIESELSITE Coolant filter; Timbrens; Rancho RSXs; Michelin XPS Traction's; a whole bunch of "bling"; Connex 4300hp; Pioneer DEH6100BT; JL Audio 275w amp driving a 12" sub; JL Audio 50wx4 amp driving the Alpine door and rear seat speakers. 380.3hp/786.7ft-lbs (on my tow tune!)
3/28/03 F250 6.0L PSD ,TORQSHIFT,CC,SB,FX4,LARIAT
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