I will be towing a 16' box trialer from Mo to Az next week. I have a 7.3l. My truck has the fallowing mods. K&N intake, 4" turbo back and a preditor tuner. It has a 40hp tow tune 60hp econmy tune. I'm not sure what would be better. I know that my fuel milage will not be that great. Any help would be greatful.
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2002 F350, Crew Cab, 4WD, ISSOPRO Gauges,
3.73, Auto, 2wd low range mod, No door dinger,
Interior lights off switch, Zoodad Mod,
Extra Trans Cooler, Before coolers trans fltr,
Coolant fltr, Crimestopper remote start/alarm
Oil Guard Bypass, Air horns
I prefer classic rock............. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] J/K. Just do some experimenting and see which ones tow best while keeping your egt's in range, and also getting the best mpg.
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I don't know what type of weights you are hauling but most of it will depend on your chip and how the tune is written. This is why a pyrometer is a must with a chip or tuner. I know with Jody's tunes the 80 tow is for 5K and less, 60 tow is 5K-10K and the 40 tow is for 10K+ but you can't compare his tunes to what you have, so watch your Pyrometer.
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2000 Ford F350 4X4 Auto,Crew Cab Lariat, Western Hauler Package, Long bed,
Isspro EV Guages on A-Pillar, Coolant change from Green to Gold to Red,
SCT XCalibrator2 with DP's 60 tow,80 econo,120 Race
Fumoto Valve, Marinco Mod, Homemade CCV MOD,Fuel Neck Mod, KMC Wheels at all 4's
Monroe Reflex Shoxs, SS/Kevlar Brake Lines,
FTVB from Greg Evans,Ford AIS Intake
Coolant filter,Walker BTM, Attwood Gooseneck ball flush mount,6.0 cooler, 2002 headlights & corners
Zoodad Mod,Cyro'd Powerslots and Hawks LTS Pads. 2005 front grill
Turbo Lifesaver, Infinity Refrence x4, powered by Infinity Reference amp, sounds awesome!!
Towing a 2005 HORNET 30BHSS 8500 LBS,
Stopping it with a Prodigy P3 Controller
Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Trucks With Generic Tunes!!
I also had the predator programmer before I bought one of Tony Wildman's 4 pos chips. I basically used the +60hp to tow my 30' (9,500lbs) 5th wheeler on the flats and then would use the +40hp tow on the steeper grades/mountains. Either setting didn't push the EGT's overboard. Like mentioned above, just drive by the guages & see which one yields better gas milage for you.
P.S. The predator will increase the line pressure to your tranny in order to firm up the shifts. This is no good for the tranny in the long run [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bleh.gif[/img] - if you do not have a valve body planned soon I would go into the advanced settings of the predator and return the shift options back to stock.
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I tow in the 50 setting and the 75 setting and never really have any egts the highest I get is 1200 and it just stays their on hills. Need to have at least a pyro gauge to moniter your egts.
How much are you towing?
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I used Jody's 80 at 19200 GCW, never got hot and was in the left lane more than the right from Vegas to Virginia [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] 12+ mpg. I sure hope with a little tuning the 6.0 can run like the 7.3 did [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
BTW if anyone is looking I bought an 07, got that computer and a few other goodies available off the 02, see my sig
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- 2007 Lariat Crew Cab 4x4 - GONE
- 2002 F250 S/C 4x4 PSD, 4 inch turbo back, zoodad, pre-pump and tank mods, QLJ5/PMT1 Tipton Econotune, Sonnax/Tricumulator, ISSPRO under cubby mount gauges, Prodigy controller, 3.5 inch rear blocks, KYB Monomax Shocks...GONE BUT MISSED
- 1971 F100 Ranger XLT shortbed 4x4, hotrod resto
- 1970 Fastback Mustang, 489 cid FE, TKO-600 5 speed, 3.70 9 inch, ported KC alum heads, giggle gas
- 2007 HD Street Glide, Vivid Black, 96 inch 6 speed
I've used my DP 80-Econo tune to pull by 8K fiver thousands of miles.
The only problem with EGT's was on one long climb in Wyoming. On climbs I drive using the boost and pyro gauges to hold optimum speed, EGT and boost numbers.
With this tuner I have found that towing at 72mph I get 11mpg, at 68mph (2000rpm) I get 13.5mpg. The mileages are manually calculated and verified over 7000 miles.
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2001 F250 SC 4X4 Blue PSD Auto, Cody Gooseneck Hitch, Rancho Shocks and Steering Stabilzer, Tekonsha Prodigy Controller, Garmin Streetpilot 2610 GPS, Walker BTM, 285/75R/16E, Western Diesel Trans-Pyro-Boost, Pillar Mount, Painless fuse panel, In-tank and Pre-pump mods, Slotted Rear Rotors, Slotted and Cross Drilled Front Rotors, Fumoto Valve, Zoodad Mod, Transfer Flow 46 gal tank, Mag-Hytec Differential Cover, Electric Tailgate Lock, IAH Deleted, Coolant Filter, DP-Tuner 80 hp PCM, CCV Mod, 203 Thermostat, Ford AIS Air Filter
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