Tow vehicle
02-03-2014, 11:20 AM
#344
Tuned my 6.0 Ford's ECM, TCM, and FICM last week. I'm now in the 800+ ft lbs club. Was also able to increase shift firmness, use VGT as jake brake under decel, and keep the torque converter locked under more conditions. Acceleration and throttle resonse are so much better now, and my real time MPG display is showing a 3 mpg increase. I can't wait to tow something.
If you have a 6.0, GET A TUNE. The difference is amazing.
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02-03-2014, 02:57 PM
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I've done the coolant flush and am running the red coolant now with a filter. My oil and EGR coolers are good. Will do an EGR delete at some point, I'd love to do it now, but it's supposedly a 12 hour job...
I think you need dual rear wheels to tow a Miata, but it may work for the Exocet.
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02-04-2014, 11:16 PM
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Its gonna ride like ***, and make you tired before you even start racing. It might also need to be registered and insured as a commercial vehicle depending on your state laws. At the very least its probably going to need the words "not for hire" and "carries no cash" to be legal to haul with in most states. I was really thinking about it when I found a bunch in more or less the price range of just a trailer, but the hassle of it just aint worth it.
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02-05-2014, 10:22 AM
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I hand calc every tank. It will be next week before I refuel.
No studs. Running a medium level SCT "headbolt safe" ECM tune and a PHP Economy FICM tune.
I've done the coolant flush and am running the red coolant now with a filter. My oil and EGR coolers are good. Will do an EGR delete at some point, I'd love to do it now, but it's supposedly a 12 hour job...
I think you need dual rear wheels to tow a Miata, but it may work for the Exocet.
No studs. Running a medium level SCT "headbolt safe" ECM tune and a PHP Economy FICM tune.
I've done the coolant flush and am running the red coolant now with a filter. My oil and EGR coolers are good. Will do an EGR delete at some point, I'd love to do it now, but it's supposedly a 12 hour job...
I think you need dual rear wheels to tow a Miata, but it may work for the Exocet.
I think I had heard of "headbolt safe" tunes once before, I was not sure if it is something I would trust. I am curious to see how successful it is for you.
Apparently the EGR and studs job is more manageable if you pull the cab off of the chassis, which with the right tools only takes like 40 min.
As far as fuel economy, supposedly diesels in general get better fuel economy from power upgrades as long as you are not driving like a drag racing car.
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02-05-2014, 10:51 AM
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I think I had heard of "headbolt safe" tunes once before, I was not sure if it is something I would trust. I am curious to see how successful it is for you.
Apparently the EGR and studs job is more manageable if you pull the cab off of the chassis, which with the right tools only takes like 40 min.
As far as fuel economy, supposedly diesels in general get better fuel economy from power upgrades as long as you are not driving like a drag racing car.
Apparently the EGR and studs job is more manageable if you pull the cab off of the chassis, which with the right tools only takes like 40 min.
As far as fuel economy, supposedly diesels in general get better fuel economy from power upgrades as long as you are not driving like a drag racing car.
Higher power tunes do result in better economy if you don't drive like a savage. I think it's a combination of more boost when accelerating (resulting in less time accelerating and more time cruising) and more aggressive injector timing (resulting in less fuel required to make the same power). I am no diesel expert however. The more I figure out about tuning compression ignition, the more I find it's different than spark ignition tuning.
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02-05-2014, 10:53 AM
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There are tons of 6.0 trucks out there running tunes on stock headbolts. R&R heads is a 40 hour job.
Higher power tunes do result in better economy if you don't drive like a savage. I think it's a combination of more boost when accelerating (resulting in less time accelerating and more time cruising) and more aggressive injector timing (resulting in less fuel required to make the same power). I am no diesel expert however. The more I figure out about tuning compression ignition, the more I find it's different than spark ignition tuning.
Higher power tunes do result in better economy if you don't drive like a savage. I think it's a combination of more boost when accelerating (resulting in less time accelerating and more time cruising) and more aggressive injector timing (resulting in less fuel required to make the same power). I am no diesel expert however. The more I figure out about tuning compression ignition, the more I find it's different than spark ignition tuning.
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