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200 ft. lbs. of torque out of a programmer...and NO OTHER MODS...*cough*99ponyGT*
Seems waaaaay too much like a Civic kid saying 40 HP out a CAI.
It is quite simple, these engines are capable of producing that amount of power stock, their factory tunes are design for pulling weight, fuel efficiency, and engine life. All the programmer does is open them up to their full capacity.
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It is quite simple, these engines are capable of producing that amount of power stock, their factory tunes are design for pulling weight, fuel efficiency, and engine life. All the programmer does is open them up to their full capacity.
Oh yeah I understand that. I just don't see how a programmer could do all the things necessary to get that sort of power. Fuel pump, turbo, nozzles, timing adjustments, etc.
I don't doubt they could get good power, but 200 lbs. of torque? That's 1/3 of the power some diesels make stock.
Hey assface, I said no other mods, as in tuner alone. As in shut your mouth.
Blount's Duramax had already been outfitted with an AFE Stage 2 intake, a 5-inch turbo-back exhaust, a FASS fuel system, and Dannen Gauges in preparation for the Hot+2 installation. To handle the extra power the truck would be making, an ATS 5-star converter and an ATS copilot were added.
Oh yeah I understand that. I just don't see how a programmer could do all the things necessary to get that sort of power. Fuel pump, turbo, nozzles, timing adjustments, etc.
Because those are what the engine's computer controls, remember, there is no throttle body, no spark plugs, no ignition timing.
Diesels work off of an entirely different system, there is no need to replace a diesel's fuel pump because 95% of the fuel is returned to the tank in the first place, plenty of room for increased fuel rate and pressure.
The turbos' waste gate is also controlled by the computer, so if you need more air you just tell it to give it more air. Remember, Diesels run at 100% air all the time.
The fuel injector nozzle tips are designed to perfectly atomize the diesel fuel, they are already as good as they can get, to get more fuel you just increase the amount that is allowed into them before they inject.
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Originally Posted by mustangcat
I don't doubt they could get good power, but 200 lbs. of torque? That's 1/3 of the power some diesels make stock.
Like I said, diesels are programmed for the optimum combination of pulling, mpg, and engine life. Their max stock power capability are far above what they are programmed for from the factory.
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Yeah, you HAVE to see my point by now. They still added other mods, and still didn't hit the 200 mark. I'm perfectly fine when people say, "Yeah my tuner added 60 lbs. of Tq. on my diesel." But when they say,"Yeah I added 200 lbs. of torque with my tuner."
Well thats just rice.
When the Superchips Tow performance setting was uploaded, power jumped from 601 lb-ft with the new exhaust to 656 lb-ft. With the Level 1 performance program uploaded, that number jumped to 723 lb-ft of torque. Finally, the Level 2 performance program was selected, and it generated an amazing 743 lb-ft of torque at the rear wheels, a full 142 more lb-ft than the stock truck made with the Hushpower exhaust.
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