I have a 2000 7.3 and everyone i talk to keeps telling me the reason i get 9mpg city is because of my diablo predator programmer. So what is the BEST chip/tuner/programmer to use with these things??
How do you drive it?
Cause even 9mpg with a canned chip is low. You might have another problem
PHP, DP, Beans, Swamps, BTS tunes I think, Tony Wildman, among many others are good custom tuners.
X2 on something else being wrong, unless you idle for hours a day and drive with your foot all the way to the floor all the time that is horrible. I have never gotten anywhere near that towing or anything!
X2 on Bills tunes @ php performance I drive in mostly the 80 DD tune, race 120 for fun - check my fuelly for my mpg on 285's/ 3:73
I don't know anyone else's tunes, I had a superchips flash tuner before this and got about the same mileage I get with my php, it was decent but I do really like the chip better.
from what I understand, SCT flash tuners are a good way to go, because they dont interfere with the electronics too much. Only downside is that you can't switch tunes on the go.
The chips are all the same, it's the tunes on them that are different... Tony has tuned a ton of trucks and has a ton of happy customers amd bill at PHP has tuned a ton of trucks with a bunch of happy customers. They both from time to time have people who no matter what they try can't make happy... The best thing for you to do is pick 2-3 different tuners and call/email them with what you want and pick the one you think will fit you the best
I also have a 2001 7.3 powerstroke and myne has a TS 6 position chip from thoroughbred diesel, look them up, beats out the SCT 3015 flash anyday, by far the best Tune I have had for my truck yet. chip is on sale right now for 285 but you can also buy a package deal and get the programmer and a aFe intake in a package deal for 395.00 free shipping and no handling, no sales tax or shipping fee, hence if you are in Kentucky there is sales tax and shipping fee because of state regulations, but any other state you can get them for the flat out price of what it shows on the website. TS 6 position chip from thoroughbred diesel, BY FAR THE BEST! yall should check them out. they have great deals
I want a programmer but not sure what to get,
The truck had the TS 6position in it but he took it out,
I like that one cus it seems to get the most power but I'll need to buy gauges.
Any thoughts on the SCT livewire then?
Thoughts on edge programmers? My brother has only used edge stuff on his,so I know how to use em and they have the stuff I want but from what I'm reading I can only get 100 horse out of it on the max setting
I had edge for about 6 years and just last weekend got a php hydra and wished id have done it years ago..mine is auto so I thought my tranny was junk but now I got new tunes im prolly going to keep the auto!!
im looking to install the php phoenix,but there only offer written instructions,is there anyone outthere with an actual video of the whole installation intructions?
im a donkey when a comes to reading got to be honest
:bdh: PHP is the best option for your money IMO...
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