OK... Been reading till my eyes are red...:tard: I have a 2007 F350 Crew Cab Dually, we use it to pull our 15K 5th wheel. Truck is stock for now, just got my SCT and my 4" MBRP exhaust. Loaded up the 50hp tow tune that came of my unit. Drives nice, but have not towed with it yet... Or should I???
Is is safe to run the stock tow tunes from the sf3... on a stock 6.0? I know I need to get the head studs and egr delete, etc. (planning on it, just got to save up) Oh yea I know I need gauges too, just got to get the $$$...
Going to pick up my 5th wheel saturday from the dealer and want to test out the tow tunes if it is safe... Will be a fairly level pull at around 70 miles...
The "canned" tunes form SCT are fairly safe. I would recommend at this point to stick with the Tow+50 for now till you get a data monitor to keep an eye on EGT's.
Your best best would be to get a custom tune from one of the many tuners on here.
Vivian@Quicktricks
Matt@Gearhead
Eric@innovative
Their is a night and day difference between any "canned" tune and a custom tune built just for your truck.
I wouldn't worry too much about head gaskets you should be fine as long as you watch your EGTs. Make sure your oil cooler is in good health and and EGR delete would be a very good investment.
Bottom line, as long as your truck is in good health a custom tune will not hurt it unless you yourself are abusing your truck (which i'm sure your not)
As far as canned tunes go, a 50 or 65hp SCT canned tune will not hurt it, its just that a custom tune is so much better!!
If you have any other questions please feel free to ask! We are like one big family here and if I can't help you out someone else sure will.
You can do it right on the SF3, but it is hkinda small and hard to read. You can also download the livelink software (its free :woot: ) from SCT's website and plug the SF3 into your laptop and monitor your temps as you drive.
By deltas we mean the difference between your Engine oil Temp (EOT) and your Engine Coolant Temp (ECT). If the difference is 15* or more, your oil cooler is getting clogged and needs replacing. A good monitor like the Edge Insight or scangauge II and a coolant filter should be your next investments
was reading that in the manual, but thought I had to have some more software. Will need to get the glasses out this evening and read it again... when everyone is talking "deltas" are they just talking changes in the readings?
delta=difference. So delta between EOT and ECT of 15 degrees just means a difference of 15 degrees. 180 to 195 for example. My understanding is that the 'generic test' is to get to operating temp and on a level road get up to 65 mph and check the delta.
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