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Bob_Vaughn
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Dec 04, 2013

Bully Dog or other brand diesel engine monitor

I recently bought my first diesel truck. A 2013 GMC 3500 ......I am wondering if I need to know the information that a monitor will give me. Isn't the gages on the truck enough information to safely tow my 5th wheel?
  • $500 to tell me all the readings are at or below stock limits? no thanks.
  • APT wrote:
    You may want to monitor boost and/or EGT. If you have an Android based smartphone, I highly recommend the Torque Pro App ($4.99 on Google Play) plus one of a number of Bluetooth OBDII adapters for under $20 shipped on Amazon.


    Yep. This combination works well, is super cheap, and doesn't require any changes that would cause problems at the dealers.
  • You may want to monitor boost and/or EGT. If you have an Android based smartphone, I highly recommend the Torque Pro App ($4.99 on Google Play) plus one of a number of Bluetooth OBDII adapters for under $20 shipped on Amazon.
  • Extra gauges are not as important on the new trucks. Their computers protect the engine and tranny pretty well. Also there is a fair amount of info available via the dash display if you poke around. Adding anything the raises a flag to the dealer regarding warranty is not a good idea!

    Just us it and enjoy it.

    Chris
  • How heavy is your 5th wheel? I like the Edge Insight CTS. I had to tap into the exhaust manifold for the exhaust gas temp probe. There are 22 different sensors to monitor and you can also use the Insight as a back up camera. Saved my marriage ;)