Diesel engine chip?
Love my 3/4T Duramax. It drives, hauls, and tows like a charm. I have heard pre-DEF diesel drivers tell about their mileage into low 20's when not towing. I get 15-16mpg and 11mpg when towing. A frien...
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W4RLR wrote:mabynack wrote:You were not an idiot for buying a 6.0 PowerStroke. Properly maintained it is a good engine. Put a tuner on it without beefing up the heads with studs and putting in a "bulletproof" oil and EGR cooler and they will grenade in a heart beat.
It was a 6.0 Diesel. I didn't mention it because the last time I was on a thread here and said something one poster launched into a long personal attack calling me an idiot for buying it.
The only reason I am not driving a 6.0 now is my truck was sideswiped on a mountain road and had the axle ripped out from under it and in the process pretzeled the frame. I now have a 6.4 PowerStroke with nearly 225,ooo miles. Bone stock, no tuner or chip.
Put a tune on a 6.7 cummins and watch your headgasket and 68re transmission grenade.....
As for the Duramax they're pretty good with tuners, but the transmission will the the weak link.
If your truck is running good like it sounds like I would leave it alone.
