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Lightning55
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Aug 07, 2020

Duramax tuner

Has anyone out there used a tuner/programmer on their Duramax? I tow a Jayco 37'FW with my 2013 Sierra 2500HD Duramax it does a good job but I'm wondering about doing some performance enhancements. I'm considering buying a Banks Automind 2 Programmer. Does anyone have any experience with this tuner or others? Reviews are all over the board so not sure which direction to go. It's got good power now, but more is always better and any improvement in fuel consumption would be great.
  • rhagfo wrote:
    N-Trouble wrote:
    Buddy runs one on his 2015 LML and tows a 32ft 5er. No issues and truck runs well but your not going to pick up any mileage running one. Only way to really improve mileage on emissions equipped diesels is to delete the emissions via tuning. Would take a LOT of years to pay for itself in fuel savings though. Probably not an option for you living in CA.

    Why install a tuner to tow a 32’ 5er? We tow a 32’ 13,000#+ 5er with a 2016 Ram 3500 CTD, Aisin, 3.73’s and it does great without a tuner.


    Why did you get a diesel?
    See now you can answer your own (leading) question!
  • midnightsadie wrote:
    just a though, if you play with this stuff??? and then have a problem. when they hook up there machine it,ll show what you done .I think it,ll kill your werrenty.

    Roflmaoe
    Go find something else to be scared of...
  • rhagfo wrote:
    N-Trouble wrote:
    Buddy runs one on his 2015 LML and tows a 32ft 5er. No issues and truck runs well but your not going to pick up any mileage running one. Only way to really improve mileage on emissions equipped diesels is to delete the emissions via tuning. Would take a LOT of years to pay for itself in fuel savings though. Probably not an option for you living in CA.

    Why install a tuner to tow a 32’ 5er? We tow a 32’ 13,000#+ 5er with a 2016 Ram 3500 CTD, Aisin, 3.73’s and it does great without a tuner.


    Because you can... Dont think he installed it specifically for towing. We all run our trucks empty 90% of the time.

    I have the same truck but a 2012 LML that is stock. His truck is noticeably quicker than mine unloaded but gets a little worse mileage than me. We tow similar size 5erS around 13-14K GVWR
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    N-Trouble wrote:
    Buddy runs one on his 2015 LML and tows a 32ft 5er. No issues and truck runs well but your not going to pick up any mileage running one. Only way to really improve mileage on emissions equipped diesels is to delete the emissions via tuning. Would take a LOT of years to pay for itself in fuel savings though. Probably not an option for you living in CA.

    Why install a tuner to tow a 32’ 5er? We tow a 32’ 13,000#+ 5er with a 2016 Ram 3500 CTD, Aisin, 3.73’s and it does great without a tuner.
  • Buddy runs one on his 2015 LML and tows a 32ft 5er. No issues and truck runs well but your not going to pick up any mileage running one. Only way to really improve mileage on emissions equipped diesels is to delete the emissions via tuning. Would take a LOT of years to pay for itself in fuel savings though. Probably not an option for you living in CA.
  • OP, give Nick at Durmaxtuner.com(aka Calibrated Power Solutions). They also post a lot of videos on Youtube if you want to do some more research on their product offerings.

    Anarchy Diesel is another good Durmax tuner and so is PPEI.
  • midnightsadie wrote:
    just a though, if you play with this stuff??? and then have a problem. when they hook up there machine it,ll show what you done .I think it,ll kill your werrenty.


    I seriously doubt he has a warranty left on a 2013 truck.
  • just a though, if you play with this stuff??? and then have a problem. when they hook up there machine it,ll show what you done .I think it,ll kill your werrenty.
  • If the tuner meets emission requirements, give it a try.