Ike Gauntlet 2017 3500s DRW 22,800# load

4x4ord wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

4x4ord wrote:


If you don't want to drive like a "jackass teenager" why did you tamper with your truck?

Because I wanted to and it is my truck, but if you must know I custom tune or modify all of my vehicles to fit my preferences. I like a more sensitive throttle like the old cable driven throttle used to be instead of the laggy drive by wire systems of today. I like my truck to shift later in the rpms(no sooner than 1,400) in order to keep the engine from lugging instead of the it shifting too soon like most do now to conserve fuel. I like my transmission to shift quickly and firmly instead of the smooth and slow shift. I like having the ability to always keep my exhaust brake in the on or auto position instead of it turning off every time I shut off and restart the truck. I like having more power and torque in the rpms that I drive in(below 2,000) instead of the higher rpms that I usually don't. I wanted better timing for better fuel economy. There are more reasons, but it all boils down to me customizing my truck to my preferences instead of driving a generic vehicle made for everyone.

I have a Kenworth that has a check engine light on...I guess it has an emissions related problem. I've wrestled with the idea of deleting it to "fix" all future emissions related problems. I think in my case it makes more sense to spend $1000 fixing it than it does to spend 5k deleting it. I just thought you might have a way of justifying the tuning idea that made sense.