How can a performance tune improve mileage?
#21
Originally Posted by endo
Any word on this? Very curious to know how it came out!
Yea, but I had some problems with my truck. Ididn't get a chance to dyno with the factory PCM, but I swapped it back in for some sotp testing, and noticed a HUGE difference. The tuned PCM went right back in. I think I got the problems fixed, I plan to take it back to the track next week and see how the numbers do.
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Originally Posted by SierraSlow
i went through the whole nelson tune fiasco last year.allen did three different tunes for my 04 5.3 ec4wd,total bogus results.first i was told 25 HP and 30 FTLBS,then after the first tune sucked *** i was told i would be a"nice improvement"no numbers.
second tune i was told to"give it more time to learn".so i put it in right before i drove from new york to virginia,lost 2 MPG and the truck was no faster,only improvement was the top speed limiter was bumped up.
last tune as soon as i put it in the shift point were stock RPM and the top speed limiter was stock.
this whole experience friggin blew ***,worst money i have ever spent on an"improvement".this ended up costing me UPS charges three times and about 10 long distance phone calls.
must be you have to be from texas to get a good tune from allen.
oh yea i also put a trans go shift kit in and was told to put two washers in the 1-2 servo now with out the "tune"my tranny feels like its going to come through the floor on the 1-2 shift.
i have talked to brian at PCM for less and he has a good sales pitch
,but after all this crap im a bit gunshy of ****** with this any more.
i will say allen did refund my inital cost of 500.00 but i ate the time,calls,and UPS charges.
second tune i was told to"give it more time to learn".so i put it in right before i drove from new york to virginia,lost 2 MPG and the truck was no faster,only improvement was the top speed limiter was bumped up.
last tune as soon as i put it in the shift point were stock RPM and the top speed limiter was stock.
this whole experience friggin blew ***,worst money i have ever spent on an"improvement".this ended up costing me UPS charges three times and about 10 long distance phone calls.
must be you have to be from texas to get a good tune from allen.
oh yea i also put a trans go shift kit in and was told to put two washers in the 1-2 servo now with out the "tune"my tranny feels like its going to come through the floor on the 1-2 shift.
i have talked to brian at PCM for less and he has a good sales pitch
,but after all this crap im a bit gunshy of ****** with this any more.
i will say allen did refund my inital cost of 500.00 but i ate the time,calls,and UPS charges.
This is a case of user error and bad information. Nothing wrong with the tuner at all (and I'm not even a nelson fan boy at all)
#23
Originally Posted by unredeemed
This is a case of user error and bad information. Nothing wrong with the tuner at all (and I'm not even a nelson fan boy at all)
How did he give the tuner bad information?
#24
I have nothing but good things to say about allen my tune is awesome I just recently took out a westers tuned 5.3L rcsb Z71 with exhaust and intake from a 30 roll to about 115 I put a truck on him and thats with a full tool box and an extra 200#s from the ec.
#26
unredeemed,user error???bad information??? what the hell you talking about?
TXsilverado,allens tranny guy that is in the same building as he is,i believe his name is joe.he is the one that told me to put the two washers in.
TXsilverado,allens tranny guy that is in the same building as he is,i believe his name is joe.he is the one that told me to put the two washers in.
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