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Old 04-12-2005, 11:20 PM
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i can get a good deal on the banks 6 gun chip and a 4" exhaust for my 02 duramax. i need something that works while towing not only when unloaded, my car trailer and car and all the crap is pushing 10,000lbs and when i hit the rolling hills i want some more get up and go power.
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Ive heard the Edge is pretty good for the duramax
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i would say edge hands down. my friend just got one. it also has a towing mode. i dont know if the ones with out the monitor does everything the one with the monitor does but it will shut it's self down if it sences problems.
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I have also read very good things about the Edge products but I drove my friend's 02 Chevy Crew Cab with the duramax the other day, he has the Hypertech programmer, intake, and opened up exhaust and that truck hauls *** pretty good for such a heavy truck. He has 35" tires on the truck and you can smoke them very easily. He said that his truck gets excellent mileage and you could tow a house if you wanted to.
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I agree with the others on the Edge w/attitude.. I have dealt with the Banks, Van Aken & Predator... If you are just using 1 go Edge.. If you stack them go Edge + Predator..
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Rodney, Trevor runs the Edge in the '05 Duramax and ran it in the old '03 also. It worked great for both around town, and pulling the 48' trailer loaded. He knows more about the features of the diff choices, and it may be better to just give him a call since he drives it everywhere.

It seems a little more pricey, but it seems to have many more available features that the other programmers don't have.
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ok, thanks guys, seems a lil one sided for the edge so ill look into that
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I also would recommend the Edge with attitude monitor. You can monitor boost, EGT's, and much more through one digital monitor.
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