200 degrees is a huge drop

Interesting comparison. Always felt the lower the temps, egt coolant, trans engine oil the longer the engine ran without stress. Fuel savings are important to as it puts money in your pocket.

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

I was running the stock tune for awhile but seeing the egt loss consistently, I can't justify going back. I will definitely do an update on fuel mileage when I have to run at least a 600 mile stretch with no trailer!

That Over drive Hit on the Edge tuner is vicious 😂😂 i usually drive around with overdrive off around town and stuff . I enjoy these videos and your test. Anytime I like doing small tests like this while I'm driving down the road also sometimes

@CPSteveMiller

15 күн бұрын

If you let off halfway through the shift and get back on it, you get the stutututu from the turbo 😂 I rarely use OD off since the stock file holds 3rd for so long. With the tune, it's right on 50 99% of the time. If I know I'm holding a gear loaded I'll either put it 1st 2nd, or OD off and manually lock the converter in that gear. If I'm towing with cruise on I always lock the converter so it can't down shift. Nothing worse than downshifting into 3rd at 72mph 🫣

@cupwalker24.7

15 күн бұрын

@@CPSteveMiller Nice ! thanks for the Information and tips 💪

Very interesting on different of the tuning

Hey man absolutely love the mechanical vids . 👌🏽 your common sence and real life knowledgeable info is great . Can you do a video on your experiences with what insurance to use and licensing experiences??? Appreciate you keep it up !

Try butte mountain it will let you know or lookout mountain Montana Mullan pass I’d. and a lot of people say try a truck out pulling up Jellico tn half way up pulling 25,000 pound fifth wheel I stopped because it got hot yeah sad right but didn’t killed my transmission. Cool video man

Is Bertha stock suspension, or leveled?

Not on the subject but I just dropped my 5 speed out of my 99 dodge for a clutch replacement . The transmission mount brace comes out with 8 bolts do you have a trick to get it back in it sprung apart . Have you ever had this problem.

@CPSteveMiller

15 күн бұрын

They suck to do. Big hammer to pound it back in or you could buy the aftermarket one for $300 and never fight it again

Is that the juice with attitude? I have efi live with ppei tunes currently but I really like how tuneable the JWA was on my 99 5.9, would be interested in picking one up for my 07.

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

It's not. It's just a cts2. I did do an install of a JWA a few months ago but never got to mess with it

@thatgreyplatty6315

16 күн бұрын

@@CPSteveMiller wonder if that'll pair well with 30 overs and a 63mm turbo.

What’s your thoughts on a weight distribution hitch? I’ve got a 19 ram v8 with a 4200 lbs camper she likes to wonder around around 63 mph. I’ve not heard you talk about sway

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

I very rarely get sway but I set my truck up to be as stable as possible. Rear suspension is dropped and just touches the timbren bump stops without a load on it and then the 22s width helps as well. When it's hooked up to a trailer it crushes down on the timbrens and keeps the truck stable. It takes a really badly distributed load for me to have sway but in your case, I would look into weight distribution hitches and sway control. It took me a long time to dial in what I have now. Lots of testing over the years

@legionofanon

16 күн бұрын

Distribution within the trailer makes a difference, too. If you pull a tariler and it didnt wander one time, but then wanders after that, you could have slightly more weight loaded behind the axle. Weight distrubution hitches help a lot if you got too much tongue weight, and a little with sway, but a sway bar is def needed for wind caused sway since it adds a lot of resistance for the ball in the turning direction. Ive heard they can squeal when you are turning, but ive never had one

I always play it safe with my truck. I like to keep 1300 EGT the max and 1100 the norm for shifting. Just thinking about turbo longevity. Stock Holset HX35. I noticed you're running 2k at 70mph and my G56 runs 3k at 70 in 6th gear. You must be running a fat pinion?

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

I'll hold 1,350 for hours. As long as it's got oil flow, it'll be fine. If you can keep them under 1,300, there's nothing wrong with that. My turbo is dirt cheap compared to the vgt's, though!

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

373 gears, 48re, 33" tires. G56 has a terrible 6th gear ratio. Rpms are to the moon.

@merlepatterson

16 күн бұрын

@@CPSteveMiller Yeah, 373's will give you the boost in speed for sure. I've got 35" tires, but I think I'm like 4:56 gears, but I haven't checked closer cause there's no axle tag.

I just bought a 2022 Duramax Denali this thing won't blow black smoke at all do you have any recommendations

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

I don't recommend tuning for smoke. I just like a little haze preboost but anything with dpf you have to delete it which is $5k minimum last I checked.

@gusfc1842

16 күн бұрын

@@CPSteveMiller damn yeah it's only got 25,000 miles on it so I'm going to wait till I pay it off I was just down in Bloomsburg visiting my mom but I Googled your shop it was an hour and a half away if it was closer I was going to bring it down and show you if you were even around last week

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

I'm usually only out for a week or two at a time but figure I'm going to work on content for awhile so I'll be out for awhile.

@BMW_Mustang_Dodge

16 күн бұрын

It’s like 6500$ to do a l5p. That’s what it cost my friend to do his 19 l5p. That was cheapest he found in his area. But yeah don’t recommend blowing a bunch of smoke.

👍👍

Pretty risky to tune the truck on the side of the road far away from home. I always have a charger connected to the battery….if voltage drops to much you can brick your ecu, corrupt tunes, or get errors of failed tune install. I learned this the hard way😂😂😂😂

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

I've gotten lucky and haven't had to experience this but I know it happens 😂😂

Fuel timing will make a huge difference. Stock timing is 100% fuel after TDC. Most tuners will go 50% before TDC and 50% after TDC. This will help with egt and mpg.

Once you can actually “tune” the truck and address “timing” you will get the best results.

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

200 egt drop is crazy for just a customized box tune. I'm sure it could be better but for something that's free, I'll take the win 😂

@andrewknotts7806

16 күн бұрын

Yes for sure also just curious I mite have missed it what turbo are you currently running?

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

Stock charger. I don't know if I'll ever go bigger. It spools perfect for towing.

@andrewknotts7806

16 күн бұрын

@@CPSteveMillerstock works well especially with minimal modifications I tell everyone there’s a difference between a work truck and a toy, nothing is better than a great work truck that’s just dependable

it should be easier to get higher EGT's when it's colder out... sure you don't have a bad probe or something? That is awfully high it seems? I barely hit 1100to 1200 in really long 30+ boost scenarios.

@CPSteveMiller

16 күн бұрын

Cold weather keeps the egts down. These 03 to 07 commonrails run hot from the factory and are rated at 1300 to 1350 prolonged. I also have 50hp injectors and am cruising at 71mph so that'll make them go up. When it was cold out, I would hold it damn near to the floor for 8 hours at a time pulling the tiny home or bigger campers.

@kirkpalmer1709

13 күн бұрын

@@CPSteveMiller Are the pistons not made of aluminum?

who gives a crap