Dang Cody, I'm gonna have to put you on the payroll! You've just about covered everything for me.
Nelstone,
Given the nature of your vehicle and the load you're pulling, it's not really necessary to go with "live" tuning although you will definitely benefit from custom tuning. We've seen similar (if not identical) combinations over the last 10 years and can tune those without difficulty. As Cody pointed out, the shifting is going to be the biggest benefit to going with custom programming, especially with 20K+ behind you. Being able to keep the engine in the peak torque curve makes all the difference in the way the vehicle pulls heavier loads.
Where live tuning is really going to com into play is when you stat getting into heavier modifications such as injectors, dual HPOP, big turbos (or twins), water meth, propane, nitrous, or other significant modifications. Standard bolt-on stuff is just not as critical, at least on the diesels.
Hope this helps answer your questions. Of course, you'll probably end up with more!
Take care.
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