Any one heard of two towing tunes???

[Jackpine]

I think, twintips, you have a good idea here. There's no reason in the world you could not have two towing tunes if you tow things that are wildly different. I asked Bill to customize my towing tune for my 3600 #, low profile trailer (a picture of it is in my Gallery), since the canned towing tune is for something bigger and with more wind resistance. I also told him the speed I would be trying to hold with it (65mph).

- Jack

[twintips_17]

Originally Posted by JackandJanet

I think, twintips, you have a good idea here. There's no reason in the world you could not have two towing tunes if you tow things that are wildly different. I asked Bill to customize my towing tune for my 3600 #, low profile trailer (a picture of it is in my Gallery), since the canned towing tune is for something bigger and with more wind resistance. I also told him the speed I would be trying to hold with it (65mph).

- Jack

And it wored out fine for you? Do you feal it shift a lot.... Maybe prematurly?

[Jackpine]

It HAS worked fine. If you've read some of my other posts, I was thinking it was a little too eager to downshift, but that seems to have gone away when not towing since I played with the downshift and torque converter unlock settings. I havent towed the trailer yet, but we plan to take it on a trip at the end of the month and I'll see how it behaves. One thing I DO know, I got better gas mileage with the custom tow tune than I did with the canned tow tune.

- Jack

[twintips_17]

Originally Posted by JackandJanet

It HAS worked fine. If you've read some of my other posts, I was thinking it was a little too eager to downshift, but that seems to have gone away when not towing since I played with the downshift and torque converter unlock settings. I havent towed the trailer yet, but we plan to take it on a trip at the end of the month and I'll see how it behaves. One thing I DO know, I got better gas mileage with the custom tow tune than I did with the canned tow tune.

- Jack

See i dont get any of the downshift options or torque converter options with my tuner.... As of yet. Bill says they might be in the works for the 97-03 years. Have you heard of this?

[Jackpine]

Yes, I have. Trouble is, Bill is so busy on other projects right now I don't see him getting to this "feature" in your year programmer for several months. I imagine though, if you could describe as precisely as possible what you are looking for (try to include the exact driving conditions - speed, slope of hill, weight being pulled, and a guess of throttle position if you can't monitor it) he'll try to rewrite your tunes to give you what you want.

You'd need to put this in a carefully composed email though. Not just talk about it in the forum.

- Jack

[twintips_17]

Originally Posted by JackandJanet

Yes, I have. Trouble is, Bill is so busy on other projects right now I don't see him getting to this "feature" in your year programmer for several months. I imagine though, if you could describe as precisely as possible what you are looking for (try to include the exact driving conditions - speed, slope of hill, weight being pulled, and a guess of throttle position if you can't monitor it) he'll try to rewrite your tunes to give you what you want.

You'd need to put this in a carefully composed email though. Not just talk about it in the forum.

- Jack

Does bill take all his info off the tuning request form or does he talk to each person on an individual level? I guess i don’t know how this custom tuning works. I want to order this weekend at the sale price but i know they are very busy and probably won’t get to talking to me.

[Jackpine]

Originally Posted by twintips_17

Does bill take all his info off the tuning request form or does he talk to each person on an individual level? I guess i don’t know how this custom tuning works. I want to order this weekend at the sale price but i know they are very busy and probably won’t get to talking to me.

He can do both. I filled out the tuning request, of course, and attached it to an email that I sent to them where I really tried to "put in words" what I was after. I even included a picture of my truck and trailer so he'd have a better feel for what I was asking.

- Jack