6 speed tune questions

[Tholt34]

I have the Fu chip in my truck. I usually run a tow tune, the 100 performance is what I usually daily drive in. I like the characteristics of it. It have good power but crazy on smoke and it seems to get the best mileage. Even with the whisper, I usually still have to turn my truck off at drive thru's. It does quiet the truck down a lot but there is still a lot of noise and hard to hear.
I think you have a good choice of tunes. The only thing I would change and that is depending on how cold it is where you live, but i'd put a hi idle tune where the whisper. I just put it on my chip and love it right now in the cold.

[RacerBowie]

A couple more questions to piggy back on the 6 speed / manual transmission love here, hope that it's ok! (Maybe it would be better in another forum?)

2000 F250 7.3 4x4. Intake and exhaust. 210k miles, fresh clutch 30k miles ago.

Looking at a 6 position Phoenix of course. 1) Stock, 2) high idle, 3) 65 tow, 4) something, 5) something, 6) Redneck display... err, I mean smoke show.

I've figured out through reading around here that for what I tow (28' Featherlite with a light car in it) the 65 Tow is right for my needs, so I'm cool with that.

I'm JUST enough of a 'neck to want to smoke things out occasionally. I've come to terms with that too. (no banjo emoticon?)

What I'm struggling with is what to fill the last two spots with. I'm not going to be modding the truck any more, I've got a race car to fill that jones. I want something that drives well but gets good (better, best?) mileage on the street/highway, and I want something that's FAST BABY!

So that narrows it down to... about everything, since I don't need to worry about shift points and transmission programming. 80-100-120? DD, Performance, Race? It seems like there used to be a "Fuel Sipper" but that's gone now due to people having too high expectations?

Advice, comments, etc?
Thanks!
Bowie

[cj45lc]

Originally Posted by RacerBowie

A couple more questions to piggy back on the 6 speed / manual transmission love here, hope that it's ok! (Maybe it would be better in another forum?)

2000 F250 7.3 4x4. Intake and exhaust. 210k miles, fresh clutch 30k miles ago.

Looking at a 6 position Phoenix of course. 1) Stock, 2) high idle, 3) 65 tow, 4) something, 5) something, 6) Redneck display... err, I mean smoke show.

I've figured out through reading around here that for what I tow (28' Featherlite with a light car in it) the 65 Tow is right for my needs, so I'm cool with that.

I'm JUST enough of a 'neck to want to smoke things out occasionally. I've come to terms with that too. (no banjo emoticon?)

What I'm struggling with is what to fill the last two spots with. I'm not going to be modding the truck any more, I've got a race car to fill that jones. I want something that drives well but gets good (better, best?) mileage on the street/highway, and I want something that's FAST BABY!

So that narrows it down to... about everything, since I don't need to worry about shift points and transmission programming. 80-100-120? DD, Performance, Race? It seems like there used to be a "Fuel Sipper" but that's gone now due to people having too high expectations?

Advice, comments, etc?
Thanks!
Bowie

If you're right there close to Bill I'd set up time for the dyno & chip in one shot. That's just me talking but you can believe if I was within a 4-6 ride from his place that's exactly what I'd have done.

[RacerBowie]

I am way close to their shop. Kinda funny, I drove right by it last night on the way back from picking up dinner, then today I figured out where it was.

I'm just kind of concerned about the $$$ aspect of it. I mean, I can't get in and out of a trip to the dyno for under $500 with my racecar, I would be astonished if PHP could stay in business charging much less than that.

I mean I'd bring the pizza/beer/Whopper Jrs (since those are apparently popular around here) but I doubt they get paid like that.

[cj45lc]

IDK about the $$ involved but you'd have everything tuned to your truck. Just throwing it out there, but like I said it would be the way I'd go. One & Done. Good luck with it.

[RacerBowie]

Originally Posted by cj45lc

IDK about the $$ involved but you'd have everything tuned to your truck. Just throwing it out there, but like I said it would be the way I'd go. One & Done. Good luck with it.

It is certainly something to think about, that's for sure. Maybe I'll randomly drop by one day and bug them. Just kidding! I'd call first. I'm sure it would be annoying to have Joe Schmoe who's never spent a penny with them just come waltzing in while they're trying to get work done.

[cj45lc]

Yea give them a call, they're really great people & the best outfit I've ever dealt with HANDS DOWN !! You may be happy with just ordering a chip BUT you have the chance to have everything tweaked to your specific truck, no brainer IMHO...lol