question about tunes

[rammertide07]

Originally Posted by epowers777

I'm trying to talk my buddy into going with php. He wants a custom tune for his truck that doesn't mess with the transmission . He got a torque converter and an upgraded valve body. He has a chip called the super chip that has tow safe mode but its messing up his shifting. He wants a one time deal that flashes his pcm and that's it no display or anything. He's picky and has money. What do our suggest?
He will have 4 inch exhaust , trailer brake on the turbo, gauges.
It's an 02 and we live in California so we will have to smog he toes a 28 ft 5th wheel.

Trailer brake on the turbo??? You mean using the EBPV as an exhaust brake??

Check out this thread. I know PHP is against a decel tune, but there is some pretty interesting info in this thread that says otherwise. I would be interested on a reply from PHP on their take on this thread.

DP-Tuner with Decel Mode - Page 2 - Diesel Forum - TheDieselStop.com

If he is able to get a pcm flash, it may not be able to pass a smog test. And unless he has a stock pcm to put in the truck for testing, he is up creek without a paddle. Also, IIRC, a programmer or chip will overide any pcm programming so he has to lose the superchip. I want to say PHP can reprogram a superchip programmer, I just looked for an ordering form for that but couldn't find it.

Kinda seems pointless to have custom tuning but not to firm up the shift points

Someone from PHP will have to adress this issue to say what they can do for the man...just my .02