Power Hungry Performance Forum  

Go Back   Power Hungry Performance Forum > Power Hungry Performance Product Information > Phoenix Switch-On-The-Fly Chip (DISCOUNTINUED) (Disabled)

Phoenix Switch-On-The-Fly Chip (DISCOUNTINUED) (Disabled)
Power Hungry no longer sells the Phoenix/TS chip, but if you need custom tuning we can recommend a few really good tuners that will be able to still provide tuning and support for your chip.

If you have any other questions or comments about the Phoenix/TS chip, please post it here.


 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old Thu, July 30th, 2009, 02:07 PM
gabeyd's Avatar
gabeyd gabeyd is offline
Double Whopper
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Morgan Hill, CA
Posts: 28
gabeyd is on a distinguished road
Fuel Sipper

Can someone explain more about Fuel Sipper:

"good for stop-and-go traffic; not designed for highway driving"

What's "not" about highway driving with it? How will mileage compare to say the 80DD on the highway? What is the best for highway driving if it's not fuel sipper, and why?

Also, when I ordered, there was just "Fuel Sipper" now there seems to be "Fuel Sipper 65hp" and "Fuel Sipper 80hp" - which do I have if I have the older "Fuel Sipper"?

7.3 Diesel

Last edited by gabeyd; Thu, July 30th, 2009 at 02:11 PM. Reason: 7.3 Diesel
  #2  
Old Thu, July 30th, 2009, 02:13 PM
cleatus12r's Avatar
cleatus12r cleatus12r is offline
F Your Yankee Blue Jeans
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Somewhere in Montana
Posts: 2,665
cleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to all
Default

The deal with the FS program that makes it better for in-town driving is the stock-ish low boost fueling and the early upshifts. For all intents and purposes, there are relatively few fueling and injection timing differences between it and a daily driver or performance tune at a cruise speed/load condition. You should not notice much of a difference in economy between an 80HP DD tune or Fuel Sipper if you're cruising down the highway all the time.

I think that covers the first two questions.

Lastly, I think that the originally-offered Fuel Sipper was an 80-ish HP program and the 65 HP came out later.
__________________
Tuning, PCM flashing, and burning chips for 7.3s since 2008. Repairing all aspects of 7.3L Powerstrokes for 25 years.
Eight 7.3L PSDs in the driveway including a 1994 Crown Vic and 1973 F100/2002 F350. Looking for the next victim.
  #3  
Old Thu, July 30th, 2009, 04:18 PM
gabeyd's Avatar
gabeyd gabeyd is offline
Double Whopper
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Morgan Hill, CA
Posts: 28
gabeyd is on a distinguished road
Default

Thanks for the reply.

The "not designed for highway driving" just made is sound like you shouldn't drive on the highway with it. You are saying it would be fine for highway, and nearly identical to any other 80hp tune. I think it's probably the program I'll set to when I let my wife drive the truck...
  #4  
Old Thu, July 30th, 2009, 04:35 PM
cleatus12r's Avatar
cleatus12r cleatus12r is offline
F Your Yankee Blue Jeans
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Somewhere in Montana
Posts: 2,665
cleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to allcleatus12r is a name known to all
Default

Yeah. It's definitely not going to hurt anything to "drive" with it. It actually drives really well once the oil temperature gets warm. There are a few minor changes between it and the DD tunes, but MOSTLY the low boost fueling rates and shift points.
__________________
Tuning, PCM flashing, and burning chips for 7.3s since 2008. Repairing all aspects of 7.3L Powerstrokes for 25 years.
Eight 7.3L PSDs in the driveway including a 1994 Crown Vic and 1973 F100/2002 F350. Looking for the next victim.
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:40 AM.


All Contents Copyright 2008-2024, Power Hungry Performance