New Tunes Impressions

[aaron ford]

Stock, 25 Tow, 40 Tow, 65 Tow, 65 Perf, Quiet

Okay, I have had a few weeks to try out the new tunes in my 97 PSD. Most of my driving is below 45 mph in the foothills of WV. I really liked the 65 Perf tune, but I really like the 65 tow tune. The shifts happen when they should but not quite as abrupt as the performance tune. The 40 and 25 tows were for EGT control and I haven't tried them yet.

The quiet tune works well, but with my weak injector/compression(?) smoke issue I cannot use it for long as it would quickly choke the neighborhood. If used quickly, drive through orders can be made with the engine running.

Just to compare apples to apples, I switched back to stock this morning and had to stop on a hill to switch back. Climbing a hard grade with the engine lugging at 1100 rpm was a bad idea. I cannot believe the difference that the chip makes.

The power is addictive.

Aaron