New Burn For Towing

[GooseNgo]

On my current and original chip, I only had a 25hp tow and the rest were performance burns. After 6 months of happy driving, I rarely use any of the performance setting but the 100 because I am typically towing a horse trailer so I'm thinking about sending the chip back and replacing all performance settings except the 100 with a 40 and 80 hp tow.

Here is my question....my truck is a 6spd and most reports seem to be for auto's. Since shift points don't mean anything to me, how will the higher tow hp settings feel vs performance?

I have a pyrometer and typically towing 5-10K lbs.

Thanks!

GooseNGo

[cleatus12r]

As long as you "drive by the pyrometer", you can use the highest available power setting to get the job done. You definitely will feel a performance increase between each tow setting as well as a definite increase in the ability to accelerate your loads faster.

I will interject a bit of my own personal preference here though. I tow horses a lot. I usually use a stock-ish power setting only because horses move in the trailer and can lose their balance when starting off. I can say for absolute certainty that the on-off-on power characteristic of a manual transmission while having the ability to accelerate faster may not be a good thing. It's all in the way you drive though. But honestly, with horses, you're probably not going to use 80 HP worth of additional power just because of the scenario I just described.

[GooseNgo]

I am considering selling my stock combo trailer and moving up to one with living quarters. I'm thinking the additional hp in a tow setting will better handle a heavier static load. Do you think having 25, 40, and 80 is needed...or should I just have a 40 and 80. I don't have much trouble at all with exhaust temps on the 25hp setting. I've got a modified intake and exhaust.

I haven't looked at PHP's policies regarding changing tunes...is there a cost to prior customers?

Thanks for all your help

GooseNGo

[cleatus12r]

I'm pretty sure they just burn new programs onto your chip. I don't think there's a charge for reburns. The only drawback is the turn-around time.

If you aren't having any trouble with the 25 HP, you may be ok with just the 40 and 80.