Thats pretty much what I'm saying. If I had a brand new car of any kind I wouldn't do chit to void the warranty.
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Thats pretty much what I'm saying. If I had a brand new car of any kind I wouldn't do chit to void the warranty.
I didn't even see the black text until I quoted you. If this same situation happened on a gas motor, I would have the exact same opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
Don't get me wrong, I like chips on anything, it's amazing what a diff they can make. I will say that I am more drawn to banks than bully dog, if that is any indicator. Superchips and Edge seem to have some good stuff.
I like to read the diesel mags where some guy melts his motor, then builds the hell out of it "since he was in there" :gigem:
But this was his work truck we are talkin about, why would you mod out your work truck with out true benefits in mind. Bombing work vehicles is just dumb, that would be like putting stacks on your polaris ranger you drive around. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug Krebs
Yall are all jumping to conclusions here anyways. How many of you have ever even riden with Aaron? Yall are all assuming he drives it like he stole it. Maybe he drives it like a granny and something else actually caused this? Hmm, lets see here....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...onclusions.jpg
But if you want to, here is some help. ;)
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...s-door-mat.jpg
The technology has to come from somewhere, and if there wasn't guys wanting some easy extra 'plug and play' horses under the hood then this wouldn't even be a discussion. There are some folks that get lumped into the whole diesel/ricer thing when all they wanted was to try to increase their mileage. Saying this, I do want to state that I have had two motor related issues (more than likely) caused by a Banks Six Gun and a very heavy foot (which I like to blame my brother for :) ). All I have to say is thank goodness for waranties and cool ass service writers and mechanics. :gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by Seth
i have ridden with him many times and he doesnt goose it, to much, but then again most of the times i was riding with him he had a trailer behind him
I have a tuner for better shift points. I haul more weight than the majority of diesel drivers on this board at 75mph. I do not NEED more power. If I WANTED more power, I would not WANT to pay $5/gallon for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BroncoJo
I respect farmer Joe hauling a dozen hay balesIdo not respect redneck bubba in his Dodge dually covered in marker lights with an exhaust pipe large enough to put my head in and a "git 'r dun'" bumper sticker, blowing smoke down Texas hauling nothing but empty Keystone cans.
Varsity has never given me a problem about my Edge. When I burned up the transmission at 70k under warranty due to rocking it in the mud, they tried to give me **** about the mud, not the programmer that had the shift points at +2. I knew it was my fault, but argued just regular wear/tear. They fixed it under warranty with ver little arguing on my part.
If I was a service rep at Dodge, I would be wary of this diesel ricer fad too. Is this your truck? or your boss's?
goddamnit how do you turn off over-write on Internet Explorer.
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Originally Posted by JBrown89
While we're on the subject, saw this gem in Port A this weekend. Complete with rattling flapper. :laughing:
Nice!
that passenger has to eat some smoke when he gets on it:gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by mudtoy67
Zoomie on a diesel, always klassy.
How do you open the hood?
Let the dealership worry about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by bburris
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Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman
So do you live by your own rules? If you purposely went one MPH over the speed limit because you felt that it was ok to do (chip) and everyone else is going faster than you (about everyone I have ever known run some sort of motor mod), would YOU go to the closest cop shop and tell them what you did and to take your license (warranty) away?
If you answered yes, sorry, but you’re a dumb ass and would never drive a vehicle, if you answered no, then I prove my point.
I too used the chip at the lowest setting at all times to gain 4+MPG and turned it up no more than 3 or 4 times since I’ve had it because the stock clutch cannot hold the power and would glaze over the clutch and I would have to baby it for weeks after. The first injector blew before I had ever installed the chip.
The largest Dodge dealer in the world, located in Idaho, Dave Smith Motors, will install this chip on a new truck. If they are the ones to install it, they will honor the warranty. When I bought my truck from them in 2005 and another truck from them in 2006, both times they offered the chip add-on at the time of purchase as an upgrade along with bed liners, exhaust, and lift kits. Before I purchased this unit, I called and talked to a service manager to get a recommendation on brand and model and he confirmed that this chip would not cause any motor problems.
Also, I drive it like a baby, between Diesel costs and only being allowed to get tires every 40K miles, I have to conserve. I drive the truck harder when pulling a trailer (colman). I have not broke the tires loose or raced anyone for over a year.
You are wasting your breath, you have been lumped in with the likes of Robby and that is a stink you will never get off....
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I would be hesitant to mod the engine of a new truck for the simple reason that if there were a way to improve power and mileage WITHOUT ****ING SOMETHING UP the manufacturer probably would have done it themselves.
The big limiting factor on the diesels nowdays is the emissions. They have to keep it 'leaned' out to meet the stringent emissions standards. But who gives a crap about emissions. :D
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Originally Posted by afroman006
Is that why my truck has a rough idle due to them detuning it to meet gay emissions? :flipoff2:
Easy now...let's not toss names around so carelessly. With all the other diesel owners with tuners on the board I'd rather not be the only scapegoat for JB's ransacking. I have to say that I do agree with him on the diesel rice thing getting a little out of hand. But since I haul feed, a dozen bails of hay, and horse trailers for my mom I must not be lumped in with that crowd.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
I wouldn't have brought yours up if you weren't the only one who's name has ever been brought up on TDP when discussing clubs in college station. :flipoff2:
Ya but you don't need that chip to do any of that:flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by CheapJeep
I used to haul 14,000+ lbs of material on a 3,000 lb trailer with my 9,500 lb truck in CA, and if you want to make it over the hills at a decent speed with this weight, this truck will not do it stock, the extra 60 HP makes a big differance. Not to mention the fact that it clearly runs better on the chip.
Never did I mention your name Robbie :flipoff2:
So before 'tuners' became the rage say 10 years ago, no one ever hauled heavy? Give me a break. You really need another 50lb/torque on top of the 600+ you already have? Didn't Chris LeDoux haul a horsetrailer on a Cadillac!
O, and don't blow soot my way :flipoff2:...http://65.82.88.80/SmokingVehicles/S...1geftd01lpydi1
10 years ago didn't need tuners....all you had to do was turn adjust the pressure at the injector pump. I've saw quite a few trucks back then that had this done.
What is with the pissing match?
uh, its the internet, duh!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by FJAggie07
This thread did get out of hand quickly. I think we need a thread summary.:D
I hope you get lucky and they fix it for you. A buddy of mine just bought a VW GTI and missed a shift or something when it was two days old. He took it back and they said it needed a motor and it was operator error. It ended up just bending a valve or something, but it was like 4k in repairs and it had 400 miles on it. His insurance company paid for it
Gotta love the Germans. :gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by JBrown89
there is a red dodge near work that always gets on the on ramp in front of me somehow. He blows so much fawking smoke that you can't see the other cars. Fred and I used to catch up to him in the toyota and lay on the horn until he looked over so we could shoot him the bird. I report him on that website everytime I even see his truck on the road now. I have seen an emissions sniffer set up at the same on ramp, so I must not be the only one reporting his white trash ass. Blowing smoke is fawking retarded. (Unless of course, you are in downtown houston, late to a Krebs wedding, and you smog out some bicycle fags. Right St. John?)
****! That reminds me. That son of a ***** turned on town east this morning and hammered down on it and let out smoke like a turn of the century freighttrain. I was stuck at the light (**** you "grn man") and by the time it turned green, and I was able to go, the smoke was still thick enough that people were using caution in front of me driving through it. Excuse me, I have to go make a report.
I just run mine stock, and throw a couple dollars out the window when i hammer on it, same difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredo
I think somebody should write a letter!! :flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredo
EDIT: You sound like my wife.
Your wife sounds pretty cool to me! :flipoff2:
I know, just giving ya ****...:DQuote:
Originally Posted by JBrown89
He told me about that a few weeks ago, sucks. At least he still had the Toy to drive. I will prob give him **** about it every chance I get fo sho.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBrown89
edge makes programmers for gas motors? I'll have to check it out.
I have a chip and use every last bit of that extra power while towing - especially when going into the wind like on the way back from Clayton this weekend with my rig, David's rig, and David's bike in tow
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Originally Posted by mudtoy67
or throw a bigger turbo on. Folks have been trying to get more power out of their vehicles ever since they first came about, it is just super easy now with all the plug and play electronics out there. I think some folks are just pissy that their gasoline engines are getting out run and out pulled by those 'old slow, smoky, smelly dirty diesels'. :flipoff2:
moral of the story don't **** up a perfectly good truck with a gay programmer. :flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2: :flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2: