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Old 11-06-2007, 10:14 PM
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Dads Duramax

Dont really know where this needs to be and probably not here but might as well start here. Other than telling him for the milllionth time to buy a cummins does anyone know of a decent tow/mileage box for a duramax? he has some warrenty so something not too obvious but would also like to adjust on the go. any thoughts?
Old 11-06-2007, 10:26 PM
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If I had a D-Max I would run EFI Live
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I dont think his dad wants to go that crazy!! Ive tried! Zach maybe check out some of the quad stuff or maybe an attitude or something like that! Illl do a little looking around for you. Your could even get your mp8 reflashed and try that!
Old 11-06-2007, 11:02 PM
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i had a 02 dmax with edge juice w/ attitude and loved it. I did not want to go crazy, loved the backdown feature to help save the tranny, and still got 22mpg empty with a crew cab dually.
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My brother has an 06 d-max and he has a superchip in it. Its not wild and he likes it. Place to start maybe.
Old 11-07-2007, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by RAMRODD
If I had a D-Max I would run EFI Live
That is the only way to go on the dura.... very mild tunes to hold on Ma and you can control everything... tranny.....EVERYTHING, I WISH they had that for us
Old 11-07-2007, 01:07 AM
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Definately cant go wrong with edge juice on any of the dmax's had them all, they all worked great. Had efi on them to, but for just a dd truck, edge is great.
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what year is it?
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It is an 05 and for you old smokey, come on man i havent even got it back and plugged it into mine. But good idea maybe ill see if i can pick up another MP-8 cheap.
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IMO there are much better options than pressure boxes like the MP8...
Old 11-07-2007, 02:18 PM
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The Edge boxes have a flaw of shutting down intermittantly

IMHO, The Van Ayken box is a good all around blend of power and economy..
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I ran Edge/Juice with Attitude on both my Duramaxs and it was great. Great power, adjustable on the fly, great protection and it was super easy to put on/take off!! And to the above post, I never once had a problems on either of my trucks with them shutting off.
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I vote for EFI live. You don't need to buy the complete software package (which is around $750.00), you can go to a shop that does it and they will load a "tune" of your choice and send you on your way. You can get it done for $160.00 for a single tune or $250 for a 2 position switch all the way up to 5 position. (up to 500hp) Custom maps can be made depending on what you want (fuel mileage, towing, race......) Edge boxes and D-maxes don't seem to get along, they'll shut you down and the sled will rearend ya, woops!
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you could look in to ppe. that is what my buddy has and its fast. its the hot +2 but i dont know if they make the hot+2 for it.
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ALOT of dmax guys run the predator downloader they are supposed to be real good. Also check out the PPE economy downloader.
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