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Old 05-11-2008 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by bigboat28
Which is better and why the Super Chips with it 3 settings or the DP Tuner, and why. Does the super chip make more power with its top setting of 110hp and 200lbs of torque than the top setting on the DP Tuner? I think the super chips settings are 40, 80, and 110hp. How much is a DP tuner?
Just check out the DP Tuner site:

http://www.dp-tuner.

The best part is its not "one size fits all". You can order each individual setting that you want/need for your application.
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Old 05-12-2008 | 07:08 AM
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Had an 01 F350 4x4 with the 7.3 in 02/03 and used the Superchips tuner in it and towing 5000 lbs at 80 mph averaged 18.2 and ya know by now that the programs have been updated/improved.
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Old 05-12-2008 | 09:06 AM
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My wifes truck hauls ass with the DP tuner. Trans shifting is a little harsh for horses though!
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Old 05-12-2008 | 09:34 AM
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I have an '03 7.3 stock I get around 13 14 normal driving. You guys posting 19 is that for real? Are they otherwise stock. I don't like them loud. I don't need more power by 19 sounds awesome.
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Old 05-12-2008 | 09:42 AM
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I have the DP tuner too. Do not spend money on the antiquated Bank's stuff. They are just a simple raise in injection pressure... you can do the same with a 5 cent resistor.

For the 7.3 the DP tuner is the way to go, you can select what ever programs you want. you could only do 3 if you wanted, though most of us have a few more fun tunes. I also like the fact that if I remove the module on mine, it goes into a no-start mode. The truck can not be driven away and stolen at that point.

Shooting out black smoke in the high tunes is fun for tailgaters... not that I condone that type of behavior

Also get gauges.

For what its worth, I upgraded from a super chips to the DP-tuner. I will never go back. shifting tunes on the fly is awesome. I was caught out in very slippery conditions, pretty much black ice everywhere, and being able to flip the switch back to stock was a life saver.
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Old 05-12-2008 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by MOBILEMERCMAN
I have an '03 7.3 stock I get around 13 14 normal driving. You guys posting 19 is that for real? Are they otherwise stock. I don't like them loud. I don't need more power by 19 sounds awesome.
With my tuner I get 14.5 around town.. thats with 4 inch lift, and 315 tires. On a 60mph back road, I'll get 16 mpg. I kept track of every tank since I've owned my truck.

I don't know about 19mpg on the highway, but he is in Arizona. The flatness may have something to do with it. There are too many hills here.
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Old 05-12-2008 | 07:40 PM
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DP Tuner only they rock.
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Old 05-12-2008 | 08:13 PM
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96 F250 7.3 two wheel drive here with superchip , downpipe and filter , 3.55 gears , all else stock,no lift , no supersize tires, stock size tires, standard cab ,heavy azz utility bed,
19-20mpg in my daily 80 mile round trip commute
consisting of 12 miles of hills , 10 miles of 40mph city streets and the rest 65-70mph highway.
(if I go over 65-70mph fuel milage drops drastically)
I check it at least once a week , no bs ..
ran it once at track, ran 16.9@83, weighed 6990 with me in it and all my tools in the back.
I would push it off a cliff if it only got 14-15mpg!

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Old 05-12-2008 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bigboat28
B One is yours brand new with all the paper work? Why are yu getting rid of it, did you not like it?
my mileage went down to 13. My HP went way up love the hp, but I put a chip in that a friend had mpg went to 21-23 maybe 35-40hp increase. I like the fuel mileage so I going to sell the programmer. I don't know what brand the chip is I wish I did works great.

Let me share something with you that I designed. I took a line right after the pressure drop on my a\c were the line gets cold. Made a coil, put it in a box, after the innercooler and before the intake manifold. The air comes from the innercooler goes through this superchiller then into the intake. This thank is great it make the truck run the way it would on a cold morning. Increase maybe 50hp. mileage went to 24-28mpg. Cost less than $100 to make.

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Old 05-12-2008 | 11:28 PM
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Are you guys getting your milage from the trip computer or doing the calculations? I hear that once you add the computers the trip computer is basically useless. Or have they fixed that problem?
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