I dragged my feet too long.
So now that GDE isn't able to sell their tune in the US anymore, I'm trying to figure out how to get some of the features they have worked so hard to figure out and provide some other way.
I tow an Airstream, so GDE's "Performance is increased along with a broader torque curve for improved towing capability" was definitely something high on my list. I was also looking forward to the linear gas gauge, since the stock gauge makes it look like you've got plenty of gas until, oh, guess what... you're almost empty!
I usually run one of the mild tunes from this thread during daily driving, but then switch back to "stock with EGR/FCV delete" when I tow (towing, I get TC shudder with any of the "performance upgrade tunes" provided here). I am hoping upgrading my TC to the Suncoast or euro TC will eliminate that shudder in the future, but that's not in the budget at the moment.
GDE tune lists other features as "Low rpm throttle response is more reactive" and "less use of viscous heater, exhaust temps are reduced." I'm wondering if any of that is included in the tunes provided here. It would be fantastic if the tunes in the first post included a run down of what has been modified for each. I know that would include a lot of extra work for people who've already been really generous with their time and tunes, so I'm not sure how to best facilitate that. I'd be happy to help with the typing (annotating the mods for each tune), but someone would still have to provide the information, so I'm not sure how much simply typing would help lessen the work load.
Anyway... the GDE improved mileage would be nice as well, but the linear fuel gauge and towing performance are really the "necessities" I'm after at the moment.
Thoughts?
Thanks again to all who've provided so much information and the actual
tunes in this thread.
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