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04-24-2016, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Southwest Louisiana
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Lol!
'09 2500LT, '12 2500LTZ, '15 3500SRW. Defroster on 12 never worked right, and headlights flickered when brakes were applied at speed. Chevrolet waiting on a "fix" when I traded!
Only problems. Strong truck when pulling, comfortable as my daily driver!
18mpg average, 12 when pulling!
And I've found diesel cheaper than 87 octane in spots here!
Love my Duramaxx diesel!
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04-24-2016, 05:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 496
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikeman911
I just bought a new truck. I was looking used as well as new. 08-10 were automatically eliminated because of the bad design of DPF.
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That phase of soot reduction was crap.... Trucks ran hot and your fuel mileage was crap.
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TV: 2016 GMC 3500 Denali - Motor Ops Tuned
Days Camped 2016: 28
Days Camped 2017: 25 so far
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04-24-2016, 05:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Western AZ
Posts: 2,404
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikeman911
I just bought a new truck. I was looking used as well as new. 08-10 were automatically eliminated because of the bad design of DPF.
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You bought an '06 GMC 2500?
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04-24-2016, 05:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 426
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DocGTO
That phase of soot reduction was crap.... Trucks ran hot and your fuel mileage was crap.
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I get much better fuel mileage on my 2012 (with DEF) than I ever got on my 2006 or 2008.
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04-24-2016, 06:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 496
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sfsgm
I get much better fuel mileage on my 2012 (with DEF) than I ever got on my 2006 or 2008.
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Ditto. My 2009 Chevy 3500 and 2010 Dodge were horrible. The 2010 Dodge after being deleted was a little better.
I drove my new 2016 3500 Denali dually home yesterday and I had the cruise at 83 and did a few sprints to 90+ and still averaged 16.5. My 2010 Dodge deleted and tuned only did 16 at 72-75...
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TV: 2016 GMC 3500 Denali - Motor Ops Tuned
Days Camped 2016: 28
Days Camped 2017: 25 so far
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04-24-2016, 08:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mike.t
You bought an '06 GMC 2500?
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Haven't updated yet! Maybe tomorrow after I get it in the driveway, but it's a new Silverado 3500 DRW
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04-24-2016, 09:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Western AZ
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Sorry. Thought you said you bought a new one.
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04-24-2016, 09:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Western AZ
Posts: 2,404
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DocGTO
Ditto. My 2009 Chevy 3500 and 2010 Dodge were horrible. The 2010 Dodge after being deleted was a little better.
I drove my new 2016 3500 Denali dually home yesterday and I had the cruise at 83 and did a few sprints to 90+ and still averaged 16.5. My 2010 Dodge deleted and tuned only did 16 at 72-75...
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Thank you. For those with their heads buried in sand thinking all emission things are bad so they continue polluting the air their children/grandchildren will be breathing need to go out and drive one of these clean burning bad boys.
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04-24-2016, 09:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Eastern NC
Posts: 3,963
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I've been driving 4X4 trucks since 1976. Had SUVs before but even the huge Blazer and Ramcharger were not real trucks. Only 2comments ~~ I'll never own another gasser even if I no longer tow and never own another dually unless they start making parking spaces bigger (and my garage gets bigger). My wife does not like the idea of her suv being outside while a dually is in the garage. Telling her the SUV is $40K and the truck $70K is not a good reason.
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04-25-2016, 09:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,916
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Quote:
Originally Posted by doc73
Pepsi stinks! Chick-fil-A rules!
Eat mor chkn! LOL
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Two words...
Chicken minis
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2005 Ram 2500 4X4 diesel SMOKER!!
I love puns, irony and tasteless jokes...
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04-25-2016, 11:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 145
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mike.t
Thank you. For those with their heads buried in sand thinking all emission things are bad so they continue polluting the air their children/grandchildren will be breathing need to go out and drive one of these clean burning bad boys.
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Anyone who thinks a dpf is doing a Diesel engine any good has got their head further in the sand
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04-26-2016, 05:53 AM
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(Dry Huunday)
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eastern North Carolina
Posts: 2,298
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jerky
Anyone who thinks a dpf is doing a Diesel engine any good has got their head further in the sand
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He didn't say anything about DEF being good for the engine....just that the emissions were better for the environment. 
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2015 Coachmen Catalina 303RLS
2016 Chevy Silverado LT 2500HD Duramax
The more people I meet, the more I like my dogs!
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04-26-2016, 11:15 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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I have owned my current truck now for a couple of months, and thus far I have to admit the DEF and DPF are not the big scary monsters many want you to believe... Prior to buying this truck, I specifically avoided emissions systems like the plague, but they have really come along way the last few years, and the systems so far have been a huge non-issue.
And, if some day after the warranty expires, it proves to be an issue, it can always rust and fall off the truck going down the road later. 
As a side note... I rode with a buddy of mine this weekend in an LBZ Duramax.... He has the 5 position EFI Live tune on it... Good Lord, on setting 5 that motor is an absolute scary fire breathing monster!
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04-26-2016, 11:35 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 254
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shorthorn
As a side note... I rode with a buddy of mine this weekend in an LBZ Duramax.... He has the 5 position EFI Live tune on it... Good Lord, on setting 5 that motor is an absolute scary fire breathing monster!
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Have the EFI Live on my 07 5.9...
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04-26-2016, 11:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 427
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Only 62,000 miles to go until I can tune and not worry about warranty coverage!
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2016 Coachmen Chapparral 360IBL
SOLD - 2012 Salem Cruise Lite 281BHXL
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04-26-2016, 11:43 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 254
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shorthorn
Only 62,000 miles to go until I can tune and not worry about warranty coverage!
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You might want to look into a Smarty tuner. They swear that the tuner does not leave any footprints in the ECM. I ran a Smarty Jr. for a few years, some of it still under warranty and dealer never did say anything.
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04-26-2016, 12:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 427
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I have heard that... to be honest, I don't know if I will ever tune it... j have never ran into a situation where I wished I had more power.
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2014 RAM 3500 4x4 CCLB Dually, Cummins / 68RFE / 3.42 / B&W Patriot 16K
2016 Coachmen Chapparral 360IBL
SOLD - 2012 Salem Cruise Lite 281BHXL
SOLD - 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 QCLB Cummins
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04-26-2016, 01:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 254
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shorthorn
I have heard that... to be honest, I don't know if I will ever tune it... j have never ran into a situation where I wished I had more power.
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I understand that.
My 07 has a few horses less than what there is now days. The power was ok with my original TT, but when I went to the 5er (double the weight) I wanted a little more power. That is when I went to the Smarty Jr.. Used the 70hp (towing) tune and was satisfied with it.
Using a 100hp, single injection tune with my EFI. Received a 1-2 mpg gain towing, 2+ mpg non-towing with this tune.
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04-26-2016, 01:27 PM
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Frog-Toberfest Organizer
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,334
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Recently moved up into the duramax and I love it.
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2012 HD Electra Glide
Andersen Ultimate Aluminum fifth wheel hitch V2
Days camped '16=43, '17=47, '18=57 '19=47 '20=47 '21=64 '22=62 '23=72 '24=0
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04-27-2016, 05:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Keizer Oregon
Posts: 228
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KRSmitty
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We put the EFI Live on our 06 Duramax dully.... it is scary on #5... and it can only be on there for a short burst before it melts everything down... I have plans to add the Pyrometer to it this summer....
it is one of the only two diesels we have left in the company...
86,000 miles on it when it blew both head gaskets... we had the heads decked, new heavy duty head studs, cold air intake, and the fuel rails opened up...
This thing is a fire breather now! Crazy fast! Too bad it had to cost me an additional $11k to have running again.
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