On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:50:04 -0700, "JT" wrote:


"Larry L" wrote in message
...
In an effort to do our little bit to get the economy going we bought a new
truck today.

The old one lasted 18++ years, 276,585 miles and is actually still going
strong although it's well past beat up and ugly

The new one is a Dodge 4 door short bed 4X4 with the Cummins diesel, it
has truly awesome power and I can't wait to hook up my trailer and head
over the pass.

However,

I feel very poor now :-(


Nice!

I'm guessing you got an amazing deal given the economic situation? They have
some great offerings in the area, but I can't get my bride on board for a
new one although my '04 still purrs like a kitten.

As RD mentioned, the chips/programmers are really nice and will add major hp
and additional fuel economy.

Not to be disagreeable, but no programmer that I'm aware of can add hp _AND_
additional fuel economy - many can do either, but it's _OR_.

And FWIW, programming for even more HP in an '04, unless you're pulling a D9 up
mountains or something, is wasting fuel and potential engine life (and wearing
other drivetrain components unnecessarily, too). The "MORE HP!!!" craze has hit
everything - that's why you still see older boats with low HP tuning on 6- and
12-71's with about a bazillion hours still running strong and guys who
constantly bury the balls on their hopped-up 2000's having to have rebuilds
after about 30 hours...OK, so not really just 30 hours, but...

TC,
R

TC,
R
With the programmers (like Bullydog) you can
really dial these motors. The only concern would be the potential of voiding
the warranty.

Congrats,
JT