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Each tuner is loaded with tunes specific for your needs. Mileage didn’t live up to my expectations either.Ĭurrently Jody uses SCT products for his 6.0L tunes. Torque converter lock up was okay, but nothing earth-shattering. Going up hills required too much throttle to downshift, and by then the engine would end up roaring due to the additional throttle. The transmission didn’t feel intuitive. The shift characteristics left a lot to be desired. The truck is a 2004 F250 King Ranch Crew Cab with a conservative 2 inch lift and 35 inch street tires. On the stock tune the truck has been averaging about 13-14 mpg in the city and 15-16 mpg on the highway. Jody provided my truck with 3 tunes, an economy tune, a street performance tune and a race tune. The diagnostic port location under the bottom of the dash. Those of you with older 7.3Ls have seen the introduction of new products in a market many have abandoned, such as the F5 16-position chip (one interesting tune available is a “drive-thru” designed to make the truck as quiet as possible) and F5 Gauge. Jody just doesn’t tune, his company is actively engaged in creating new technology. I’m not a stranger to the tuning world and it was refreshing to talk to someone who knows his stuff. This ring mount allows you to mount the F5 switch to any existing gauge pod, or other gauge mount. The F5 chip switch attached to the DP-Tuner gauge mount ring. In a short period of time DP-Tuner has become somewhat of a tuning legend. Jody has spent a lot of time on research and development, writing a large variety of tunes tested with cylinder pressure test equipment, his personal driving and customer feed-back. However, the difference between a good tuner and great tuner is delivering power safely while improving the overall driving experience. Power with diesel tuning can come very easily with simple injection changes and pumping more fuel in the engine. Jody Tipton has long been known for providing safe, reliable tunes with excellent drivability. While there will always be those who want more power at all costs, the practical buyer is often more concerned with fuel economy and drive-train longevity, with a little added power as a bonus.įor the 2004 F250 project truck (2004 King Ranch Crewcab equipped with a 6.0L Power Stroke diesel) DP-Tuner ( provided custom programming.

In recent years the direction of the market has been changing for some owners as fuel prices go up.

With gains up to 150 horsepower or more on basically stock trucks for a few hundred dollars it no surprise they are extremely popular. The Ford truck diesel aftermarket has long been known for performance electronic tuning. Jody sits down to put together a selection of tunes for the truck.