Which chip?

clintusaf

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heys guys,
i just bought my truck and it already has a superchip. should i get a different one? from what i have seen on here, they are not a favorite. i am getting about 24 mpg's right now.
 

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Are you relying on the overhead computer or hand calculating that 24 MPG? Do you have larger that stock tires on your truck?
 

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id be willing to bet that 24 mpg is coming from the lie-o-meter...mine said that too when I had a superchip...and I was really getting about 14-15 hand calculated.

Get a DP Tuner and trash the superchip!
 

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I had a Superchip programer. It was always tripping the SES light. Plus it was a pain to re-program it when I pulled my toy hauler. I went with a DP Tuner and LOVE it. EZ to change tunes, better performance, better MPG's, no more SES light, plus lower EGT's when towing!! I kept the Superchip due to the code reading ability but after a year or so of NO code issues I sold it. Call Tony @ DP and tell him how you use your truck and he will set you up with just what you need.
 

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Thats crazy if you are getting that! Like stated before, Dptuner.com is the common one. I put the sct xcal3 in my buds 02 and it works good also.
 

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thanks for all the replies guys. greatly appreciated. i have 285/75/r16 right now. i forgot if that is larger than stock or not. so i guess you were right about the lie-o-meter! i calculated it today and it was only 20 mpg. but i am still happy with that. so if i wanted to sell my superchip whats the best route there? ebay? or i could post it locally on craigslist i guess. what is the SES light? havent had any problems with that. iy would be nice to have something i could change on the fly. so why does the overhead gauge say 24? is there any way to correct this?
 

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i went to the dp tuner website and liked what i saw. looks very simple. only thing was i couldnt find a good comparison between the f-5 and the f-6. are the horsepower ratings different? what are the horsepower ratings?
 

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