5.9 Liter CR Dodge Cummins 03-07 Discussion of 5.9 Liter Dodge Cummins Diesels with Common Rail Injection

Worth It Or Not?

Old Apr 8, 2008 | 07:21 AM
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I recently added the diablo predater tuner to my 2007 dodge 5.9l dually. The tuner overall is a 6 out of 10 in my opinion. Not having the on the fly adjust sucks! The dodge tuner has 4 settings but you cant even run it in the third stage or have to baby it around so your not slipping the clutch. So i proceded to turn it down to the economy stage and it was better but still notice slippage if i really get into it. Take in to concern there is alot of smoke and noticable amount of increase in horsepower. OK so i hook up to a tandom axle landscape trailer bumper pull not more then 16 foot and my clutch slips when i get onto it very disappointed, yes i didnt put it on the tow stage but my gosh this is a diesel for gods sake. My mileage while towing that overhead was saying 11.4 sacred to even do it on paper. I have yet to tow anything else so i havent put it in tow. I haul race horses on the side, so i generally pull a five horse tgoosneck with a sleeper. I will put it in tow but i am worried about the clutch and gas mileage etc.. One other concern is that when i take my truck out of gear it idles at 900 rpms for a bit then kicks down to the normal idle speed kida weird. O yea one more thing"the list continues with this tuner" My overhead says i get 17.3 and can travel 565 miles but i can only go a hair over four hundred. If there is anyone that takes the time to read this send me some info back on what u would do. Send it back u tell me..


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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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First, the overhead is never correct, second, adding any more than stock hp and the clutch is not going to take it. Sorry to say it you gonna need a clutch,and its the only to get the power to the ground. It sounds like your getting good power from it but its just your drivetrain that cant, i think once you get that done you should be much happier with it. Let me know if i can help get you a clutch, got some good deals on valair. Chad UDP
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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How much would a new clutch run me for a 2007 dodgue dually mega cag, 2wd 5.9l 6 sp.??
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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