OK, SCT Seems to be the way to go, So what custom tunes are out there and which ones are more prefered. I plan on dragging some horses and maybe a boat or camper on the weekends, but I need a good daily driver tune also.

 

I always loved Innovative Diesel Extreme Race Tune

 

call up innovative or elite, or someone you like and tell them exactly what you want to do and they will get you set up

 

Does any one have a list of programmers and what kinds of programs they have available

 

your best bet is to get custom tunes from innovative or elite, more power, more mpg, saves your trans. too

 

I've heard that Elite makes good power, but their trans tuning is nothing near Innovatives, though I haven't personally tried it...

The tunes I DO have are:

Innovative:
X-race
X-street
Aggressive Tow
Economy

Spartan:
I tried about 3 tunes from their library and was thoroughly UN-impressed with them, to the point that I completely deleted them from my computer as they messed up my Innovative tunes (these were not custom, merely the free ones floating on the internet in their library)

DJ's (now quicktrick auto, Vivian is running it):
Looney with extra smoke.

I run the looney with extra smoke right now for daily driving as it's fun to drive and easy to drive, however, it is no where near as fast as my Innovative tunes. The torque converter unlocks on the looney tune if you just look at it wrong. It's ok for driving, but if you're racing someone or trying to haul ***, it doesn't (at least compared to the ID tunes). I will definitely be putting the ID tunes on for the track. The transmission tuning is way more aggressive and will definitely yield better times at the track without a doubt.

My next tune to try is a "street" tune from ID or I may try Doug from GoGo as he is also a good guy to deal with for 6.0's. The Street from ID is capable of towing up to 10k lbs according to them. The aggressive tow I have is capable of 10k + up to the limit of the truck. It is a great towing file.

 

I hear matt at gearhead is putting out some great tunes and people are saying his tranny tuning is unbeatable

 

I'm running Elites tunes right now on mine and I like them but I still want to try Innovatives and few others to see the differences. Right now I have 4 tunes from EliteL
High Torque Tow
High Power
Insanity (I have a 2nd insanity tune that is de-tuned a little because when I got rid of my Edge my tranny was slipping, but now that I have the ATS it's all good)

 

Everyone I've known that had Elite tunes thought they had about the same power as Innovative, but ID's tranny tuning was better... I guess it comes down to personal preference though.

 

We'll see here in a few weeks when I get some new tunes, I want to finish my fuel system before getting the ID tunes