so i just had a guy whos a total idiot tell me that putting an sct programmer (or any kind of programmer or tunner) on my truck does nothing to add power and just hurts ur mpg...at the time me and him where having a nice little exchange and the only thing that came up in my mind as to how they add power was to say i have an aftermarket intake that puts more air in but the comp doesnt know that so its not adding the fuel i need and by putting a programmer on i can fix that...my question to yall is when i see this guy tomorrow what else can i say...i know hes an idiot and totally wrong but i couldnt think of any more reasons to explain y...so tomorrow when i see him i wanna go in guns blazing and see the look on his face when i kill his stupid little idea so any other ways to explain this would be awsome (btw hes an outright *** so if i make him cry i wont feel bad at all)

 

some of them advance the timing

 

A programmer or a tuner usually "tricks" the computer into sending more fuel in when needed. It usually also messes with your air to fuel ratio and tries to bring more air in. Also the way they usually hurt is when you have a stock exhaust and the motor is not allowed to breathe. This also tends to hurt power and mpgs. But if he was right I guess the only way to have more power was to have it completely stock. hmm don't seem right to me. and the more power(to a certain point that is) that a pickup has usually the better mpgs it gets because the motor is not having to try and lug the rest of the pickup and tends to perform better in every all around aspect. I hope i helped you out a bit.

 

i tried to explain that to him...a truck with more hp (within limits) makes for better mpg

 

Some people just don't understand it. they think anything stock is better than anything that you do to it. the reason alot of people BOMB their pickups is to improve MPG'S and longevity of the engine. Does this guy have a diesel? Usually if they don't they insinuate that diesels are bad and loud and hurt the environment.

 

hes got a 6.4 with what he thinks are some heavy mods...he put a goosneck hitch on it and a bullnose bumper w 2 kc lights......hes the kinda guy that gets a diesel puts 100k on it and sells it and with my 6 leaker being my first diesel i wanna hold onto it and he just says its always gunna break bc its a 6.0 and talks alot of crap but doesnt understand that when i do an egr delete and a programmer 90% of my problems will be solved...so ya...hes a big time bomber in his own mind

 

god some people are just plain out retarted

 

im with ya...but now im rdy to go to the office with my guns loaded and teach him a thing or two

 

Some programmers also change the spray pattern of your injectors i believe and spray the fuel more directly into the bowl

 

did you say office, man i gotta get out of constuction. you office people get all the fun jokers around you. my "peers" are more interested on what is actually going on at work, and who wants that