2013 ram 1500 towing

Steveo8x8 · May 13, 2016

Hey guys looking for a little advice. I have a 2013 ccsb with 6 speed and its lifted on 35" tires. I tow my trailer which is 6700 dry and it tows pretty good but I'm looking to get a little more power. I don't want to do a tuner because of my warranty so what other options do I really have? Right now I average about 8 to 9 mpg while going 60 mph and my oil temps average about 230 full synthetic.

AustinB · May 13, 2016

No tuner?

Other than that.. Remove the back seats and maybe throw on a mopar sticker somewhere.

IMO

Steveo8x8 · May 13, 2016

Ya looking to stay away from a tuner because of the warranty

14hemiexpress · May 13, 2016

Your not going to gain much anywhere else a tuner and muffler won't do much. If you can afford it I w mould say gears but on a zf front axle on 4wd that's expensive.

AustinB · May 13, 2016

Your warranty wont go anywhere. Just remove the tune and follow other safety steps (you should google this).

Tuner would be the best gain for the money.

You can just swap out the gears in the rear for a fair price.. Just would lose 4wd (unless its an emergency and a slippery surface, only for a short distance).

IMO

Steveo8x8 · May 13, 2016

I was under the impression that a 2013 has the front ring gear welded in and a regear wouldn't be possible?

Steveo8x8 · May 13, 2016

Can't the dealer tell if the truck has been tuned? I read that even if I remove it they will be able to tell

Flip-er · May 13, 2016

I was told same thing
when a tuner is added it will foot print the mileage and dealers could tell

Steveo8x8 · May 13, 2016

Ya that's exactly what I read

AustinB · May 13, 2016

What exactly is it that they "see"?

IMO

cableguy_hd · May 13, 2016

its tuner or nothing. thats your only options. and at best you may 2-3 mpg

Steveo8x8 · May 13, 2016

AustinB said:
What exactly is it that they "see"?

IMO

That the truck has been "reflashed"? I have no idea I'm just going off of what I have read but everyone casts mixed opinions and I don't know anybody in the auto industry that I could ask

Bigdaddy · May 14, 2016

I had a tuner and took it to the dealer and they couldn't tell, well they didn't say nothing about it.

reek · May 14, 2016

Its my understanding the dealer sees the number of times the computer has been accessed. and I believe they can see when the last access was. That's what I was told when I asked the Pontiac tech bluntly when I took my G8 in for a computer flash related recall. It was out of warrantee and Pontiac didn't exist anymore so I didn't care if he knew or not.

incidentally, getting my car smogged, the guy didn't pick up on the tune and the MDS inactivation either. I passed easily. I had to take my vararam off but left my Corsa catbacks on. reputable shop too.

Steveo8x8 · May 14, 2016

reek said:
Its my understanding the dealer sees the number of times the computer has been accessed. and I believe they can see when the last access was. That's what I was told when I asked the Pontiac tech bluntly when I took my G8 in for a computer flash related recall. It was out of warrantee and Pontiac didn't exist anymore so I didn't care if he knew or not.

incidentally, getting my car smogged, the guy didn't pick up on the tune and the MDS inactivation either. I passed easily. I had to take my vararam off but left my Corsa catbacks on. reputable shop too.

Hmm maybe I'll do the same thing with my local dealer and just ask straight up as well. Worst they can say is no haha

Riccochet · May 16, 2016

It's my understanding that any time you take your vehicle in for service the first thing they do is hook it up to their computer. It'll reference the ECU output, times flashed, dates flashed and version against what's in their database for that vehicle. So if you've flashed your ECU a number times after the last time it was in for service Mopar's records are not going to match what's coming out of your ECU. It's also my understanding that they allow for a "margin of error". And depending on the work being performed, ie: suspension issues vs blown motor, they tend to overlook things.

YMMV from dealer to dealer.

2013 ram 1500 towing

Steveo8x8

Senior Member

AustinB

Banned

Steveo8x8

Senior Member

14hemiexpress

Senior Member

AustinB

Banned

Steveo8x8

Senior Member

Steveo8x8

Senior Member

Flip-er

Senior Member

Steveo8x8

Senior Member

AustinB

Banned

cableguy_hd

Senior Member

Steveo8x8

Senior Member

Bigdaddy

Senior Member

reek

Senior Member

Steveo8x8

Senior Member

Riccochet

Senior Member

Similar threads

Latest posts

Staff online

Members online

Forum statistics

Share this page