infernoredram
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- Joined
- Feb 13, 2011
- Posts
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- Location
- South Texas
- Ram Year
- 2007
- Engine
- 5.9 Cummins
I've put a few tuners through my 2007 5.9, ranging from a smarty jr. (revo), smarty sr (TNT), EFI Live autocal (canned), and now this H&S performance product.
Over all pros-built in gauges, shift on the fly, transmission tuning, defueling settings, read and clear DTCs, and that's all i can think of at the moment.
Over all cons- it looks pretty shnazzy, so I'm scared someone might try to steal it mistaking it for something else, initial download process is the longest and I believe that's it.
Mileage:
I've been using the Mini Maxx for the past 3 weeks and have finally killed a full tank of (HWY) diesel with an awesome MPG average of 22.1 80%HWY/20%CITY. The programmer was set on wild (120HP) and low boost fooling was set on 3/4 (amount of fuel pushed while boost is low). The smarty jr. gave me around 17-21MPG, Smarty sr. 18-19 (the short time that I used it), and EFI gave me around 20 on the street tune.
*H&S
Power:
I was VERY impressed with the power this programmer produced. Going from EFI I was prepared for disappointment, but boy was I wrong. Before I filled my truck up for the MPG test, I took it out to a nice smooth back road. The power on the Hot Damn tune (200HP) was pretty ridiculous; if you aren't prepared for the launch, it'll hurt you. It definitely felt like the 1028 ft/lbs of torque the tune was dynoed at.
Although this tune was extremely powerful, it ran about 300* hotter than EFI and the power just didn't feel as smooth through the RPM band. You could feel every bit of intense power from 0-45PSI of boost, where as on the mini maxx it felt good from 0-9PSI,but from 10+... My pants were fitting a little tight.
*EFI
Smoke:
I'm sure most of you will know the answer to this one.... H&S smoked like freight train while EFI was clean as a whistle.
The verdict: I'm keeping the H&S on my DD until I finish my truck, then go back to EFI Live for custom work.
What really won me over is the shift on the fly capabilites and transmission tuning. It's awesome to be able to cruise around in mild (60HP), and when all of a sudden some powerchoke wants to play, turn the SOB up to Hot (200HP) in a matter of seconds. It felt ugly with the smarty's and EFI when cruising for economy... I was always terrified I was gonna get smacked down by another car because I wasn't running my full potential tune.
The transmission tuning is great! The shifts feel a little firmer, but the greatest part is the ability to control the lock of the torque converter in 3rd or 4th gear, rather than it locking in 4th gear uncontrollably. To explain it better this is how stock shifting happens:
1-2-3-4-4lock
What I can do now:
1-2-3-3lock-4lock
1-2-3-3lock-4-4lock
And as you can imagine, for towing and racing it helps quite a bit. However, to do the 3lock-4lock at 50+% throttle you need a billet TC and Billet input shaft or you'll tear some **** up.
If you have any question, feel free to post!
Over all pros-built in gauges, shift on the fly, transmission tuning, defueling settings, read and clear DTCs, and that's all i can think of at the moment.
Over all cons- it looks pretty shnazzy, so I'm scared someone might try to steal it mistaking it for something else, initial download process is the longest and I believe that's it.
Mileage:
I've been using the Mini Maxx for the past 3 weeks and have finally killed a full tank of (HWY) diesel with an awesome MPG average of 22.1 80%HWY/20%CITY. The programmer was set on wild (120HP) and low boost fooling was set on 3/4 (amount of fuel pushed while boost is low). The smarty jr. gave me around 17-21MPG, Smarty sr. 18-19 (the short time that I used it), and EFI gave me around 20 on the street tune.
*H&S
Power:
I was VERY impressed with the power this programmer produced. Going from EFI I was prepared for disappointment, but boy was I wrong. Before I filled my truck up for the MPG test, I took it out to a nice smooth back road. The power on the Hot Damn tune (200HP) was pretty ridiculous; if you aren't prepared for the launch, it'll hurt you. It definitely felt like the 1028 ft/lbs of torque the tune was dynoed at.
Although this tune was extremely powerful, it ran about 300* hotter than EFI and the power just didn't feel as smooth through the RPM band. You could feel every bit of intense power from 0-45PSI of boost, where as on the mini maxx it felt good from 0-9PSI,but from 10+... My pants were fitting a little tight.
*EFI
Smoke:
I'm sure most of you will know the answer to this one.... H&S smoked like freight train while EFI was clean as a whistle.
The verdict: I'm keeping the H&S on my DD until I finish my truck, then go back to EFI Live for custom work.
What really won me over is the shift on the fly capabilites and transmission tuning. It's awesome to be able to cruise around in mild (60HP), and when all of a sudden some powerchoke wants to play, turn the SOB up to Hot (200HP) in a matter of seconds. It felt ugly with the smarty's and EFI when cruising for economy... I was always terrified I was gonna get smacked down by another car because I wasn't running my full potential tune.
The transmission tuning is great! The shifts feel a little firmer, but the greatest part is the ability to control the lock of the torque converter in 3rd or 4th gear, rather than it locking in 4th gear uncontrollably. To explain it better this is how stock shifting happens:
1-2-3-4-4lock
What I can do now:
1-2-3-3lock-4lock
1-2-3-3lock-4-4lock
And as you can imagine, for towing and racing it helps quite a bit. However, to do the 3lock-4lock at 50+% throttle you need a billet TC and Billet input shaft or you'll tear some **** up.
If you have any question, feel free to post!
