Eco Boost Turbo Lag

[D F GA RAM]

Owner of a 4x4 2016 Eco Boost Crew Cab Laramie. Has about 30K miles on it. Have had noticeable Turbo lag recently. Just wondering if other owners have experienced this? Haven't had a chance to take to the dealer. Hoping maybe just needs a software update. Thoughts ?

 

[Shawn226]

Owner of a 4x4 2016 Eco Boost Crew Cab Laramie. Has about 30K miles on it. Have had noticeable Turbo lag recently. Just wondering if other owners have experienced this? Haven't had a chance to take to the dealer. Hoping maybe just needs a software update. Thoughts ?

I presume that you have no engine codes? When and how are you noticing the lag. Does your turbo kick in at all? Or just later than you normally noticed

 

[D F GA RAM]

There is a clear hesitation at acceleration

 

[Shawn226]

There is a clear hesitation at acceleration

Rolling start or from a dead stop?

 

[Kapt]

Pedal Commander is your friend. I hate driving my Eco without it.

 

[Raymond1050]

Got turbo lag also, from a dead stop I get a 1-2 sec. spool up and then she go's. That's at full throttle. No complaints around town or passing.

 

[Kapt]

Pedal Commander is your friend too

 

[Kapt]

Five minute install (literally) and then zero turbo lag. You'll never want to drive an Eco again without it

 

[D F GA RAM]

What is Pedal Commander ?

 

[LouM]

If I mat the throttle pedal from a full stop yes, I have a bit of a lag it's not 1 or 2 seconds even though it may feel that way at the time.
Almost every diesel engine that I have ran had that issue whether it was a hand throttle or a foot feed an instantaneous full throttle call from an idle had a bit of a lag, especially a turbo'ed engine.
When I aggressively feed the throttle without just matting it the lag if exsistant is very minimal. And the only problem is keeping the tires lighting up.

 

[Shawn226]

Got turbo lag also, from a dead stop I get a 1-2 sec. spool up and then she go's. That's at full throttle. No complaints around town or passing.

If your truck is stock, that’s normal. Without tuning or a Plug and play throttle controller, it’s something you have to live with. This is basically what I was trying to get out of the OP if he is bone stock and under the conditions you listed.

 

[Shawn226]

What is Pedal Commander ?

Pedal commander is a plug and play controller that intercepts the signal from your pedal to the fuel system and changes it to increase the sensitivity. It’s the cheapest route to get a change in throttle response in your truck

 

[Nick@GotExhaust]

Here is the Pedal Commander
https://gotexhaust.com/i-23645471-2...ottle-response-controller-pc31-bluetooth.html

Use promo code PC5 for a discount!

It works great for all RAMs and really helps the Eco Diesel with drive ability and gives a big seat of the pants feel. Simple install that takes just a minute or 2.

 

[Kapt]

I bought mine from Nick. Best thing I've bought for that truck so far

 

[Shawn226]

I bought mine from Nick. Best thing I've bought for that truck so far

Until you tune and delete it

 

[Kapt]

Never going to happen

 

[Kejar7]

I am soo happy with my GDE tune. I took out the GDE and sent it away for an update and with the stock ECM back in it literally hated driving it. So slow and unresponsive, scared to merge into traffic..

 

[Patrity]

Is pedal commander honestly worth a damn? I tried it in a buddies truck and all it seemed to do was make the pedal more sensitive, doesn't actually help spool up time?
I mean is it comparable to tuning?

 

[Shawn226]

Is pedal commander honestly worth a damn? I tried it in a buddies truck and all it seemed to do was make the pedal more sensitive, doesn't actually help spool up time?
I mean is it comparable to tuning?

It’s been a while since I read up on it but PC, like every other box tuner that’s plug and play essentially just have your injectors dump a lot more fuel sooner than it normally would. Most people get them because they don’t want to tune and void warranty so they take what they can get without a lasting impact

 

[JohnnyMac]

Owner of a 4x4 2016 Eco Boost Crew Cab Laramie.

If you're running an EcoBoost in your Ram, you have more problems than just turbo lag.....