This my first post on the DMAX forum. A little over a year ago, I made a huge mistake and bought a ford. I know, it was stupid! I had always been a Chevy fan, but I got a pretty good deal on the ford, so live and learn... the truck rode like a lumber wagon, got poor mpg, lots of maint. etc...
Well, now I have an 03 DMAX. Only mod is a aftermarket exhaust. I want to get it chipped and add a air intake.
On my ford, I got chip from a place called dp tunner. The guy who owns it is really a great guy! He only works on the fords, but does a excellent job and is very well respected. I am wondering if there is a place that is comparable with the DMAX. Someone who does the tunes etc... or what would be a good chip/tuner for this truck??? I am looking for economy, and better throttle response. It seems that the throttle response with stock is not very good and seems quite doggy.
Get in contact with the site vendors and they will hook you up.
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__________________ John
05 4 door short bed 4x4 chevy LLY
EFI LIVE with McRat tune, DPS5, PPE Lift Pump, 4inch Turbo Back Strait Piped MBRP Duals, EGR block off, AFE stage 2 intake, Turbo resonator blocked off, 6000k HID kit, 305/75/16Super Swampers on stock rims, Auto Meter boost and pyro gauges, Killer sound system, Limo tint all the way around, Suncoast Stage IV built by me. NO TALKING JUST LINE IT UP
My vote goes to PPE as far as programmers easy to use great tech support. As intakes go I run an afe, easy to install and haven't any trouble with it. S&B intakes for the D-max are right up there with afe. In my opinion, I would go with one of those two. Welcome to the Forum!
__________________ 05' Dmax LLY CC SB, 6in. Fabtech with Heavy duty tie rods,
35in. MICKEY ATZ's, 20in. KMC's,
6000K HID headlights & fogs,
PPE Hot Xcelerator, 4in straight exhaust, Afe stage II intake, Resonator block-off,
PPE boost controller, aeroforce scan gauge
Killerbee Compressor Mouthpiece
PCV reroute courtesy of Tony Burkhard All Seasons Service
Upcoming mods: Lift pumps, Fully built tranny
On the Way: PPE intake manifold w/EGR delete
PPE all the way Walleye guy. i love mine and if you upgrade the tranny and add a lift pump, they are even more fun!!!!
__________________ 2006 Crew Cab SB 4x4, Stock LBZ, Black with Gray leather, Factory Steps. Black H2's with 295/70/17 Nitto Terra Grapplers, Magnaflow 5" SS turbo back, Diamond Eye Downpipe, SCIV and 1058(Fleece Performance), SC Case Brace, 68mm Cheetah, EFI Live, HP 150 lift pump, Auto meter gauges and pod, EGR Blocker and FRPV shim kit,
This my first post on the DMAX forum. A little over a year ago, I made a huge mistake and bought a ford. I know, it was stupid! I had always been a Chevy fan, but I got a pretty good deal on the ford, so live and learn... the truck rode like a lumber wagon, got poor mpg, lots of maint. etc...
Well, now I have an 03 DMAX. Only mod is a aftermarket exhaust. I want to get it chipped and add a air intake.
On my ford, I got chip from a place called dp tunner. The guy who owns it is really a great guy! He only works on the fords, but does a excellent job and is very well respected. I am wondering if there is a place that is comparable with the DMAX. Someone who does the tunes etc... or what would be a good chip/tuner for this truck??? I am looking for economy, and better throttle response. It seems that the throttle response with stock is not very good and seems quite doggy.
Also, what intake would you recomend?
It all depends on whether you have the time to design your own tunes or just want a handheld tuner with levels to choose from. EFILive to design your own tunes or buy custom tunes from people. PPE is in my opinion the best handheld tuner but I also have tried nothing else. I have read up on tuners alot though.
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'06 LBZ
18,000 miles to date
PPE hot +2 e.t (Jan 22,2008) sold on Jul 29,2008, EFILive (July 29,2008), egr block plate,pyrometer and boost gauges,Line-X bedliner, power step, matching door handles (Escalade), billet grille, clear braw to prevent rock chips, led tail lights, high intensity headlamps, two 10" subs, rockford fosgate 1000w amp for subs 5w-40 synthetic engine (Feb.17,2008), 75w-90 synthetic differentials (Feb.17, 2008), fuel additive (Feb.23, 2008)
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