new guy help

marcusrushing90 · 09-19-2008, 09:00 PM

hey, im marcus rushing, im 18 years old. i have a 06 chevy silverado duramax with allison. my truck is bone stock only thing i got is a set of timberline mt's. i am wanting to purchase a programmer for the truck to puff some smoke but im not wanting to smoke like the pros because i have allready sunk a good amount into my 96 12 valve cummins. so i am no stranger to smoke, at all. trust me. but i am wanting to make the chevy puff. what programmer is safe but smoky. as far as studs and a trany, trying to stay away from that. please help me! im very new to the electronic engine controlled world

**deeretracks** · 09-19-2008, 09:11 PM

Welcome to the DF...The best for the smoke is EFI Live. with the right tune you can make it smoke and add no power.

**TYREBOYZ_DEMAXIN** · 09-20-2008, 06:32 AM

welcome to the DF..my LBZ out smoked alot of built 12V's in my area.add a Quadzilla,Edge,PPE,ATS or EFILive for little to big smoke but with the higher levels on any of these programmers a tranny upgrade is in order but you can run it.the EFILive is is the best since its custom tuning but complicated.

**Meyerperformance** · 09-20-2008, 06:37 AM

My Quadzilla will roll the coal pretty good. But I would steer clear of edge alot of bad reports of recent, and i hate to see someone chance getting a bad one. When other out there are cheaper, and better.

Edge is a good product, but alot of people have issues with it on Dmax.

Tyler

**bigdaddydiesel** · 09-20-2008, 06:51 AM

Welcome to the forum....and I agree with Tyler about the Edge, there have been a lot of problems with them on the D-max's lately, not sure why, we have just heard a lot of bad things in the last couple of months...

**Meyerperformance** · 09-20-2008, 06:52 AM

They can fry the ECM is one issue people have had. Thats what has me direct people away.

Tyler

marcusrushing90 · 09-20-2008, 04:47 PM

efi live would be nice and your not the only person that told me it smokes like hell. And also countless hours watching efi live you tube videos. but i have to ask where can i purchase efi live and i know you have to use a laptop can you be completely clueless like is it as easy as a programmer basicly plug in and play or is there more to it than that

marcusrushing90 · 09-20-2008, 05:09 PM

yea i just want to slap a programmer in the obd port and roll some coal..lol..as far as efi live i agree thats way over my head. i dont mind trany work i got a brother who builds them so i aint worried about smoking an ally. so before i drop some cash what do you suggest. and also thanks for the help man i appreciate it. im really lost in this electronic bs

**daddysLBZ** · 09-20-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 4x4Fantasy

EDGE will have you smoking like a 1930 locomotive!

May smoke the ECM too

**daddysLBZ** · 09-20-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by marcusrushing90

yea i just want to slap a programmer in the obd port and roll some coal..lol..as far as efi live i agree thats way over my head. i dont mind trany work i got a brother who builds them so i aint worried about smoking an ally. so before i drop some cash what do you suggest. and also thanks for the help man i appreciate it. im really lost in this electronic bs

get you a PPE and leave it under lvl 4 you'll be smokin in no time..Any tuner that adds fuel and timing will roll heavy coal too.All that black smoke is fuel that isn't burned..However some tuners have virtually no smoke,depends how clean tunes are etc..I smoke good with Schip on 90,and after waiting 3-4 days then hitttin it,you'd almost have to stop if you were behind me..