I have been considering buying a 2001ish d-max, and was wondering what programmer/chip works the best? Or is it just a matter of brand loyalty?

 

From what I have read they all put down about the same numbers. I guess it depends on if you want an adjustable on the fly like Edge or Banks or a hand held programer liks Superchips or PPE. There are plenty of options out there. Read some of the diesel forums and make up your mind.

 

stay away from bully dog... i havent had any real experience with them but i have not heard anything good so far... i think they raise your egt too much or hurt your tranny too much or something bad.

 

just read a shoot out in diesel perf. and hypertech came out the best on just about every test and all makes

 

We have a Hypertech demo vehicle at work that was donated by a vendor. That thing smokes like a ****. The Edge in my friends truck on level 5 doesnt smoke at all. Whats the deal with that?

 

smoke is unburnt fuel. Superchips is pretty good, have one on a 04 6.6L d-max, w/ no muffler it blows lots of black smoke. Use to have a 02 6.6 d-max and put a banks 6-gun and speed loader. In 2 wheel drive it burns tires through 3rd gear. Lock it in 4 hi and build boost it smoked all 4's

 

cool, thanks for the input

 

Hypertech pretty much owns that magazine.. Haven't you noticed how almost every ad is a Hypertech one? If you want a good towing chip, go with the Edge Juice, it will give you good mid-range power and low EGTs.
if you want some nasty low-end torque for racing or sped pulling, go with a BullyDog Power Pup. I'd stay away from Banks, they're R&D sucks now that they focus all their attention on their own race team..
For hand helds, I'd go with PPE, they offer the most power at a good price. All Hypertech and Superchips have going for them is the name, nothing real special about their products, except the ability to remove speed limiters..

 

heard of ppl having problems with banks

nothing on a edge

 

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