highrollin113
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so im going to get my tune thanks to all the raving from satisfied customers, but my question is, is everyone raving about the scanned tune or the traditional tune? and has there been anyone with a bad experience
BB Tune question
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hassoun
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i did mine as a scanned tune with justin in the passenger seat. Trust me i couldnt be any happier with my truck's performance. It really woke my 6.0 up!
Did the cable tune. He mails you the cable, you log it and email him the data. He sends you a new PCM and you send the cable back.
Theres also a general tune if you not too modded.
Shoot them an email too. They are tons of help
Theres also a general tune if you not too modded.
Shoot them an email too. They are tons of help
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highrollin113
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I am in canada so i will not have that privilage, so i will be doing the mail order thing, more than anything i am hoping for better mileage has that been noticeable?
and ya i have emailed justin im just not sure if i want the traditional tune or the scanned one if there is really that much different
and ya i have emailed justin im just not sure if i want the traditional tune or the scanned one if there is really that much different
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highrollin113
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13mpg??? that is driving hard lol
hassoun
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you wont get 17 mpg. u might get it from time to time. but theres no way u get 17 mpg as an average. i get 16 mpg on the highway as average and 12 in the city. all together it averages about 14-15 and thats with a BB tune. BB tune if for performance more than mileage sir.
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highrollin113
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well with better performance comes better mileage it will get to speed easier and hold it i am getting 14.7 city 18.1 hwy i drive consistently and have lost my heavy foot with age(except when needed) so i am just hoping to get a little more especially when i am paying over a dollar a liter or 3.82 a gallon
hassoun
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maybe 03's do better mileage than 01's no idea man.
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highrollin113
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i have the 5.3l too not sure how different it is from the 6.0l
Sasquatch
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I have a 93 octane BB tune for my yukon with a 5.3, On a flat highway with almost no hills i average over 20 mpg at 75 mph. Where i live in new york with all the damn hills i get around 17-18 mpg on the highway. around town i get around 14-15.
Brick
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damn guys I'm getting just under 10 MPG and I don't even have a heavy foot I need some help big time!!!
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highrollin113
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is this the traditional tune or did you do the scan?
what have you done to it?
Brick,
I would think something is wrong performance wise if you are only getting 10 MPG. On a bad week for me I get 13.5. Have you had a complete tune up, MAF/TB clean, fuel filter replaced?
WhoDatPanic
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i cant believe im even asking this question but how do you exactly what your getting ? i have the steering wheel controls and still dont know where to see what kind of gas mileage i get ? plz help
WhoDat,
I have an 01 therefore I do not have the on board MPG cal or whatever it's called that the newer models have. I use a method I got by googling it. I fill up at a certain gas station paying attention to where my gas needle is, drive until it's time to fill up again. I try to fill up at the same gas station and with the needle being at the same spot. I write down the miles i have driven, then divide that by the number of gallons it took to fill it up and this gives me my MPG.
I don't know of an easier way than this so if someone else does please chime in. I keep thinking there has to be a better way of figuring it out than this method but haven't found one.
I have an 01 therefore I do not have the on board MPG cal or whatever it's called that the newer models have. I use a method I got by googling it. I fill up at a certain gas station paying attention to where my gas needle is, drive until it's time to fill up again. I try to fill up at the same gas station and with the needle being at the same spot. I write down the miles i have driven, then divide that by the number of gallons it took to fill it up and this gives me my MPG.
I don't know of an easier way than this so if someone else does please chime in. I keep thinking there has to be a better way of figuring it out than this method but haven't found one.
hassoun
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yeh only 01 Denalis have that screen option. i have it in my Denali. it goes right above the cig lighter and changer
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yea i used to do that with writing down mileage havent in a while maybe i will next fill up, because my stupid onboard estimator flucuates so much its like 8.9.13.69.5.10 in like 20 secs its stupid and sometimes it shows a batman symbol haha jk. but seriously i wish it would stabalize its annoying cant ever figure out what mileage i actually get.
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highrollin113
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the bottom left 2 buttons keep track of all thaT stuff you just have to press them they will tell you, the litres used is a good way too, take total km on trip and total litres used and figure out your self an average. it is pretty acurate my truck said i used 71l last time i filled and it took 70.3
