2001 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel with Superchips performance tuning

From : tech writer

Q: hello everyone! i have a 2001 dodge ram 2500 diesel that ive just added the superchips performance tuning upgrade to. there is a definite change noticable after the upgrade but i am a bit concerned by how much black exhaust i am now seeing. has anyone out here done this / seen this before i loaded the hi performance program. when i am in town i will see a substantial black cloud - sometimes even with a very minor acceleration. if i hit it a bit harder the plume is much worse. i tend to shift at lower rpms i was not ultimately looking for power from this upgrade but rather the best ecenomy i can get out of it... recently i ran into a guys while fueling up that told me he had only replaced his injectors and went from 19mpg to a solid 25mpg - in town!. he gave me the name of the shop and told me to call them. the shop recommended the superchips tuner instead of the injectors as long as the current injectors were still good. thoughts anyone .

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From : advocate

hello everyone! i have a 2001 dodge ram 2500 diesel that ive just added the superchips performance tuning upgrade to. there is a definite change noticable after the upgrade but i am a bit concerned by how much black exhaust i am now seeing. has anyone out here done this / seen this before i loaded the hi performance program. when i am in town i will see a substantial black cloud - sometimes even with a very minor acceleration. if i hit it a bit harder the plume is much worse. have you ever been to a tractor pull they send out a massive black cloud when pulling... .

From : demon

black smoke with a module is incomplete fuel burn. thats just how it is when you dump fuel into the engine without adding more air. hello everyone! i have a 2001 dodge ram 2500 diesel that ive just added the superchips performance tuning upgrade to. there is a definite change noticable after the upgrade but i am a bit concerned by how much black exhaust i am now seeing. has anyone out here done this / seen this before i loaded the hi performance program. when i am in town i will see a substantial black cloud - sometimes even with a very minor acceleration. if i hit it a bit harder the plume is much worse. i tend to shift at lower rpms i was not ultimately looking for power from this upgrade but rather the best ecenomy i can get out of it... recently i ran into a guys while fueling up that told me he had only replaced his injectors and went from 19mpg to a solid 25mpg - in town!. he gave me the name of the shop and told me to call them. the shop recommended the superchips tuner instead of the injectors as long as the current injectors were still good. thoughts anyone .