Hypertech, Pt. II

From : hodadbob

Q: hey red butt i didnt ask for smartass replies. fyi i have thoroughly read the owners manual. i know how to check the fluid levels and i have. i asked a simple question and you give an ignorant reply. at least budd tried to be helpful. my guess is that neither of you have any experience with this transmission so obviously my original post didnt pertain to you. hd p.s. the owners manual was handed to me in the nifty vinyl holder that holds all the other maintenance and warranty info not in plastic wrap like the twinkies and ho hos you have for lunch every day. dollars to doughnuts the owners manual is still wrapped in plastic in the glove box have you checked the lubricant level budd a dyslexic man walks into a bra. .

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From : frank balldenny

hodad hd@juno.com wrote i have a 2003 qc 4x4 4.7 manual 5 speed trans with 2700 miles on it. it has had a very noticable whine from the tranny in 1st and 2nd gears and barely audible in 3rd. i have just assumed this to be normal with this truck until a friend questioned me about it recently. does anyone out there have experience with this transmission and is this normal or should i take it in to be looked at the whine hasnt gotten any louder or quieter since i bought it in may. love this truck! are they still using the new venture 2500 they used starting in 94 with the 5.2l that transmission whines in all gears except 4th but 5th is barely noticable. the clutch rattles in neutral also. frank ball frankb@sonic.net .

From : denny

sounds good. give us an update in about a month to see if you still like it. how many $$ was it denny last week i finally decided to try and reprogram the computer in my dodge. for a variety of reasons i bought the hypertech from jegs. i imagine that any of the others would do essentially the same thing. my truck is stock except for a semi cold air intake. it has the 5.9l aod 4x4 3.92 gears and hd trailer tow package. i dont haul/tow often but do every once in a while; sometimes less than 1 ton sometimes nearly 3 tons. one of the reasons i chose hypertech was that it has an option of an 87 octane tune and a 91 octane tune. of course the 91 gives you a tad more power at the cost of more expensive fuel. the dodge is my daily driver and my long distance cruiser so i didnt want the 91 octane tune. octane requirements tend to rise with altitude. so if it needs 91 octane here what do i do when i get to 10000 feet also i didnt want to reprogram every time i hooked up a trailer. just got back from a short road trip. here are my thoughts/impressions in two areas like anybody really cares first performance better acceleration off a stop light and easier passing. definitely more power by the butt-o-meter. i like that. at first i didnt notice any difference in transmission operation. but after this drive through the mountains i have noticed a difference. it downshifts sooner with less throttle opening. and it holds the downshift easier. sometimes you just want to hold a steady cruising speed of 50-60 mph up a long hill. now im not hitting the o/d button to keep it from upshifting too soon. second fuel mileage drove i-25 up through denver to loveland. avg speed 70 mph; 55-60 through denver 85-90 outside the construction zones. got 17 mpg! last time i drove the freeway like that i got 13-14 mpg. drove around town and in the park some of 4x4 most of it not but generally stop and go slow speeds up and down the mountain - got 13mpg. drove back via the peak to peak highway and rt 6 from estes park to golden; thats slow speeds up and down o/d off all the way; got 14mpg. drove from golden to cs via 470 and i-25. average 80 mph. got 16 mpg. thats pretty good for this truck. at those speeds i generally only 13mpg. so there is a definite improvement in efficiency after the upgrade. i still run on 87 octane so no increase in cost. its going to save me $30 in fuel every time i drive to my sons house in utah. thats a free fuel stop! such a deal. anyway thats how my truck did. my only question was why didnt i do this sooner best thing i did since buying the truck. -- .bob 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged!! 01 dakota quad sport 5.9/auto/4x4 83 gmc jimmy beater 66 427sc cobra replica - project 66 mustang coupe - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : redneck tookover hell

you noticed wyoming has 85 octane octane requirements go down with altitude. octane requirements tend to rise with altitude. so if it needs 91 octane here what do i do when i get to 10000 feet a dyslexic man walks into a bra. .

From : max340bob

just the methods he employes to induce certain people to play his game over and over again. ya cant induce the willing. max i have add and my friends dont understand look!! a chicken!!! .

From : bob

redneck tookover hell wrote you noticed wyoming has 85 octane octane requirements go down with altitude. octane requirements tend to rise with altitude. so if it needs 91 octane here what do i do when i get to 10000 feet exactly. at higher altitudes the truck runs better with a higher octane. so if my truck needs 91 octane here at 6500 feet then id have to try and boost it to 93 octane for mountain travel. not really practical. -- ..bob 01 dakota quad cab 5.9/auto/4x4 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged! 84 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 65 427sc cobra ffr replica - project 66 mustang coup - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : tbonebobbob

tbone wrote geetom would you rather we laugh at you behind your back once again you choose to do the non-christian thing imagine that. how would you know it is simple i read your posts. the way you treat me is certainly not christian with all the verbal abuse. i do no more to you than you do to anyone else. like i said you cant take your own medicine. you have no authority to judge me. as you have none to judge me yet you do constantly. after all isnt laughing at someone a form of judgement and what does the lord say about that for certain theres no evidence of you having any christian beliefs. neither with you. while you make the claims your actions tell the real truth. we can do that too. according to your buddy max you already are. the sad thing is that you probably think that he is right. hes right more often than you but no matter lol like i said i knew that you were really that dumb no matter. i love watching you fall into his traps and try to spin your way out. keep up the lousy work. really and what traps would that be. i do find it both funy and sad that you and others like you actually believe that when max is wrong most of the time it is just him having fun. the sad part is that it was probably not him who started that. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

From : rm

i have a 4x4 1500/360/4.10 gears on 36x12.50 tires. i get about 10mpg. think it would help and what settings increased your mpg the most last week i finally decided to try and reprogram the computer in my dodge. for a variety of reasons i bought the hypertech from jegs. i imagine that any of the others would do essentially the same thing. my truck is stock except for a semi cold air intake. it has the 5.9l aod 4x4 3.92 gears and hd trailer tow package. i dont haul/tow often but do every once in a while; sometimes less than 1 ton sometimes nearly 3 tons. one of the reasons i chose hypertech was that it has an option of an 87 octane tune and a 91 octane tune. of course the 91 gives you a tad more power at the cost of more expensive fuel. the dodge is my daily driver and my long distance cruiser so i didnt want the 91 octane tune. octane requirements tend to rise with altitude. so if it needs 91 octane here what do i do when i get to 10000 feet also i didnt want to reprogram every time i hooked up a trailer. just got back from a short road trip. here are my thoughts/impressions in two areas like anybody really cares first performance better acceleration off a stop light and easier passing. definitely more power by the butt-o-meter. i like that. at first i didnt notice any difference in transmission operation. but after this drive through the mountains i have noticed a difference. it downshifts sooner with less throttle opening. and it holds the downshift easier. sometimes you just want to hold a steady cruising speed of 50-60 mph up a long hill. now im not hitting the o/d button to keep it from upshifting too soon. second fuel mileage drove i-25 up through denver to loveland. avg speed 70 mph; 55-60 through denver 85-90 outside the construction zones. got 17 mpg! last time i drove the freeway like that i got 13-14 mpg. drove around town and in the park some of 4x4 most of it not but generally stop and go slow speeds up and down the mountain - got 13mpg. drove back via the peak to peak highway and rt 6 from estes park to golden; thats slow speeds up and down o/d off all the way; got 14mpg. drove from golden to cs via 470 and i-25. average 80 mph. got 16 mpg. thats pretty good for this truck. at those speeds i generally only 13mpg. so there is a definite improvement in efficiency after the upgrade. i still run on 87 octane so no increase in cost. its going to save me $30 in fuel every time i drive to my sons house in utah. thats a free fuel stop! such a deal. anyway thats how my truck did. my only question was why didnt i do this sooner best thing i did since buying the truck. -- .bob 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged!! 01 dakota quad sport 5.9/auto/4x4 83 gmc jimmy beater 66 427sc cobra replica - project 66 mustang coupe - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : rm

i will take what i can get. gas is 1.34 here. rm wrote i have a 4x4 1500/360/4.10 gears on 36x12.50 tires. i get about 10mpg. think it would help and what settings increased your mpg the most i only ran it at the top tune for a few minutes. knocked and pinged like there was no tomorrow. with the heavy load those tires cause i would only use the mid tune; which is really only a few hp off the top tune. of course a big truck with a big engine and big tires is never going to get good mileage. but it probably would improve 1-2 mpg. but i was most impressed with the power increase. the mileage increase was just a bonus. -- .bob 01 dakota quad cab 5.9/auto/4x4 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged! 84 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 65 427sc cobra ffr replica - project 66 mustang coup - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : bob

rm wrote i will take what i can get. gas is 1.34 here. wow thats pretty good. its $1.60ish for 87 octane here in central colorado. i was in estes park last week end a tourist town and it was $1.82. -- ..bob 01 dakota quad cab 5.9/auto/4x4 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged! 84 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 65 427sc cobra ffr replica - project 66 mustang coup - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : royhdinny

yep! really agreeing with a persons statement means im supporting the person makeing the statmnent youll never get it will ya -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving just the methods he employes to induce certain people to play his game over and over again. ya cant induce the willing. max that is obvious! oh shit! tom im agreeing with max does that mean i support him too roy .

From : hdinny

..bob wrote snipped exactly. at higher altitudes the truck runs better with a higher octane. so if my truck needs 91 octane here at 6500 feet then id have to try and boost it to 93 octane for mountain travel. not really practical. from a chevron site; altitude - the higher the altitude above sea level the lower the octane requirement. modern computer-controlled engines adjust spark timing and air-fuel ratio to compensate for changes in barometric pressure and thus the effect of altitude on octane requirement is smaller in these vehicles. hd in ny for now 2003 ram qc sb 1500 hemi 2000 hr alumascape 29fsk .

From : bob

hdinny wrote .bob wrote snipped exactly. at higher altitudes the truck runs better with a higher octane. so if my truck needs 91 octane here at 6500 feet then id have to try and boost it to 93 octane for mountain travel. not really practical. from a chevron site; altitude - the higher the altitude above sea level the lower the octane requirement. modern computer-controlled engines adjust spark timing and air-fuel ratio to compensate for changes in barometric pressure and thus the effect of altitude on octane requirement is smaller in these vehicles. well that may be true from their view point. but im telling you that when *i* drive *my* truck up to a higher altitude it runs much better when i fill up with high octane fuel. why is that i dont know it just does. -- ..bob 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged!! 01 dakota quad sport 5.9/auto/4x4 83 gmc jimmy beater 66 427sc cobra replica - project 66 mustang coupe - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : jerry

..bob wrote well that may be true from their view point. but im telling you that when *i* drive *my* truck up to a higher altitude it runs much better when i fill up with high octane fuel. why is that i dont know it just does. electronic engine management ecm systems detect when octane is too low and in most cars automatically make adjustments to correct for it. but these adjustments while preventing serious knock and engine damage reduce power and fuel economy. the 85 octane you see at high altitudes are meant for older cars that required a lower octane at that altitude. if your vehicle calls for 87 octane then use that or the next step up no matter the altitude you are at. the use of high octane fuel in a vehicle that only calls for 87 octane is a generally a waste of money. jerry .

From : carolina watercraft works inc

i myself have a 2500 360 w/4.10 gears but used the superchips brand in mine. my mileage did increase somewhat but not as much as bobs did. the increased power was felt immediately as well as everything bob described. i wish i had done this earlier myself. now if i can just find a set of stainless steel headers ill be happy...well...that is until i add the procharger supercharger. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. 2810-5d yonkers road raleigh nc 27604 loballeng@mindspring.com i have a 4x4 1500/360/4.10 gears on 36x12.50 tires. i get about 10mpg. think it would help and what settings increased your mpg the most last week i finally decided to try and reprogram the computer in my dodge. for a variety of reasons i bought the hypertech from jegs. i imagine that any of the others would do essentially the same thing. my truck is stock except for a semi cold air intake. it has the 5.9l aod 4x4 3.92 gears and hd trailer tow package. i dont haul/tow often but do every once in a while; sometimes less than 1 ton sometimes nearly 3 tons. one of the reasons i chose hypertech was that it has an option of an 87 octane tune and a 91 octane tune. of course the 91 gives you a tad more power at the cost of more expensive fuel. the dodge is my daily driver and my long distance cruiser so i didnt want the 91 octane tune. octane requirements tend to rise with altitude. so if it needs 91 octane here what do i do when i get to 10000 feet also i didnt want to reprogram every time i hooked up a trailer. just got back from a short road trip. here are my thoughts/impressions in two areas like anybody really cares first performance better acceleration off a stop light and easier passing. definitely more power by the butt-o-meter. i like that. at first i didnt notice any difference in transmission operation. but after this drive through the mountains i have noticed a difference. it downshifts sooner with less throttle opening. and it holds the downshift easier. sometimes you just want to hold a steady cruising speed of 50-60 mph up a long hill. now im not hitting the o/d button to keep it from upshifting too soon. second fuel mileage drove i-25 up through denver to loveland. avg speed 70 mph; 55-60 through denver 85-90 outside the construction zones. got 17 mpg! last time i drove the freeway like that i got 13-14 mpg. drove around town and in the park some of 4x4 most of it not but generally stop and go slow speeds up and down the mountain - got 13mpg. drove back via the peak to peak highway and rt 6 from estes park to golden; thats slow speeds up and down o/d off all the way; got 14mpg. drove from golden to cs via 470 and i-25. average 80 mph. got 16 mpg. thats pretty good for this truck. at those speeds i generally only 13mpg. so there is a definite improvement in efficiency after the upgrade. i still run on 87 octane so no increase in cost. its going to save me $30 in fuel every time i drive to my sons house in utah. thats a free fuel stop! such a deal. anyway thats how my truck did. my only question was why didnt i do this sooner best thing i did since buying the truck. -- .bob 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged!! 01 dakota quad sport 5.9/auto/4x4 83 gmc jimmy beater 66 427sc cobra replica - project 66 mustang coupe - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : kirk

how difficult is this upgrade i have a 98 quad cab with a 5.9l 360 i have 61000 miles and i get about 13 mpg my daily driving is about 4 miles of dirt road and 50 miles of highway 45-65 mph. tia kirk carolina watercraft works inc. loballeng@mindspring.com wrote in i myself have a 2500 360 w/4.10 gears but used the superchips brand in mine. my mileage did increase somewhat but not as much as bobs did. the increased power was felt immediately as well as everything bob described. i wish i had done this earlier myself. now if i can just find a set of stainless steel headers ill be happy...well...that is until i add the procharger supercharger. -- laszlo almasi carolina watercraft works inc. 2810-5d yonkers road raleigh nc 27604 loballeng@mindspring.com i have a 4x4 1500/360/4.10 gears on 36x12.50 tires. i get about 10mpg. think it would help and what settings increased your mpg the most last week i finally decided to try and reprogram the computer in my dodge. for a variety of reasons i bought the hypertech from jegs. i imagine that any of the others would do essentially the same thing. my truck is stock except for a semi cold air intake. it has the 5.9l aod 4x4 3.92 gears and hd trailer tow package. i dont haul/tow often but do every once in a while; sometimes less than 1 ton sometimes nearly 3 tons. one of the reasons i chose hypertech was that it has an option of an 87 octane tune and a 91 octane tune. of course the 91 gives you a tad more power at the cost of more expensive fuel. the dodge is my daily driver and my long distance cruiser so i didnt want the 91 octane tune. octane requirements tend to rise with altitude. so if it needs 91 octane here what do i do when i get to 10000 feet also i didnt want to reprogram every time i hooked up a trailer. just got back from a short road trip. here are my thoughts/impressions in two areas like anybody really cares first performance better acceleration off a stop light and easier passing. definitely more power by the butt-o-meter. i like that. at first i didnt notice any difference in transmission operation. but after this drive through the mountains i have noticed a difference. it downshifts sooner with less throttle opening. and it holds the downshift easier. sometimes you just want to hold a steady cruising speed of 50-60 mph up a long hill. now im not hitting the o/d button to keep it from upshifting too soon. second fuel mileage drove i-25 up through denver to loveland. avg speed 70 mph; 55-60 through denver 85-90 outside the construction zones. got 17 mpg! last time i drove the freeway like that i got 13-14 mpg. drove around town and in the park some of 4x4 most of it not but generally stop and go slow speeds up and down the mountain - got 13mpg. drove back via the peak to peak highway and rt 6 from estes park to golden; thats slow speeds up and down o/d off all the way; got 14mpg. drove from golden to cs via 470 and i-25. average 80 mph. got 16 mpg. thats pretty good for this truck. at those speeds i generally only 13mpg. so there is a definite improvement in efficiency after the upgrade. i still run on 87 octane so no increase in cost. its going to save me $30 in fuel every time i drive to my sons house in utah. thats a free fuel stop! such a deal. anyway thats how my truck did. my only question was why didnt i do this sooner best thing i did since buying the truck. -- .bob 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged!! 01 dakota quad sport 5.9/auto/4x4 83 gmc jimmy beater 66 427sc cobra replica - project 66 mustang coupe - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : bob

kirk wrote how difficult is this upgrade i have a 98 quad cab with a 5.9l 360 i have 61000 miles and i get about 13 mpg my daily driving is about 4 miles of dirt road and 50 miles of highway 45-65 mph. tia kirk easiest and quickest upgrade i ever did on any vehicle. took longer to open the package and read the instruction book than to actually do the upgrade. and really the gas mileage improvement was just an added bonus. the truck runs so much better that i would have accepted a drop of 1-2 mpg and still be happy. -- ..bob 01 dakota quad cab 5.9/auto/4x4 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged! 84 gmc jimmy - mountain beater 65 427sc cobra ffr replica - project 66 mustang coup - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .