In this video you will see how easy it is to tune a stock truck. This is the first video in a series of videos to figure out if it’s worth tuning a stock truck. 5th Gen Cummins tuning. EZ LINK PPEI tune. Music from Epidemic sound
I own 5th gen 2500 with Cummins. I love my truck. I guess Dodge had to put limits on its performance to meet the emission and other regulations, but your new toy unlocks all the potentials. I saw the performance improvements from your smiles.
That’s a lot easier than I expected. I haven’t tuned because I figured it was difficult to do. Thanks for this video. It is very quick and to the point.
Hey Dustin, Great video can't wait to see the towing results. was curious how you've found PPEI tunes over the winter. I'm from Canada so would need cold weather review before pulling any triggers, how are cold starts and what level do you run while roads are icy? a video would be great!
Great question Brett. It was something that I didn’t think about much before I tuned. The truck runs great in the winter I’ve had cold starts down to -45 degrees. I haven’t noticed any difference in cold starting performance. The only “down” side in the winter on icy roads is slow speed or starting out when the roads are icy and bumpy. The throttle is way more touchy and can cause you to break loose. I’ve considered removing the tune for the few weeks that it gets really icy but now I’ve gotten used to it so I’ll be leaving it tuned. It was really just the first handful of times driving when it was icy. It caught me off guard 😆. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching
How is your Def usage? I had ppei emissions tuning on a 16 cummins and was horrible. It drank Def 3x the amount compared to stock. My 21 cummins I'm thinking of doing calibrated tuning tunes on mine.
I haven’t noticed a difference in def usage yet. I wonder if they have to use more def because it creates more soot? I’ll have to pay attention to that and do a follow up on it
Great video Dustin . Now I only have one question . Do you have to keep the tuner connected to obd port or do you just flash the ecm and it programs the computer ?
I keep mine connected unless I take it to the dealer for work. Then I just put the stock tune on and unplug it. I just unplug it from the obd2 port. I leave everything else connected.
Another great video which details the step by step process-thanks! I’m curious how many miles are on your 3500, the gear ratio and if your Cummins is the high output? My standard output Cummins I best describe as trying to accelerate in my old 4cyl 4wd Tacoma without downshifting.
Thanks Bryan, I have around 35,000 miles on my truck. Probably half of the miles are towing miles. I gave the standard output with 4.10 ratio. The acceleration wasn’t great stock but now it’s impressive. I’m going to test the mileage and acceleration again to make sure the numbers are accurate then I’ll post an updated video on the gains.
Good question. There are lots of variables. Say you have the highest horsepower tune. If you’re out racing it all the time and burn up a piston then they will have a good case at denying your warranty. If you have the highest horsepower tune and you have An issue with your a/c then it won’t do anything to your warranty. With that being said. You can remove the tune from the truck before you go in to the dealer. It takes about 3 minutes. You can even leave the tuner hooked up because it also serves as a electronic log and could be used for business. So in short just remove the tune and return to stick before you take it in and it will never be an issue. I’ve been doing that for years with all the major truck manufactures . Ram Ford and gm. That’s my experience anyway. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching
You still considering doing a full delete? I’m torn between doing a full delete on my 2017. I know it’s better to get rid of all that crap but I’m worried about having issues down the road and not being able to get anyone to work on it or put a new tune on it if needed.
I actually saw good enough results just tuning. I’d love to get even better results but I don’t know if it’s worth the risk. I’m still active duty military and it would be my luck that they move me to California or New York 😆 I’ll be leaving the emissions on for now anyway
Can you install the tune and unplug the tuner and the tune is still in the ECU? My amp steps are plugged into where the tuner plugs into. Not sure how it would work. Thanks.
Sorry about that, it was a little confusing for me at first as well. Your start with selecting the …tune with the 4 performance settings. $312 Auto agent 2: $499 Tokens: $200 68rfe if you have this trans: 249 If you don’t have that trans then you don’t need it. Total is around $1200
Great question Arthur. I’ve had one major issue since tuning. Up here in Alaska in the winter, the roads stay icy for about 5 months. The throttle becomes very touchy and the slightest bump can cause you to step on the pedal a little more than expected and you can feel it break traction. This really isn’t an issue at all and I’m kind of laughing while typing it but the real answer is no I haven’t had any issues with it at all. I love it and I’m glad I did it. But there is one thing that I noticed it does burn slightly more def fluid but it’s just a little more. I’m waiting for all the ice to melt so I can attempt to get an accurate number. I’ll say one more thing about the throttle response. I love it and it makes a huge difference in the way it drives but on a serious note… I have considered temporarily going back to stock for a week or two when the roads get very icy up here. I never actually went back to stock but just considered. I think I’m just used to it now so I changed my driving habits a little. I hope this helps out man. Thanks for watching
@@DustinFaddis i appreciate the response. I live in Rhode Island so i know about icy roads during the winter time. You made a good point of disconnecting it during winter time then putting it back on for spring and summer.
Why wait to delete, with this tune even with emissions intact you're still going to potentially lose your warranty so why not get rid of the problem areas now?
@@curtisbull1583 I have a 100,000 mile warranty on the truck. If I have a warranty issue I’ll just remove the tune real quick before I take it in. If I remove emissions then I’ll void the warranty for sure. Even with trucks I’ve had in the past I just remove the tune before taking it into the dealer. It’s never been an issue. You can actually just remove the tune and leave the auto agent installed because it serves as an ELD.
@@gregs8678 I’ve heard some bad stories as well but. I just think well, all the people that didn’t have issues really had nothing to come online and report and those are hundreds of thousands of people
That’s a tough one. I haven’t wanted to try a dpf back exhaust because I can’t imagine that it would do much. Maybe I’ll just go ahead and do it so I can make another video lol.