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07 LBZ tuning help

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I just traded my 05 LLY 2500 for a 07 LBZ 3500 DRW. I was very happy with my previous truck setup but I know there are other options now. I previously had the edge juice with attitude, boost stick, EGR blocker plate, finger stick, and 4" turbo back exhaust. I liked the edge unit because of the gauges it gave me and the selectable power settings. When empty I would run 3/5 and towing I would run 1/2 or 2/2. I have a 5er that is very heavy. 16K normally loaded. I understand EFI Live can now do everything I did before with physical parts. I don't understand it much though and don't know if I want to start trying to program the truck myself. I am considering a tuned ECM from kennedy but have minor concerns about not having a selectable power setting for when I tow heavy. I don't want to limp the tranny pulling a large grade. I also would not have the gauges that the attitude monitor gives. I don't have much knowledge of the banks system but I also liked how easy the edge unit went in and out for stealer service needs. Does banks go in and out easily? Should I go back to the same setup I had before or is there a better solution now? HELP!
 
#2 ·
awww come on guys. Okay here is what I know. I know about the edge products from previous experiance and like it for the reasons stated above. (selectable power settings, on the fly adjustments, gauges)
Bully dog - I know many people use it. That's all I know
Banks - I know I see a lot of fords with banks stickers. That's all I know
PPE - I know they produce big power numbers but are they mostly for race vs. tow tunes?
EFI Live - I know you have to program parameters yourself and wouldn't even know where to start. I also know it's not on the fly adjustable nor can you have multiple tunes (at this time)
Can someone fill in the blanks? I'm not trying to start a this is better than that thread, I just want to know how each works, what the limitations and advantages to each are...
Thanks.
 
#3 ·
Heres what I can tell you about the banks pda setup. It works on the fly, hp is pretty decent and it doesn't throw any codes. Mileage is right around 18-19 empty. If you start pulling a heavy load, which it appears you will be, it'll go down to 11-12. Can't tell you anything about the others, other than I spanked a guy who had his bully dog set on the middle level. Hey, I bought it so I can shift on the fly!
 
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blksmok said:
I understand EFI Live can now do everything I did before with physical parts. I don't understand it much though and don't know if I want to start trying to program the truck myself. I am considering a tuned ECM from kennedy
There are available tunes for EFI, even for the LBZ. Where are you located?
 
#7 ·
EFILive is infintely changeable. It may not be switch on the fly for the LBZ's yet but, the upgrades are endless.
 
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