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If you are ever in the Quad Cities, or in Effingham IL, look up the "Diesel Doctor" Trust me, you are WASTING MONEY if you use PDI, or Pitts Power! I sent my ECM to PDI last April. They told me that I would be putting down 550 RWHP. And, I was supposed to get more fuel economy. Well, that never happened! But, I did see a little more power, and my turbo boost went up from 27 psi, to 48 psi. I paid over $2000.00 plus shipping both ways for this!
Well, I heard his sister on the CB one day, at the Quad Cities, but couldn't really hear what she was saying. She did give a phone number-217-994-1831. So I called, and talked to Trent. He told me that they're 'mobile' now, and can do everything wherever you are! They come to YOU! You don't have to be laid up, sending in your ECM, and waiting for it to come back. So, today I had a run to Muscatine, so I stopped there on the way back. His sister hooked up the laptop, and noticed a bunch of stuff wrong. There was turbo 'lag', and the HP was ONLY 475! NOT the over 600 I was promised by PDI! So, with Trent on her phone, she upped my HP to 500 (now, Trent says I can stop back FOR FREE, and she'll up it to 550HP!), and upped my torque to 1850. And, they did a test, in which the truck has to be running, and the computer takes over the ECM, and boosts up the idle to 1000 for the tests. Well, that worked! When I told Trent that PDI told me the program was more like a 'ghost' program, or it was hidden from dealers, Trent told me that if that was the case, then the rpm test wouldn't work. So, the only thing Trent thinks they did, was to raise the rail pressure, so my turbo boost goes up more.
And, they can do just about EVERYTHING PDI, or Pitts Power can!
And, I hope you are sitting down, and not eating, or drinking anything when you read how much they charge:
TOTAL FOR EVERYTHING: $300.00! That's right: THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS!! NOT the two grand or more than the other guys charge! And, like I said, if there is any 'tweaking' that you want done, they will do it FOR FREE!
The next time I'm going to Muscatine, I'm stopping back there, and having her up the HP to 550. Trent said that they have to play with it a little, because if they set it too high, higher than the rail pressure or something, then the ECM won't read it, and it will go back to the 'factory setting'.
They're really good with Detroit's, and Cat's. He said that Cummins are tricky, and there might be some additional tweaking, but he can get it where you want it. He's telling me that I should see around 1 mpg, which is what I was supposed to get with PDI, but never did! I didn't even see ANY improvement in mpg's with them!
Now, the funny thing, is when I called PDI to complain, Matt said that the program is 'hidden', so that the dealers won't see it, and reset it back to factory. But, when I asked him what program is out there that can actually see what they did, all he said was that it's "proprietary"! He said he can't tell me, or else I'll go to the Diesel Doctor, and tell him! And, when I told him that I was promised the 1 mpg more, all he said was they don't guarantee ANY mpg improvement at all! All he said, was to have my truck dyno'd, and then I'll see the 20% improvement in HP. But, wait, they told me I'm supposed to have 550 RWHP, so wouldn't that be a LOT more than 20%? So, basically, he told me that I should trust them, and the program IS in my ECM, even though NO ONE can see it! Mmm, OK, I guess I'm just supposed to trust him, after giving him over 2 grand of my money!
She also reset the injector codes for all of them to be at 75. Now, the truck runs SMMOOOOTHH!!! A gigantic improvement over the PDI "tune" (if you want to call it that!). It's not a huge jump in HP, but she did up the torque 300, and even though I really didn't pull any hills, the few small ones I did pull, I didn't loose any speed on, with the cruise set. I can't wait until I go back to Muscatine, so I can pull the big hill going back into town, from the south (I pick up south of town). She did a few other things I really can't explain, but the nice thing, is that I was looking over her shoulder the WHOLE TIME, and saw exactly what she was doing! There was nothing that was done, that wasn't explained by either her, or Trent.
I'm sorry that this isn't more crafted, but I'm remembering things as I type. I guess the point I'm making, is that you need to call Trent, if you're ever in the Quad Cities (where his sister lives), or in Effingham, IL.
Again, the phone number is: 217-994-1831. He's been in the business over 14 years, so he's no 'fly by night' operation!
I can't stress enough to NOT waste your money, at PDI. Because, Matt over there says to just 'trust him', and he'll put his 'proprietary' tune in you ECM, for only SEVEN TIMES MORE MONEY than Trent will charge you!
John
Well, I heard his sister on the CB one day, at the Quad Cities, but couldn't really hear what she was saying. She did give a phone number-217-994-1831. So I called, and talked to Trent. He told me that they're 'mobile' now, and can do everything wherever you are! They come to YOU! You don't have to be laid up, sending in your ECM, and waiting for it to come back. So, today I had a run to Muscatine, so I stopped there on the way back. His sister hooked up the laptop, and noticed a bunch of stuff wrong. There was turbo 'lag', and the HP was ONLY 475! NOT the over 600 I was promised by PDI! So, with Trent on her phone, she upped my HP to 500 (now, Trent says I can stop back FOR FREE, and she'll up it to 550HP!), and upped my torque to 1850. And, they did a test, in which the truck has to be running, and the computer takes over the ECM, and boosts up the idle to 1000 for the tests. Well, that worked! When I told Trent that PDI told me the program was more like a 'ghost' program, or it was hidden from dealers, Trent told me that if that was the case, then the rpm test wouldn't work. So, the only thing Trent thinks they did, was to raise the rail pressure, so my turbo boost goes up more.
And, they can do just about EVERYTHING PDI, or Pitts Power can!
And, I hope you are sitting down, and not eating, or drinking anything when you read how much they charge:
TOTAL FOR EVERYTHING: $300.00! That's right: THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS!! NOT the two grand or more than the other guys charge! And, like I said, if there is any 'tweaking' that you want done, they will do it FOR FREE!
The next time I'm going to Muscatine, I'm stopping back there, and having her up the HP to 550. Trent said that they have to play with it a little, because if they set it too high, higher than the rail pressure or something, then the ECM won't read it, and it will go back to the 'factory setting'.
They're really good with Detroit's, and Cat's. He said that Cummins are tricky, and there might be some additional tweaking, but he can get it where you want it. He's telling me that I should see around 1 mpg, which is what I was supposed to get with PDI, but never did! I didn't even see ANY improvement in mpg's with them!
Now, the funny thing, is when I called PDI to complain, Matt said that the program is 'hidden', so that the dealers won't see it, and reset it back to factory. But, when I asked him what program is out there that can actually see what they did, all he said was that it's "proprietary"! He said he can't tell me, or else I'll go to the Diesel Doctor, and tell him! And, when I told him that I was promised the 1 mpg more, all he said was they don't guarantee ANY mpg improvement at all! All he said, was to have my truck dyno'd, and then I'll see the 20% improvement in HP. But, wait, they told me I'm supposed to have 550 RWHP, so wouldn't that be a LOT more than 20%? So, basically, he told me that I should trust them, and the program IS in my ECM, even though NO ONE can see it! Mmm, OK, I guess I'm just supposed to trust him, after giving him over 2 grand of my money!
She also reset the injector codes for all of them to be at 75. Now, the truck runs SMMOOOOTHH!!! A gigantic improvement over the PDI "tune" (if you want to call it that!). It's not a huge jump in HP, but she did up the torque 300, and even though I really didn't pull any hills, the few small ones I did pull, I didn't loose any speed on, with the cruise set. I can't wait until I go back to Muscatine, so I can pull the big hill going back into town, from the south (I pick up south of town). She did a few other things I really can't explain, but the nice thing, is that I was looking over her shoulder the WHOLE TIME, and saw exactly what she was doing! There was nothing that was done, that wasn't explained by either her, or Trent.
I'm sorry that this isn't more crafted, but I'm remembering things as I type. I guess the point I'm making, is that you need to call Trent, if you're ever in the Quad Cities (where his sister lives), or in Effingham, IL.
Again, the phone number is: 217-994-1831. He's been in the business over 14 years, so he's no 'fly by night' operation!
I can't stress enough to NOT waste your money, at PDI. Because, Matt over there says to just 'trust him', and he'll put his 'proprietary' tune in you ECM, for only SEVEN TIMES MORE MONEY than Trent will charge you!
John