Cold weather tunes

[97BambiBasherPSD]

Is it bad to run a race tune in the winter? I'm worried about starting up the first time. Iv got warren race street and tow tunes and I like the race to drive with. Just worried about it starting in the winter


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[JGman141]

I've never had any issues

 

[Cold Roller]

It seldom, if ever gets cold enough in PA to be an issue. Watch to see how advanced your SOI becomes. It it gets stupid, change out to a lesser tune.

 

[O2ShootTheJ]

what's SOI?

 

[taterthedog]

what's SOI?

I believe it's "start of injection"


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[pistonbully]

going to need the inductive heating version, do not use the performance or your truck will hate life when starting it cold if you don't have perfectly good injectors.
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Greg @ MPD not to be confused with Craig....
This was posted on (Innovative FICM) Thread.
Would be good to know whats what.
Living in southern canada it still gets down to -30 on occasion.

 

[florida 6.0]

Leave the tune on and get your FICM reflashed .

 

[bad moose]

I usually back down from extreme street to aggressive street with Eric's tunes during the winter. My truck hates life in the cold with the extreme tune. But when I travel and go for milage, I put it back to extreme and then plug it in. It is just what I do.

 

[HeavyAssault]

You need to let the truck warm up or have it plugged in before use. I get the ECT up to 100* and then drive with sanity till the trans gets over 140*.

 

[Dave]

I detune mine for right now. But probably wont after I replace the EBP sensor this week

 

[97BambiBasherPSD]

Iv had mine on the race tune and I think I'll try it on the regular street tune and see how it does


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[97BambiBasherPSD]

You need to let the truck warm up or have it plugged in before use. I get the ECT up to 100* and then drive with sanity till the trans gets over 140*.

I let mine warm up pretty good it's just when it starts is smokes white pretty good and it's never done that before


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[Monster12valve]

It seldom, if ever gets cold enough in PA to be an issue. Watch to see how advanced your SOI becomes. It it gets stupid, change out to a lesser tune.

What part of PA do you live in where it doesn't get cold enough to affect cold start?

 

[97BambiBasherPSD]

That was my thought. I am in north west pa and it was 15 out today


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[jdc753]

I've run xtreme race daily winter or summer and have never had a problem. This will be the first winter with an FICM tune so we'll see how it goes. Been driving the TDI more than not lately so haven't had many chances to test the truck.

Oh and The longest the truck has ever been let warm up is as long as it takes for me to clean the snow off of it, if no snow doesn't matter how cold it has been, the truck warms up going down the road. I just take it easy till it starts building heat.

 

[Powerstroke214]

I've run xtreme race daily winter or summer and have never had a problem. This will be the first winter with an FICM tune so we'll see how it goes. Been driving the TDI more than not lately so haven't had many chances to test the truck.

Oh and The longest the truck has ever been let warm up is as long as it takes for me to clean the snow off of it, if no snow doesn't matter how cold it has been, the truck warms up going down the road. I just take it easy till it starts building heat.

That's the only thing I hate, waiting for this sob to warm up…it's a snail til it warms up, and letting it idle makes the chitty fuel Econ worse.


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[97BambiBasherPSD]

As long as the oil and coolant temp are about 65/70 I put it in gear and drive it. Wasted less that way and warns up faster


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