Pulled down at the Heart of Illinois Fair last night and the top three trucks were Duramaxes in the stock class. And the top two trucks were tuned by Nick (Duramaxtuner) and I think the third place truck was also tuned by Nick. I ended up second. The top three trucks were all withing a foot or two of each other.

i was supposed to pull last night too. i am also tuned by nick and i would have been right there with you guys. stupid broken leg......

way to go duramaxtuner!

by the way, your run looked real good farmdiesel22

Thanks. Too bad you didn't pull it would of been nice to see another dmax up there in the standings.

Hey Cole, great to hear it. Sounds like you may have learned to drive around your '09 TCM for now?

Nick

Congrats guys, and yeah Nick is the man...

Very cool. I'm still waiting to see how mine does pulling this year with his tuning. The rain can stop now so I can pull.

i just noticed you have no lift pump farmdiesel? which tune were you running? that was a pretty impressive pull with no liftpump i think

Ditto!!! Props to Nick, he's tuned my truck the last 3 years and it runs AWESOME.

Farmdiesel do you have a built trans? I think I saw you pull in Cambridge the first ISP pull of the season.

Hey Cole, great to hear it. Sounds like you may have learned to drive around your '09 TCM for now?

Nick


Yeah I have learned to drive around it for now. I just can't wait for the tuning to come out for them and maybe I can start coming out of the hole quicker and get my speed up faster.

Farmdiesel do you have a built trans? I think I saw you pull in Cambridge the first ISP pull of the season.


Yeah that was me in cambridge. I won that pull. And no built trans still running the stock trans for now.

i just noticed you have no lift pump farmdiesel? which tune were you running? that was a pretty impressive pull with no liftpump i think


Just running nick's big tune. O and yeah I do have a lift pump. I wouldn't pull without one. I wouldn't want to get about 1/2 or 3/4 of the way down the track and run out of fuel.

Yea your truck is awesome. You made us duramax guys happy with the win. Im about ready to have Nick tune mine I was just nervous with only having a stock trans. He does some awesome work. Hope to see you pullin again soon.

Nick does good work, you'll be happy with his tuning. Just don't run a big tune on the street without a built trans.

What are you running for a lift pump?

Airdog 150 but if i did it again I would go with the airdog II or maybe something else.

really not that happy with the 150? Thats what I was thinking about getting.

Airdog 150 but if i did it again I would go with the airdog II or maybe something else.

PIA!!

PIA!! :confused:

awww its an awesome lift pump!!! pretty darn quite too!!!

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awww its an awesome lift pump!!! pretty darn quite too!!!

Why don't you zip your mouth lol!! Not quite as the kennedys!

I don't like the return line in the filler neck, which isn't a huge deal. The first time driving it after install I had a quarter tank issue. And the one thing that pissed me off the most is the cheap ass fitting that goes onto the line that runs to the engine. I put everything back together and ran it for a day and that fitting starting leaking. I ended up removing the bed and dropping the tank to fix the problem because on regular cabs you can't get to the line to see what u r doing without dropping the tank.

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awww its an awesome lift pump!!! pretty darn quite too!!!



I mean its not a bad pump and I don't care if it is loud. At least I know its running if I can hear it. I just don't like that fitting and draw straw. I think in the Airdog II you don't have to worry about 1/4 tank issues cause it uses the stock pickup.

Do you have to run a lift pump to run one of Nick's big tunes? I have a pull tomorrow night(hopefully the rain stays away) and I'm hoping to run his big tune. I don't have a lift pump yet though.Is the truck just going to fall on it's face?

Thanks Nick For the great tune and help me with my first win!!!! I also am running stock trans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAFWQgmVPJA

This was my first pull with my LMM took 4th place:) 1.5' behind Eric Merchant.

I am running Nick's 420whp tune and a stock trans with a trans-go jr. Very impressed with the power. I run a Fass150/150 pump which I installed right before this pull.

I think I could have been in the top 3 if I had better tires. I was running the stock 265/70/17 Duravis' @ 25psi front and 57psi rear.

Do you have to run a lift pump to run one of Nick's big tunes? I have a pull tomorrow night(hopefully the rain stays away) and I'm hoping to run his big tune. I don't have a lift pump yet though.Is the truck just going to fall on it's face?

Im thiniking your going to be running out of fuel. How does it do on the street?

Better figure out that defuel or get ready to buy rear end parts. My brother had to before he traded his in. Some LMMs have even given up and gone to a 3rd gear start.

Do you have to run a lift pump to run one of Nick's big tunes? I have a pull tomorrow night(hopefully the rain stays away) and I'm hoping to run his big tune. I don't have a lift pump yet though.Is the truck just going to fall on it's face?


Are u running out of fuel on the street in the higher rpms with the big tune? If so you probably will pulling too.

Better figure out that defuel or get ready to buy rear end parts. My brother had to before he traded his in. Some LMMs have even given up and gone to a 3rd gear start.


I am working on that but I don't think I can do anything until I am able to tune the trans in my 09.

Better figure out that defuel or get ready to buy rear end parts. My brother had to before he traded his in. Some LMMs have even given up and gone to a 3rd gear start.

Does it de-fuel in 4lo no matter what?

I know it doesn't at the drag strip or on the street. I thought it was an un-learned shift but after the "jolt" it took off like a raped ape.

Can't tune an '09 TCM yet. Sorry fellas. Walk it out at 3/4 throttle until it hits third and then let it rip.

Earlier TCM's can be tuned to resolve this type of behavior.

Nick

Im thiniking your going to be running out of fuel. How does it do on the street?

Are u running out of fuel on the street in the higher rpms with the big tune? If so you probably will pulling too.

Around town it seems fine. I haven't noticed anything or thrown any codes. Higher rpm I can't really comment on. I haven't gotten on it much above highway speed(2000K RPM) At that speed I've never had a problem.

Does it de-fuel in 4lo no matter what?

I know it doesn't at the drag strip or on the street. I thought it was an un-learned shift but after the "jolt" it took off like a raped ape.

It was fine street or strip. Tune ran great. Just never could keep it from defueling in low range even with the various TCM tuning. This was an 07.5 truck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVkIgtSBBDo&feature=related

Nick, have you figured out the earlier trucks?

Just give Nick a call and he can look at your tune and he will be able to tell you.

It was fine street or strip. Tune ran great. Just never could keep it from defueling in low range even with the various TCM tuning. This was an 07.5 truck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVkIgtSBBDo&feature=related

Nick, have you figured out the earlier trucks?

Yep, that looks familiar. Maybe I will try Nicks 3/4 throttle idea next time.

Here is another question:

Could you get the truck into 3rd gear with stock power so the de-fuel would not be so bad and then crank it up to the "big tune" with a DSP-5 switch?

Yes, you can do that - but it seems like bit too much fiddling while trying to drive. Try my suggestion first, I think you'll be surprised how smooth it is if you just ease up on the throttle a bit at first.

Nick

just ease up on the throttle a bit at first.

Nick

A very hard thing to do for a puller or racer;)

top dmax's round here run nicks tuning..night n day over the tuner i used before...his tuning has helped get me 2 wins in a row this year :D

...his tuning has helped get me 2 wins in a row this year :D

X2... or make that times 3 :D :D :D

Farmdiesel we missed you in Amboy last night. Was a pretty good after the rain stopped.

Add me to the list of winners. I won the pull put on by Randall's Performance. Very happy with they way the truck pulled. Beat 1 Ford and 7 Dodges.

Yeah I missed Amboy. I had tickets to country thunder this last weekend. I heard the track was pretty muddy. I also would of liked to make it to Randall's pull too.

Better figure out that defuel or get ready to buy rear end parts. My brother had to before he traded his in. Some LMMs have even given up and gone to a 3rd gear start.
^^^^ words of wisdom ^^^^ you will break stuff if you leave it like it is. trust me.

I'm running Nick's tune also. Runs great, I couldn't get the shifting figured out. it isn't a new problem, but is there a real fix yet? I still think it's an EFI Live issue.

Nick is awesome. I recommend him to everyone and will always use him...

Hey Cole, great to hear it. Sounds like you may have learned to drive around your '09 TCM for now?

Nick

Looks like he doesnt need to drive around 09 tcm anymore!!

Looks like he doesnt need to drive around 09 tcm anymore!!


is 09 tcm tuning out now???? :confused::coolnana:

Yup!

nother one last night for me thanks to nick! stock charger still on and just a tune and trans i beat out trucks with big chargers injectors etc!