pulling on level 3 edge?

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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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pulling on level 3 edge?

will it hurt anything to pull a car trailer and a 3000 lb truck on level 3? level 2 just seems like a turd on the highway to me
 
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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will it hurt anything to pull a car trailer and a 3000 lb truck on level 3? level 2 just seems like a turd on the highway to me
I wouldn't. Bill Cohron has said the cutoff for towed weight is in the 2000-2500# range. If you're towing anything more than that, use Level 2.

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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 12:04 AM
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will it hurt anything to pull a car trailer and a 3000 lb truck on level 3? level 2 just seems like a turd on the highway to me
Not a good plan!
Use level 2!
 
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Old Jun 27, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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is level 2 safe to be driven daily, even when just commuting to work or something?
 
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Old Jun 27, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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I used level 2 nonstop for well over 10k miles with now issues. I am not addicted to level 3. Time for a custom performance 87 tune like Bluejay.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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Level 2 is perfectly good for everyday, it just does not perform well in the upper rpms on the highway. When you need to pass, it has little to offer, it's power production is on the low end. It's a towing tune, so it's great around town in stop and go.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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my probelm is that im commuting during the week and get tired of level 2 wanting to run level 3 on the highway,then on the weekends im pulling to the race track and cant run level 3 and get tired of switching back and forth
 
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluejay
Level 2 is perfectly good for everyday, it just does not perform well in the upper rpms on the highway. When you need to pass, it has little to offer, it's power production is on the low end. It's a towing tune, so it's great around town in stop and go.
I am still running canned tunes. I just put 37's on and also haven't regeared yet. I was running on level 2, but I got curious about level 3 so I filled up with 93. I did adjust my timing by 1.00. Just as you said Bluejay, level 2 is great for starting and stopping around town which is mostly all I do. I think I did like level 2 better because of this, especially since I haven't regeared yet. Now that I still have a tank of 93, can I switch to level 2, and if so, should I adjust the timing? Thanks
 
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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I am still running canned tunes. I just put 37's on and also haven't regeared yet. I was running on level 2, but I got curious about level 3 so I filled up with 93. I did adjust my timing by 1.00. Just as you said Bluejay, level 2 is great for starting and stopping around town which is mostly all I do. I think I did like level 2 better because of this, especially since I haven't regeared yet. Now that I still have a tank of 93, can I switch to level 2, and if so, should I adjust the timing? Thanks
You can run level 2 with 93 octane and I would bump my timing +3.0. Just don't forget to remove the bump when you fill up with 87.
 
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