I have a truck that I bought in 1998 new. It has been absolutely the best vehicle that I very owned. I love it. It is black with tan interior, factory alloy wheels, and 4.6L. I have only done a few things to it... Tinted the windows to save on the interior, Rhino bed liner, and Flow Pro dual exahaust. I want to continue to do thngs like air intake that will not tax he truck in it's old age even thought it still runs GREAT.

What are opinions on putting a chip in it? Will it cause a lot more wear and tare on the engine? Who it be worth not doing?

Also, what are some other opinions on Flow Pro exhaust systems?

Thank you,
Andy

 

I can't answer about a chip however I can on custom tuning. Like you, I bought my truck brand new and have always been happy with how it ran. Mine is an 02 and at 80K I got my truck custom tuned with the XCAL2 from Troyer Performance. Since I have some high mileage on my truck they did recomend replacing things like O2 sensors, fuel filters, etc. My truck runs so much better now and it did really unlock some power, even at 80K I think it stills runs like it's brand new.

 

Than kyou for the input... Wen you say that you got it tuned, did you take it somewhere to get this done?

 

Nope, didn't have to take it anywhere. I purchased the XCAL2 from Troyer Performance. It's basically a hand held device that can hold 3 custom tunes of your choice and it plugs into your OBD-II port under your dash. The XCAL2 is actually what tunes your vehicle and my XCAL2 custom tunes where loaded based on the my trucks computer code at Troyer Performance. I'm not an expert on this by any means but if you are interested you can search this forum and find some really good info on the XCAL2. It's much more expensive then a chip like you are looking for but I think you will be much happier with the results you get from it.

 

No, you don't have to take it somewhere, although you can do it locally as well. What most of us have done is to send our computer codes to Mike @ Troyer Performance. With that, he'll make a baseline tune based on what if any mods you have on your truck. After the baseline tune, you take your truck to a dyno and datalog (all explained by mike, this is just the basic description here) and with the data provided he tweaks the tune to its final position. You can't beat it with a stick!