Yes, spoke with him today about getting the lower thermostat. He also said
he thinks the pinging is going away. I'm going to try and drive it and see
for myself. He's one of those "oh, that's acceptable" kinda guys.
> Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 23:51:46 EDT
> From: Gmblows@aol.com
> Subject: Re: DML: HyperTech Info
>
> One question.
> Your buddy there with the pinging Dak,
> does he run super(92+) unleaded?
>
> << Ok, in an earlier thread I mentioned my buddy who has a 00 QuadCab 5.9
4x4.
> He purchases a HT PTM and gets marginal
> performance increases along with some serious detonation. Sooo, I call HT
> tech to find out the deal. A lot of what they said has already been
covered
> in one way or another on this list, so I was kind of glad everyone seems
to
> be on the same
> sheet. As mostly everyone knows, HT first generation PTM was recalled for
> various issues, some had engine lights problems, some detonation, some
lack
> of performance, hesitation, and some had all of them! So they go back to
the
> drawing board, and come out with a new design,and sent a couple out for
beta
> testing. Which I believe some of you on the list where party
> to. Then Rev.B was released to the public, which is where we are at
today.
> So what did they say when I told them by buddies QuadCab was pinging like
> crazy and their was little-to-no performance gain? Get your money back.
??
> That was a surprise! But, he was honest. He explained that the majority
of
> Rev. B chips out there have been working as planned with no problems.
> However, they have been noticing a few Dodges that seem to ALREADY have a
> detonation problem that the PTM just magnifies. He said they have beat
their
> heads in trying to rectify these weird cases but with no luck. Switching
out
> the PTM will do no good. Basically, if you got a truck that doesn't like
the
> PTM, then it's no PTM for you. Interesting huh?!? He
> fells that a lot of new model Dodges have detonation problems straight
from
> the factory, and that a lot of times Dodge can't seem to solve the
problem.
> He said they reduced the HP on the chip and soften the advance which
seems
> to work well with most Dodges, except for those like my buddy. So I think
> I'm going to hold out until a couple of you guys (with 4x4's) give it a
shot
> and see what you think. Cuz so far the only application I know of with a
4x4
> did not work out to well. In fact, he's boxing his up to ship it back.;
I'm
> going to try and talk him into putting a therm on first. What!?! you cry,
He
> doesn't have a thermostat on it now? Well OF COURSE he's pinging silly!
> Guys, I'm telling ya, it sounds like the Jolly Green giant is inside his
> engine beating on it with a pall-peen hammer. Even when it's cold. If a
new
> therm stops it, I'll eat his old one. >>
>
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