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Old Mar 29, 2007
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Icon10 Newbie needs Bama advice

hey guys. i recently paid off my truck (98 Ranger 3.0) so i decided to sink some of my new found dinero into some mods. i already put on a Magnaflow cat back exhaust and a K&N intake system.

now i want to get the Bamachip i see you guys raving about. sounds real good, but i'm not sure what would be the best tunes for my type of driving.

this is my daily driver and 90% of my driving is city (downtown Seattle). i'm in sales, so i am literally driving around all day long. i'd like to get better acceleration to be able to get around some of these idiots stopped in the middle of the street for no apparant reason. i'm not really interested in a lot of top end speed as i rarely go over 75 on the freeway, but passing power would be nice to have too.

I tried to call Doug at Bama for advice, but got no answer. any ideas you guys might have would be great.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2007
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get the 87 performance, 93 torque, 93 performance tunes.......

then run the torque tune....it is better for up to 4,000 rpms.....after 4,000 the performance is the best....
 
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Old Mar 29, 2007
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well what if you dont want to run 93, can you get an 87 torque tune?????
 
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no they can't build a 87 torque tune.............something about the mixture of gas.....
 
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Old Mar 29, 2007
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Originally Posted by RentonRanger

I tried to call Doug at Bama for advice, but got no answer. any ideas you guys might have would be great.

Hummm
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But for trucks wouldnt it go thru Bob and Kris at www.jusnesmodified.com
 
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Hummm
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Phone business hours 10am-4pm Monday-Friday Central time.
Dyno operation hours Saturday from 10-4pm normally or other time by Appointment Only
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But for trucks wouldnt it go thru Bob and Kris at www.jusnesmodified.com
nope....you can order directly from Doug....i did when i got mine...
 
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Old Mar 29, 2007
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thanks for the input guys, appreciate it.

i thought i saw that he can build them with a mid grade octane too. as much gas as i go thru, i'm gonna need to use the lower octane. unless the tunes increase mileage, then i could go to a highr grade.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2007
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Yup, go with Doug.
Boy did I start some crap over @ FTW on this subject.... http://fordtruckworld.tenmagazines.c...ers_for_40l_v6

Rick
 
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Old Mar 30, 2007
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You're not kidding!!! I thought that guy was gonna blow a gasket right there online! Some people just can't take a little critisim, even if it is constructive.
 
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