EditorialWill An Engine Tuner Pay Off For Your Trucks?

Will An Engine Tuner Pay Off For Your Trucks?

If you’re towing equipment or racking up big miles heading to the job site, an engine tuner may give your work trucks a modest power boost and a few more miles per gallon.
  • Appeared in print as "Plugging In For Performance"
  • By Ed Wodalski
  • June 2015
  • In The Garage
Will An Engine Tuner Pay Off For Your Trucks?
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Will An Engine Tuner Pay Off For Your Trucks?
Most engine tuners plug into your vehicle’s onboard diagnostics port under the driver’s side of the dash.

Can an engine tuner (chip, module or programmer) improve the performance of your diesel pickup truck? The short answer is “yes,’’ but a longer explanation is in order.

While manufacturers of aftermarket performance products claim tuners can add 3-4 mpg, the actual savings, if...

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