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    best "handheld" tuner?

    i bought a 2010 reg cab 4x4 a few months ago. i like the truck but the tuning on the 6 speed is absolutely brutal. why is it tuned for 90 year old ladies? it's bad!

    i would like a simple handheld tuner to liven it up a bit. i want to avoid more complex systems like hp tuners that are farily costly.

    what i'm looking for is something with TM tuning. i'm not looking for every last hp i can squeeze out of it, i just want it to be alot more snappy.

    i've heard bully dog can tune the transmission?

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    I used to have bully dog triple dog gts tune on my truck...
    It was amazing... I loved everything bout it... I actually sold it to a guy with new silverado...

    The gauges are nice on the moniter it had tones to choice from...

    My truck ran just like it had a hpt on it imo...

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    Quote Originally Posted by dustinstangz View Post
    I used to have bully dog triple dog gts tune on my truck...
    It was amazing... I loved everything bout it... I actually sold it to a guy with new silverado...

    The gauges are nice on the moniter it had tones to choice from...

    My truck ran just like it had a hpt on it imo...

    so the bully dog can indeed tune the 6 speed transmission?

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    look up diablo sport tuners,my buddy had a bully dog and it wasnt to impressive, ive herd nothing bad about diablo sport

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    You will never get the full potential out of your truck with a handheld. Find a local tuner that can tune for a 6 speed and have that shop do it. Where are you located?
    '02 Silvy: Z71 EC Step Side 5.3L Nelson tuned
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    Ya should... Look up there site and call them.. They are outta dent Texas.. It's def not like a real tune in some ways but in others it is...

    I avg'd. 27 Mpg when i had
    mine... And i out ran bunch of "tuned" trucks...

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    Ya should... Look up there site and call them.. They are outta dent Texas.. It's def not like a real tune in some ways but in others it is...

    I avg'd. 27 Mpg when i had
    mine... And i out ran bunch of "tuned" trucks...

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    Pushed it out of a plane at 60,000 feet.
    See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709

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    I got 26 outta my truck dead nuts stock on the highway. And the 4.3 isnt exactly efficient. So I'd believe a well tuned 5.3 could match it if not a bit better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frenchy View Post
    I got 26 outta my truck dead nuts stock on the highway. And the 4.3 isnt exactly efficient. So I'd believe a well tuned 5.3 could match it if not a bit better.
    26 kilometers to the gallon sounds about right

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