Cure for slow spool up, lazy low speed acceleration?

[Mawvelous]

Installed the BD Diesel Throttle Booster today and left on fast idle for a couple of minutes while went a got my wallet for a test drive. Set selector to level 3. I took it out and this cures the lazy low speed accel. I never really noticed a lag in the truck before or after. I have a Bully Dog GT 40420 w/o tunes loaded. I use it to monitor EGT's etc. It has a throttle % gauge, I have monitored this for the last week or so. Under normal accel (light to moderate pedal pressure) it read 12-30 %. Now it is 25-60% so there you go. I would never romp the go pedal to get this response so for me to have it at light to moderate pedal it is worth it. I doubt I will ever load an ECM tune in this truck. I don't care about blowing smoke I have been there done that. I want this truck quiet and I want it clean. I might consider a TS Stryker. One of you will have to have the Edge JWA and will be selling your Stryker soon enough. I like this for 230. worth the price.

 

[MJWenrich]

Will this be a deal breaker for the warranty? Adding an after market device has been the topic of many on this forum and may make you your own warranty station as they say. Just wondering if you checked on this and thanks for the information.

Mike

 

[Mawvelous]

This device is upstream from the ECM, can be removed in 5 minutes or less. You can find anything if go looking. I can tell you that if you jack up your truck & put fat tires and wheels on etc. You become a rolling posture child for dealer or mtg to find reasons to good warranty. My truck looks like Grandpa's Truck. It is stock except for the canopy and bull bar. I feel this helps get the truck moving it does not add power. One of the reasons I would not add an ECM tune is it is too easy to detect and a hassle to unload every time it goes to the dealer . These boxes are plug and play and unplug for stock. I would advise to get a code reader,/clearer for DEF limp clearing and for other contigencies

 

[MJWenrich]

Yup. I have one but do not know if it is new enough to work on the 2014. I know it works on earlier OBD II systems. Thanks for the feedback re: warranty. There is probably a drone checking on us so be careful and work in your garage.