Hey all-
Just got back from a 2000+ mile road trip out to California and back with my brand spankin' new PE Comp installed.
I got the thing a week before my trip, and had been experimenting with all the new power and the settings around town. On level 5, like I have heard, the thing takes off like the space shuttle and smokes about the same as the solid fuel boosters, which is fun in it's own right. I usually leave it on level 3 in town, lots of extra giddy-up without the smoke.
I took to the desert last Monday, leaving myself the hottest part of the drive from Kingman to Barstow during the hottest part of the day during a heat wave. I left the Comp on setting 2 for the drive out.
The first thing I noticed was how cool the thing was running with the Comp in. EGT's hit 1100 once, but that was racing a Duramax up a hill in 110 degree heat outside of Kingman @ 95 mph. Boost was pushing 30 at that point as well. I figured that was all ok since the Duramax apparently blew up! I was smoking him, and suddenly black smoke came flying out from under the hood and out of the tailpipe. Last I saw of him he had hit the hazards and was pulling off to the side of the road. Pity to see a brand new $40+k truck die like that.
Other than that, EGT's averaged under 800 degrees preturbo with the cruise set at 75 mph.
Another pleasant side effect was an almost 2 mph increase in MPG's! I would normally be limping in to Kingman running pretty empty from Albuquerque, but I never even hit 1/8 tank on that part of the drive, and that was with a slight headwind! The boost would come up sharply on steep hills, hitting around 25 pretty often. I've never experienced any kind of lag on hills before, but I'd have to say that it just felt "snappier" driving it now.
I'm basically saying that I'm tickled pink with my new toy. I was going to buy an EZ, but I figured that for only $200 more that I should go all the way. Very glad that I did.
Just got back from a 2000+ mile road trip out to California and back with my brand spankin' new PE Comp installed.
I got the thing a week before my trip, and had been experimenting with all the new power and the settings around town. On level 5, like I have heard, the thing takes off like the space shuttle and smokes about the same as the solid fuel boosters, which is fun in it's own right. I usually leave it on level 3 in town, lots of extra giddy-up without the smoke.
I took to the desert last Monday, leaving myself the hottest part of the drive from Kingman to Barstow during the hottest part of the day during a heat wave. I left the Comp on setting 2 for the drive out.
The first thing I noticed was how cool the thing was running with the Comp in. EGT's hit 1100 once, but that was racing a Duramax up a hill in 110 degree heat outside of Kingman @ 95 mph. Boost was pushing 30 at that point as well. I figured that was all ok since the Duramax apparently blew up! I was smoking him, and suddenly black smoke came flying out from under the hood and out of the tailpipe. Last I saw of him he had hit the hazards and was pulling off to the side of the road. Pity to see a brand new $40+k truck die like that.
Other than that, EGT's averaged under 800 degrees preturbo with the cruise set at 75 mph.
Another pleasant side effect was an almost 2 mph increase in MPG's! I would normally be limping in to Kingman running pretty empty from Albuquerque, but I never even hit 1/8 tank on that part of the drive, and that was with a slight headwind! The boost would come up sharply on steep hills, hitting around 25 pretty often. I've never experienced any kind of lag on hills before, but I'd have to say that it just felt "snappier" driving it now.
I'm basically saying that I'm tickled pink with my new toy. I was going to buy an EZ, but I figured that for only $200 more that I should go all the way. Very glad that I did.