I have a chevy Silverado with a v-8 engine I just want to know how much more power the edge cts will give me for towing ?
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Well, I have the 6.2L engine in a half ton quad cab with 33" tires and it gave me a very noticeable amount of power. Approximately 25hp but with that and the change in shift intervals it hauls the mail and pulls like a son of a gun. Only thing I have to say is make sure that you place a jump pack on your battery or a battery charger while it uploads the tune. If the voltage drops too low at any time some files will be corrupted, causing nothing to work properly. This happened to me and I had to reflash the PCM at the dealership after towing it in cause the computer was all jacked up. As long as you give the battery extra juice you'll have no problem and customer service from edge is great. Well, I have the 6.2L engine in a half ton quad cab with 33" tires and it gave me a very noticeable amount of power. Approximately 25hp but with that and the change in shift intervals it hauls the mail and pulls like a son of a gun. Only thing I have to say is make sure that you place a jump pack on your battery or a battery charger while it uploads the tune. If the voltage drops too low at any time some files will be corrupted, causing nothing to work properly. This happened to me and I had to reflash the PCM at the dealership after towing it in cause the computer was all jacked up.... » Read More Well, I have the 6.2L engine in a half ton quad cab with 33" tires and it gave me a very noticeable amount of power. Approximately 25hp but with that and the change in shift intervals it hauls the mail and pulls like a son of a gun. Only thing I have to say is make sure that you place a jump pack on your battery or a battery charger while it uploads the tune. If the voltage drops too low at any time some files will be corrupted, causing nothing to work properly. This happened to me and I had to reflash the PCM at the dealership after towing it in cause the computer was all jacked up. As long as you give the battery extra juice you'll have no problem and customer service from edge is great. « Show Less
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Unicorn... When i bought mine i noticed a tiny bit of power increase only on the lvl 4 tune. I think they rate it at 25 hp gain, and 24 ft lb torque. The thing i really liked about it was it had firm shifts all the way through 3rd gear. Definitly going to help if your towing. But if your looking for just hp increase overall i would get a blackbear tune. Wont get number like a diesel but it will definitely help.
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Torque increase is what you will espero wince on that mode. HP gain is around 40 @ the wheels
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I have not used mine for towing yet. The main reason I bought the Edge CTS was to improve the fuel economy on my Silverado 2500HD. So far, I am not at all happy with it. I see no difference in fuel economy between the factory tune and the CTS "Economy" tune. This has turned out to be an expensive waste of money and time. I am very disappointed in this product.
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Well, I have the 6.2L engine in a half ton quad cab with 33" tires and it gave me a very noticeable amount of power. Approximately 25hp but with that and the change in shift intervals it hauls the mail and pulls like a son of a gun. Only thing I have to say is make sure that you place a jump pack on your battery or a battery charger while it uploads the tune. If the voltage drops too low at any time some files will be corrupted, causing nothing to work properly. This happened to me and I had to reflash the PCM at the dealership after towing it in cause the computer was all jacked up. As long as you give the battery extra juice you'll have no problem and customer service from edge is great.
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I wouldn't recommend it. It is equipped with a 30A fuse and has a #12 lead for the motor. Depending on the tongue weight, you would most likely blow out any fused lead in the plug. If you have to do it that way, run a spare #10 wire back to the plug from the battery of the tow vehicle, using a 30A circuit breaker at the battery to protect the circuit.
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You need a good battery charger. I also purchased two 11.1 V LiPo batteries. You may want to have your son operate the truck with the 7 cell batteries before running with the larger 11.1 LiPo batteries which will make it much faster. I live out in the Texas Hill country and have a front yard 200 ft deep and the truck will do a wheelie the whole distance. I hope this helps.
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So far I have had mine for 5 months and it has been great. Makes my 4.8 run like a 5.3 or maybe a little more. I just used it to tow my 26' camp trailer with no issues. Haven't had any trouble.
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I have this on a 2008 Silverado, and I am able to raise the limit from the factory cut-off of 96 to 125. I have tried any higher than that. You can not remove the cut off only raise that I have found, I hope this answers your question. FYI I love my edge and do not regret buying it for one second. When I purchase a new vehicle my first upgrade will be an edge for that one as well. Robert
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There are tunes for towing, street, and track. Towing is only like 60 hp but bigger torque gains street is big hp and torque gains, I believe 70/100 or something like that and track is massive HP and torque gains like 120/248 or something crazy definitely a huge difference I usually just leave mine set to track I have a 6.0 excursion and get 15mpg avg and about 20 down the freeway. Check out sctflash.com for detas
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I think it would eventually because once you feel how much quicker the truck will be with this boost in power, you won't want to baby it anymore. It really gets rid of that factory 7.3 sluggish feeling. Way faster throttle response and quick off the line.
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i tried the milege mode on my 06 gmc 2500hd with 6.0L and 4l80e trans, it made the truck feel really sluggish and didnt seem to help the mileage any so i switched it to the performance mode. now it didnt make the truck super powered but it does seem peppier over stock and the trans doesnt gear hunt unloaded and less gear hunting when loaded, nice firm shifts but not neck snapping. down side is i have to use 90+ octane but truck seems to get a little better fuel mileage on the highway, city driving well its a heavy truck so i dont expect much from it lol
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Yes, the CTS Evolution #85200 supports your truck, has three tunes on it, with the Level 1 tune at 23 wheel HP and 31 torque, Level 2 tune at 51 wheel HP and 83 torque and the Level 3 tune rated at 81 wheel HP and 170 feet of torque. Let us know any other questions, glad to help! Brian at Franchi Motorsports 614 620-5050
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For a short course truck I run the Castle sidewinder SCT version with the 1410-3800kv in my HPI Blitz and its awesome it's built to handle the weight of 4x4 short course trucks and turned my Blitz into an animal on the track.
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Yeah I just bought this for my brother for Christmas. He has a 2007 5.3 sierra 1500. This is a awesome product. You should expect about 30 hp and 2 mpg more than stock. Main difference is in the transmission shift points it keep pulling through the gears. Unlike stock where the shifts are really smooth and you feel like your losing power. Also there are a ton of extra gauges and features to help track your trucks performance.
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I went from 15 avg to about 17.5. I do tow a lot, so that included highway, city, and towing. My best road trip unloaded was 18.35. But I ran the transmission tune as well, and setting on HOT!! Great power when you need it! Running with DPF removed is a must to gain any real mileage.
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Sorry, but it all depends on cold cranking amps required by your V6. The Odysseus is 170coca. That's enough for my little 2.0L turbo 4, but it's a daily driver, and I put the Odysseus charger on it for top off every weekend.The main reason I run this battery is to save 25lbs from my engine compartment.And come summer, I'll mount this AGM battery under my rear seat.
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I have not used it in conjunction with towing. However I have noticed an increase in take off power and power when dropping into over drive. Try it, you will like it.
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I have two battery rated at 1200 CCA. I've been able to run every power tool on my truck, ie, vacuum pump, microwave, chop saw, etc. Please refer to OHMS Law for your specific needs. This is an awesome invertor.
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I find as a daily driver the step above stock works real good. It will pull my 11000 lb. Trailer great going on the interstate. It does not like the tow mode to be on. If I am pulling a pass I do put it on tow mode and it works wonderful. I try to keep it out of extreme. It will smoke your tires every time even if you are not trying to. Over all u find that I enjoy it.
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The truck is pretty peppy with the battery it comes with. It lacks run time though. I would start off by getting a second battery of the same size, and connecting them in parallel. The series connection is designed solely to increase top speed, and should only be used for that. Stop and go style use will fry the batteries in no time in series. Parallel increases how long the batteries will run, as well as the raw torque of the truck. A lot of guys out there will say, "Get the biggest and tie them in series!" I will definitely say that high speeds are not this truck's friend. Although it does result in some wicked crashes!