Is a lope tune bad for your diesel truck?

Is a lope tune bad for your diesel truck?

Lope tunes sound good but are bad for injectors. Something about the waffer plates in them. And the more soot goes through the turbo, the quicker it will “plug up”.

Can you drive with a lope tune?

Usually “lope” is only commanded in the idle segment of the map and it has no effect while actually driving. Duramax19 said: it is impossible to drive on. It is way rough to try to drive on so if you get a lope tune dont plan on using it everyday.

Why does my Duramax sound like a jet?

Registered. The turbo vanes are “sweeping”. They change position sometimes at idle, making the “jet” noise.

What causes a diesel to lope?

Lope is caused by the overlap when the exhaust valve is opening and the intake valve is closing. The more overlap, the more lope there will be. It’s about exhaust duration. It can usually be tuned in or out depending on the LSA of the cam.

What causes a diesel to lope at idle?

What is Lope idle?

Lope is the sound an engine makes at idle when large cam is installed. It’s kinda hard to describe. It sounds kinda like a horse running, but faster. It’s caused by the intake and exhaust valves being open at the same time (this is known as “valve overlap”).

How reliable is the LMM Duramax?

Consistent to its very similar LBZ counterpart, the LMM is a highly reliable engine. The DPF is a hot-spot for failure so beware that you will probably end up with a few thousand dollars of DPF/emissions repairs, however you can *illegaly* remove this potential problem by removing the DPF system.

What does EFI Live do for Duramax?

The EFI Live system is a tool that allows you to electronically crack open the OE ECU & TCM in your Duramax and allows you to overwrite the stock files with upgraded tunes. This specific EFI Live will include Coopers Custom Solutions tuning with either a single tune or 5 tunes.