01 CAT 6NZ Tuning

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  1. steve092

    steve092 Light Load Member

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    Hi guys, I've got a 01 C-15 6NZ. Can anyone here refer me to a CAT guru who can tune my truck?

    I can't seem to find Mr.Haney anymore on here.
     
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  3. I glide 47

    I glide 47 Road Train Member

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    Try Pittsburgh power
     
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  4. joey8686

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    The Bullydog tuner is pretty good and you can put the tunes in yourself and take em out whenever you want
     
  5. Brandt

    Brandt Road Train Member

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    How much HP do you want ? Pittsburgh power can do the job.
     
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  6. MRMTRANS

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    PP rebuilt my engine with all the bells and whistles in January of 2016: ceramic coated, titled manifold, larger turbo, ecm tune, balanced rods, etc. 600k miles later, it runs as good as day 1, and burns 1/2 gal oil every 14k miles. Get 8÷ mpg average, and I don't baby it always running 60 mph. I could get into more details why I would hesitate to go elsewhere, but that would take too long.
     
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  7. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    How much did that set you back ?
     
  8. steve092

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    What did PP charge you for the rebuild?

    I just purchased this truck and has already been tuned for 650HP. I just don't like the idea of a random person tuning it and would like to have it reflashed.

    I haul 160k gross as well so I would love to have my motor running 100%
     
  9. MRMTRANS

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    $20, 800 approximately. I have a S60 Detroit, though. That included a bull gear, oil pump, air compressor, water pump, manifold, and ecm tune (and fixed my opt-idle with the ecm work). I already had installed a relatively new crank dampener (along with their crank balancer), and larger turbo. So those were not included in that cost, but something I would lean towards always doing if you are considering a rebuild as well.
     
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    I forgot to list head and injectors in that rebuild.
     
  11. MRMTRANS

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    Not to sound like a salesman for PP, but you might want to know, it used to be if you had the tuning done at their place, you got a free dyno. They have a patten on that dyno because a big plate hydraulically pressured holds the wheels down, unlike being chained. I can't say they still put your truck on the dyno while they reprogram, since they have remote tuners around the country. They might just only install a tune, instead of tweeking it while it is on the dyno. I've heard Bruce Mallinson ( the owner) on the radio talking about how much hp (700-800) they can get out of a 6NZ. But I suppose that's going to require a lot: manifold, larger turbo, fleet air filter, FASS or Air Dog, etc. Exhaust readings on the dyno can tell them a lot about how far they can go with a tune.
     
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