M11 Cummins Tuning

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  1. m11mf13

    m11mf13 Bobtail Member

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    Hi All. First time poster, long time reader. Hoping for some recommendations from you all. One of my trucks is a '99 Freightliner with the M11 engine (350E setting currently). This truck doesn't work commercially anymore and I'm converting the title to be a recreational truck that will pull my fifth wheel camper. I'm trying to find a shop in or around Colorado that can custom tune the truck once I put a larger turbo on it. After calling around all day yesterday I haven't found anyone who knows how to tune these trucks. I'm not interested in going the factory uprate route because the truck will never be towing more than 20k lbs and therefore doesn't need the same safeties in place that a factory tune takes into account. I will be installing a pyro gauge for monitoring and have plenty of experience with hopping up light duty diesels and how to drive them. I called PDI and they don't tune anything older than 2010 anymore, probably due to the EPA, but this truck never had any of that factory equipment to start with. Long post, but I want to hot rod this thing!
     
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  3. spsauerland

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    pushbroom and BoxCarKidd Thank this.
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    Thanks, that one didn't come up on google but looks promising.
     
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    spsauerland Road Train Member

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    Talk to Sam, his daughter.
     
  6. m11mf13

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    Just got off the phone with her I think. With my CPL I can bump up to 450hp with a factory tune, so I'm pretty happy about being able to do that, although I would prefer something custom.
     
  7. spsauerland

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    They do custom on Cat, but it is $$$. Fleece Performance used to do custom tuning, but they only do pickups nowadays. Everybody went underground since EPA crackdowns.
     
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    Call a fuel shop with injector P/N and see if you can get some higher flowing tips. I like Diesel Controls in Massillon, OH.
     
  9. m11mf13

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    Thanks, what's the easiest way to find the part number? Call Cummins?
     
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    Post your ESN or setup your own account on Quickserve. Used to be free.
     
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