Not sure what I have (I am a noob)

[BikerTrashW]

Asking alot of questions in this one:

2 days ago I bought a 2006 2500 4x4. It has the edge J/A and an oversized exhaust on it. is there anyway to tell what else the PO did to it? I dont want to turn the edge up and screw something up in the trans


Also: driving on level 1 that is suposed to be the economy setting I only got 15 mpg in mixed driving but about 3/4 was interstate. Should I he happy with that or might something need attention? I have heard alot of stories abotu 20+ mpg with these things and I am a little let down (especially since the overhead was showing 21.9)



Also, the only diesel I have ever driven besides this was a 6.0 powerjoke and I noticed it was always making boost. my truck only makes about 3 pounds at 55 and the egts are running 600-620 just cruising.


I looked on here for a sticky for noobs to read to get a handle on things but I cant seem to find it.


Anny help would be appreciated.

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2006 2500 4x4 Auto
Edge Attitude/Juice

[Hot Stuff]

3# and 600* cruising is great! They don't need boost to make enough power to cruise. Low boost = lower EGT's. You're good there. Keep it below 1400* EGT and you'll be good.

The higher setting you put the Juice on, the better MPG you will get. IF, that's a big IF, you can keep your foot out of the fuel pedal. 15 isn't bad, but could be better, what size tires? What gear ratio? what tranny (auto or manual)? etc all plays a roll in what your MPG will be.

NEVER go by the overhead "lie-o-meter". Always hand calculate.

Fill out you're location, etc in your profile. Location also plays a factor in MPG. Temps will make it vary alot. Especially with winter approaching.
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'03 Black 2500 QC/LB 4x4, 6 speed, BHAF, 2" lift, black H2's, 35" BFG MT's, B&W turnover, Juice w/ Attitude, 5" str8 pipe, BD lift pump, spin on filters, Firestone bags

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Last edited by Hot Stuff : 11-07-2009 at 12:51 PM.

[AdamRRT]

Edge J/A sucks for mpg in my experience. I wasn't impressed.

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2006 Mega 2500. Smarty, XZII, HOT J/A (gauges), HTS trans, Edge TC, GM gov sol, AirDog II, Silverline muffler, 35's on 18's, 4" lift, -cat, -baffles, -silencer.
2001 Corvette C5. Tuned by BLUECAT.

[Travis A]

how big is your oversized exhaust? and if someone puts on an exhaust they usually put on a new cold air intake, is that still stock?

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early 04 dodge ram dually auto mods: Full billet DTT tranny, Edge J w/ A, Smarty beta 4.2, AFE stage 2, S&B Intake horn, remote starter, turbo timer, train horn, dipricol Trans, fuel, and rail. silencer ring MIA.

[04Cummin3500]

hot stuff i call b.s. on the higher setting the better fuel mileage, i tried it driving on the highway for two tank 1 tank on mileage tune, and one tank on extreme driving the same on each tank. stopped about 150 miles early to get fuel whenon stage 5. if u just bought the truck, change the oil, and fuel filter and check ur trans fluid. just my rule for buying a used vehicle. so u know when the maintnence was done.

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2004.5 Dodge Ram3500 2WDQCLBSRW.Edge Juice/attitude, AEM Brute Force Intake,BHAF,Straight Piped,Leveling Kit,Silencer Ring MIA,ProComp ES9000 Shocks,S&B Intake Horn,CST Lift,33x12.50 M/T ATZ USN SeaBees "We Build.We Fight" NMCB 5

[BikerTrashW]

It is an auto, the tires are 285/70/17 Bridgestone Dueler A/Ts.

After I finish this tank off I will turn the juice up to 3, I don't want to go past that till I find out if any trans work has been done on it, I just have no clue how to do that if I cant find out who the PO is and ask.

I am almost having to learn how to drive again. I am used to my F150, if you wanted to do do something even moderately quick you pretty much had to put your foot to the floor. Yesterday I was making a left turn with this truck and just about slid the back of the truck around when I did that.


I am in south Louisiana, not too much of a winter down here.

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2006 2500 4x4 Auto
Edge Attitude/Juice

[BikerTrashW]

Originally Posted by AdamRRT

Edge J/A sucks for mpg in my experience. I wasn't impressed.

What might be better? I just like having all the gauges that the attitude has, I saw bullydog has something similar too though.

Originally Posted by Travis A

how big is your oversized exhaust? and if someone puts on an exhaust they usually put on a new cold air intake, is that still stock?

4" from the turbo back and it does still have the stock intake.

Originally Posted by 04Cummin3500

if u just bought the truck, change the oil, and fuel filter and check ur trans fluid. just my rule for buying a used vehicle. so u know when the maintnence was done.

That was the first thing I did, all new fuel, oil, and air filters.

If I would have thought about it I would have saved some of the old oil to send for a test but... hind site is 20/20.



Also, what is a good diesel additive? I was told I have to run something because of the ULSD but the guy at the autoparts did not know whats best. I ended up getting some Power Service in the silver bottle.

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2006 2500 4x4 Auto
Edge Attitude/Juice

[04Cummin3500]

dude u dont have to worry about blowin the trans on 5 if u just occasionally put it on 5

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2004.5 Dodge Ram3500 2WDQCLBSRW.Edge Juice/attitude, AEM Brute Force Intake,BHAF,Straight Piped,Leveling Kit,Silencer Ring MIA,ProComp ES9000 Shocks,S&B Intake Horn,CST Lift,33x12.50 M/T ATZ USN SeaBees "We Build.We Fight" NMCB 5

[CalebZ400]

Originally Posted by 04Cummin3500

hot stuff i call b.s. on the higher setting the better fuel mileage, i tried it driving on the highway for two tank 1 tank on mileage tune, and one tank on extreme driving the same on each tank. stopped about 150 miles early to get fuel whenon stage 5. if u just bought the truck, change the oil, and fuel filter and check ur trans fluid. just my rule for buying a used vehicle. so u know when the maintnence was done.

I get the best economy when on 5x5 as long as i dont hammer it all the time. The increase in timing is was helps the gas economy.

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2006 3500 Megacab Laramie 4x4 G56 4.10s: Edge Juice w/ attitude-Hot, Quad X2 race, 5k 55w HIDs, F.U. switch, Rev wheels w/ 295/70/17 Nitto Terra Grapplers, Randy Ellis Designs light bar, Lightforce 240s Coming Soon: Southbend 3600DD

[04Cummin3500]

i still stand by my testing, but everybody has there own opinions.

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2004.5 Dodge Ram3500 2WDQCLBSRW.Edge Juice/attitude, AEM Brute Force Intake,BHAF,Straight Piped,Leveling Kit,Silencer Ring MIA,ProComp ES9000 Shocks,S&B Intake Horn,CST Lift,33x12.50 M/T ATZ USN SeaBees "We Build.We Fight" NMCB 5

[CalebZ400]

Originally Posted by 04Cummin3500

i still stand by my testing, but everybody has there own opinions.

And everyones truck responds differently to different situations and programmers especially bc of location, altitude, and weather

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2006 3500 Megacab Laramie 4x4 G56 4.10s: Edge Juice w/ attitude-Hot, Quad X2 race, 5k 55w HIDs, F.U. switch, Rev wheels w/ 295/70/17 Nitto Terra Grapplers, Randy Ellis Designs light bar, Lightforce 240s Coming Soon: Southbend 3600DD

[Travis A]

well 4" from the turbo is stock exhaust size on an 06

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early 04 dodge ram dually auto mods: Full billet DTT tranny, Edge J w/ A, Smarty beta 4.2, AFE stage 2, S&B Intake horn, remote starter, turbo timer, train horn, dipricol Trans, fuel, and rail. silencer ring MIA.