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The software our customers download is from Alientech, the flash tool manufacturer. I am not sure how a checksum of their software would validate it. They have used the same software for 5 years now for many tuning companies, not just GDE.

We have been hearing of Gen3 engine failures now. The design tweaks in the new engine are not enough to prevent some failures. Also heard there is a cleanliness issue in the assembly plant. Glad they got you fixed up.

Our Colorado tunes are released. We are working on the Ford now. Thus far with an engine and trans tune on that application we can drop the 0-60 almost 2 seconds. This will also be emission compliant when it is released.

The Ford 3.0l Powerstroke is a nice engine and will be around for quite a while. They did a poor job of marketing it and only offer on high trim levels, this prices out a lot of potential customers. I think they might address those issues in the 2021 model year release.

We are compiling the tunes now. We will be building customer tunes later next week. Thanks for the patience. The tune is more powerful than the older tune and drivability is the same as older tunes. It takes care of 95% of FCA issues. The other 5% are hard part problems FCA has that we...

Our new tunes will be installed with an OBD flash tool and you can revert back to stock before dealer service. You will not be changing ecms with our new tune kit. Thanks GDE

We just finished the emission certification testing on ecodiesel yesterday. We will have an engine/trans tune combo with OBD flash tool for install available in mid-June. 49-state legal at the moment. CA and CARB have more paperwork and they will be later in the summer.

Truck value drops about $5000 as a very expensive system is being removed from vehicle and this negatively affects resale value. Service is harder to get done as you cannot take it to a dealer for the most part. Can only private sale the vehicle as it is illegal for a dealer to sell a deleted...

You need to flash the trans back to stock, then you can erase the tool. This will unlock it from your VIN and make it feasible to resell the tool. The next person could just buy a trans tune at that point.

If it was fine for a while, there is a good chance the turbo has been damaged due to overspeeding the bearings. Many of these tunes companies make tend to overspeed the turbo if power bump is over 30 hp. Hope you can get it sorted out.

Who did the tune for you?

Check the fault codes and post them up.

The ZF trans is very nice. The 2020 Gen3 engine will have its own issues that need addressing. Some issues will be related to the Gen2 engine and others will be new issues based on the changed hardware. It is still a poor integration on the engine compared to Ford or GM.

MR506 is the same base engine as Ram, modified for marine use. The 630 was designed for passenger car use and worked very well for that purpose. A truck engine should have a different design to handle the increased load factor. I agree a clean sheet design is warranted.

Monitor your DEF consumption. It will increase substantially and eventually have issues. The exhaust repair for over dosing and destroying the SCR washcoat should be less than $3000, it may take 10,000-20,000 miles for this to happen.

My guess is the automotive 3.0l will die around 2025 when new emission standards and CAFE are in full effect. VM has been doing marine and industrial decades before they ventured into the automotive realm. Mercury uses their marine engines quite a bit. It would be quite the bummer to lose a...

TC Diesel, Once we finish the emission certification testing, the new tunes will be delivered via a flash tool, I am not sure we will continue with the ecm exchange as it adds cost. For sure, warranty can be voided with tuning, but with our tune we expect the engine to have fewer field issues...

"emission compliant" tuning is just another disclaimer some companies are starting to use. Same as 'off-road racing use only'. Emission certification requires running the FTP75, HWFEC, US06 and SC03(AC2) test cycles and all the results must be within regulation limits. One must also test the...

You clearly don't work for GDE and have no idea what you are talking about. GDE never stopped sales in the export market (outside the US). We have a flash tool option for the engine and the transmission on the ecodiesel. We also still have ecm swaps for folks that do not want a flash tool.

^^^ GDE has a flash tool option for the engine as well. Only available for Canadians at the moment.