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Making Sense of It All
This section is designed to help you
To understand how the additional power will change your driving
experience as well as help you figure out what power level will best suit
your driving style;
The first thing you will probably notice, especially if this is your first time
driving a diesel truck with a performance module, is that this is a whole
different animal. You will experience more power, quicker take-offs, better
passing and acceleration, and even better fuel economy. Power level one is
specifically designed to maximize fuel economy improvements.
(
if you can put
off the little guy on your shoulder telling you to
‘
step on it hard
’)
.
If you are towing, the beauty of the extra power the Edge module delivers is
that not only will be able to maintain speed going up a hill, but the added
power will also keep you in a higher gear, so your transmission will not keep
“hunting” for lower gears. We recommend level one or level two for towing
applications. Only use level two if you are towing a light load.
The remaining power levels are designed to match fueling with any
additional upgrades you may have done to your vehicle. Level 3 is as far as
you should go on a stock truck and should never be used while towing.
Level 3 is designed to take advantage of the built-in safety margins the
manufacture needs to add in order to make sure your vehicle can tow at its
maximum capacity. When driven responsibly, and used with an EGT gauge
or the Attitude monitor, level 3 will not stress the stock engine or
transmission as long as you are not towing.
Levels four and five are race levels and are designed to be used with
upgraded drive trains. If you have modified your injectors, upgraded the
transmission, changed turbos or performed other similar enhancements,
levels four and five will match fueling to the additional performance created
by these upgrades. On a stock truck, it is possible to overstress the engine
and transmission while driving in levels four and five.
