Update on Banks tuner for 2016 Ford

I have had the tuner installed for about a month now. It is set for economy mode, but unlike my older trucks with tuner the mileage has actually dropped about 1 MPG over stock. It did get rid of the annoying turbo lag and throttle response is exceptional, so I guess that is where the extra fuel has gone. The tuner is good for 6K loads, so can pull the boat OK, but not my big trailers, so will either have to change it to hauling mode or unload tune while hauling.

So, in a nutshell, it accelerates like a gas truck, but has not increased the mileage like I had hoped.

Did you do anything else besides the tuner?

Boss was having trouble with the emissions on his '08. Took it to a diesel shop, they did something to the computer, removed the emissions, large exhaust, some plumbing under the hood...

The results were amazing! No complaints about fuel mileage, but I don't drive it, not sure he ever checks.

Nope, that is only thing.

I have the Banks cold air intake from my last truck, will put it on.

?Took it to a diesel shop, they did something to the computer, removed the emissions, large exhaust, some plumbing under the hood...?

Good way to get your diesel shop shut down by the Feds...

The Banks diesel tuner kit would be about the LAST thing I'd put on my new diesel pickup. Too many better tuners for diesels out there, and cheaper too.

SON bought a new '14 Ram 2500 CTD off the lot about 3-1/2 years ago, stock tune was 370 hp, could get 22-24 mpg highway on trips, no idling. Had a "Contaminated DEF" error code, dealer reset computer while he waited, when on his way, second time, dealer needed to keep his truck, single car with two people working different shifts caused problems but they worked around the problem, third time dealer said it would be week before they could look at truck, service writer, Scum of the Earth IMHO, kept asking if Son was using Mopar DEF, No, same stuff Hundreds of trucks every day buy from the Flying J truckstop. Truck was Deleted, didn't use DEF anymore, tune was 500 HP, big shiney exhaust. MPG dropped on his truck too. He never pulled 6000# trailers, more like 16,000# to 20,000# pound trailers.

Then there's me, my 1996 F-250 7.3L PSD is still pure stock, 210-215 hp, I did run a K&N drop in air filter in it for about 50,000 miles, till I cleaned it and saw Thousands of points of light thru it even with the new K&N oil on it, put a new OEM filter in it, will never use a K&N again. My oil analysis with the K&N showed 3-4 PPM silicon, DIRT!, with OEM was 0-1 PPM. Truck has 300,000+ miles, towed up to 20,000# gross, about a 13,000# trailer. All with stock tune.