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On a similar note, has anyone tried the STC #9550 flash tool? It's a PCM programmer that stores the original program, and substitutes it with other fuel and timing maps. Each program takes only minutes to upload into the PCM. The 9550 is for all V8 and V10 OBDII Mopars.

My apologies! I meant to say SCT X-Cal from www.sctflash.com. The Chrysler and Dodge part number is #9550. The website mentions diesel and the high performance V-10 application, but nothing really for the truck V-10. I'm in the process of determining if a special flash is required for the truck V-10 or if a Hemi, HiPo V-10 flash will work. I found an X-cal on Ebay. New from SCT it's $699, but I've seen them on Ebay for $300 to $400. The website is nice; information and videos. I've heard between so-so and good results with the Jet chips, so I decided to stick with the SCT units.

A huge difference in power is exactly what I'm looking for. I'm so sick of everyone comparing their diesels to what they perceive to be a large V10 paperweight; I guess the rattle truckers need to justify the higher price of diesel fuel, turbos, the stink, the poor cold starts, the short-lived ball joints, the smoke, the noise, the plugged injectors and the constant fuel filter replacements. They also need turbos and propane injection to even make it off the line. Let's face it: Diesels are SLOW! I'd want to appear bone stock; you can't look into a PCM and see a custom tune : ] In any case, the SCT flash procedure goes something like this: Using the SCT X-CAL and the Dodge Advantage III software on a laptop, and your vehicle on a dyno, an efficient and powerful flash program is created, and stored. That program can function in any similar stock truck (i.e. V6, V8, V10-non Viper), and I imagine the program could be emailed (you want to have a stock truck) and entered into your X-CAL. Then your stock program is uploaded into the X-CAL, and the tune is downloaded into your PCM. You can switch programs, for let's say, bringing your truck to the Dodge dealer for warranty work. It apparently only takes a few minutes for the upload / download, and it beats a permanent PCM flash and the time required to ship it back and forth. Not everyone has a dyno, so you need to find an SCT dealer that has the Advantage III program for your Dodge, and can maybe create a custom tune for your particular vehicle with respect to modifications, on their dyno. Keep in mind, none of this is cheap. An X-CAL is between $400 and $500 (maybe less) from Ebay, and $699 from SCT. Dyno time charges will vary, and the SCT dealers are the only ones with the Advantage III program, and very few of them have the Dodge program. Going to the dyno with worn plugs, wires, clogged air filter, clogged fuel filter, 1/8th of a tank of 87 octane gas, and clogged cats will cost you time at the dyno shop, and let's not mention the impression you will leave the tuners if you show up all ate up. I'm figuring the stock 300 hp and 450 lb.ft. of torque can easily be increased to at least 325 and 500 respectively, maybe more with a plug change and higher octane fuel, and even more with a larger throttle body, larger injectors, and headers. If I can find someone in Utah with the Dodge Advantage III program and a dyno, I'll let everyone here know what dyno numbers I end up with my stock truck. So far, that's the only obstacle. Djgaston, if you can guarantee a decent programming experience on your truck with your guy, I think a lot of us would be very interested!

Yesterday, I received my SCT X-CAL. I plugged it in and it told me battery voltage, trouble codes (there weren't any), my PCN number, my VIN, the original dealer that sold the X-CAL, and the car it was used on. It has the OBDII connector, a USB port connector, and a multi-pin connector which I have no idea what it's for, but it kind of looks like a video port on the back of newer televisions. I managed to find a dyno shop not too far away, and as a bonus, also has SCT knowledge. I'm making an appointment sometime tomorrow or Saturday to obtain a dyno baseline and see what else I can do that day. I'll keep everyone informed!

Ok guys, here's the most recent news. For some reason, my dyno guy has fallen off the face of the earth. I've been trying to get a hold of him since last week Thursday with no luck. Today, his machine says he's closed. I am still going to get those numbers. I have also found a Dynomax dual system for a sweet deal, and that will be an added dyno run so you can see if it made any power. I'll do a stock baseline, a stock with SCT flash, and STC flash with the dual exhaust system.