If you’re driving your diesel truck without some kind of diesel tuner or programmer plugged in, you’re not getting everything you could out of it. The standards that truck manufacturers need to make their diesel trucks to are much lower than what they’re capable of with the right modifications. To show you what we mean, we’ll explore a few ways diesel tuners increase efficiency in different aspects of your truck’s performance.

Reduced Fuel Consumption

One of the most useful things that a diesel tuner can do for you is to increase your truck’s fuel efficiency. Especially in older trucks, the engine isn’t always running at optimal efficiency. Usually, this means that your air-to-fuel ratio isn’t as keyed in as it could be, which means that your truck might try to use more fuel to compensate.

Even a simple plug-and-play tuner can fix this issue and bring your air-to-fuel ratio back in line. This ensures that your engine always uses the correct amount of fuel at any given moment while reducing wasted fuel.

Increased Horsepower

Another practical way that diesel tuners increase your truck’s efficiency is by giving you the power you were probably hoping to find when you bought a diesel truck. Truck manufacturers often need to restrict the actual power output of their trucks for legal reasons, but tuners can help unlock that latent power.

If you need to haul a heavy load a long distance, you want to be able to do it as efficiently as possible. Almost any tuner you plug in will be able to increase your horsepower and torque, allowing you to get the job done faster and smoother than ever before.

Less Throttle Delay

Throttle delay refers to the amount of time that passes between pressing the gas pedal and your truck starting to move. Having a lot of throttle delay is another annoying issue that can make it feel like your truck isn’t performing how you want it to.

The right tuner plug-in can help to reduce this throttle delay, increasing your efficiency whether you’re driving somewhere normally or if you have a lot of weight you’re trying to haul around. Once you feel how much more sensitive your acceleration can be, you won’t want to go back to the way your truck felt before.

Norcal Diesel Performance can help you get devices for yourself, whether you need a Ford tuner, a Chevy Duramax programmer, or something else entirely. We make it easy to find the right tuner that will do what you need it to.