ITS_CLN

hello. My truck is arriving in two weeks. I am getting my whipple the first day the 2019 CARB EO # is approved. I have decided I am going to install immediately. Can your tuner help with my needs or is it solely for his needs ($$$?). It's all good I'll figure it out...Its only money. I just gotta flash the god damn cash and the ****ers will do what I want. End of story.

I left work in first gear the other day with the 4L60E at 5500 RPM. The ground was a little wet so I held it sideways down the whole block. My employee pulls up next to me at the light and says "I saw that!" So I do it again, brakestanding while chatting with him. He says I'm a professional driver on an open course. When the lawman pulls me over, I respectfully pull to the right, roll down my tinted windows, shut off my vehicle and sit with my hands on the steering wheel so they feel comfortable. When they ask if I know why they pulled me over, I usually know which law I broke and how bad, so I'm quite honest and willing to pay my fines for my actions. Quite often the officer says "Have a nice day, slow down." I would say more than 50% of the time I have been let go, and this includes exhibition of speed. Respecting an officers job goes a long way. Do you think they want to be doing that exact job? Maybe not but maybe they want a nice neighborhood for themselves and others. I was speaking with my neighbor down the block and it turns out hes a police officer (he has cars we were talking GM). I was walking my dog and I see the CHP stopped at a house. That's odd I thought. Turns out its the CHP guys house. I'm walking my dog again the other day at 10PM and my neighbor a few doors down is coming out his side gate (I thought trash). Turns out hes a homicide major crimes detective he was leaving his house going to work a late shift. Fully uniformed police officer uses side gate to be sneaky and jump in vehicle quickly. I'm introducing myself to other neighbor and I notice something odd that only other law enforcement pay attention to (my brother is LEO). I mention it and he says "yup I'm LAPD civilian". He works for the police just not in the field. None of these people know each other either. I can tell you where I WONT be doing smokey burnouts. My neighborhood. LOL.

I usually leave the jobsite sideways in first gear with the overrun clutches locked (shift selector in first for you amateurs). My front tires look almost new (replaced recently) and the backs are already worn half down. Time to rotate and make them even next month!

Why are you concerned how I choose to spend my time and money anyway? I’m sure a lot of the public sees lift kits and big tires as a waste of money. I think $2,000 Christian Louboutins are a waste of money but you don’t see me on a fashion forum posting. Its all good I spent $7,000 on a Whipple today and $2,000 on a lift kit. Wasted. Oh well. How will I ever eat again.

I spoke with Whipple and you have to be very intelligent to understand the why's and the whats. Randy, I got your answers and we can move forward.

I will not let others deter me from my success. When others said it couldn’t be done, I showed up and built it on time and under budget. biggerdogg has already proven you wrong and I will be right there with him backing him up. My truck arrives soon. It’s ok you go be a follower, a sheep. Go mod your 6.2. Us leaders, us Eagles will handle the 6.0L gas task. FYI, I’m going for a thousand horse and a thousand torque at motor. 800/800 real wheel or plus. I will not stop until it is achieved. then once that is done we start playing with nitrous. Just.because I want to.

The E78 is far from garbage as BiggerDogg has proven. It’s unlike any previous GM ECM. More like a Ford or a foreign. it is absolutely the tuners who are at fault. Take it to a GM ECM guy and it’s an automatic failure. Take it to a real tuner and you are ok. I now know the difference between actual tuners and Guys who only tune GM and aren’t really that good either.

heres a guy with a 2.9 Whipple on a 2500HD. I want to see your video!

I've been Republican all my life. Who knows where my money really goes but I do know that last year I paid in excess of $30,000 in payroll taxes personally if you combine all the Fed and State Taxes. Then add on top of it usage taxes like gasoline and our lovely 9.75% Los Angeles sales tax rate (less in Ventura County interestingly enough). I also employed 36 workers full time for the entire year with a full benefit package at the prevailing wage rate (highest locally). 401k Retirement, H & W account, Full medical no copays $5 copay prescription to this day (its expensive ungodly expensive). I think its more than likely "Someone has to pay for all the large payouts from the multi million dollar lawsuits and settlements that cripple local, county and state governments" Everyday in the paper I see another payout for $3 million, $10 million, whatever millions. Someone has to pay THOSE bills too, and that someone is me and the rest of the working people who pay Taxes. In fact it affects anybody who pays taxes. The total amount of taxes I paid personally and for my 36 workers, and don't forget, the corporation has to pay the matching taxes on the FICA (social security and medicare), was ENORMOUS. Every week I have to pay the government $10-15 thousand dollars and this is JUST the payroll tax reporting. I also have to pay someone to make that payment and do my payroll and accounting. (I can't wear every hat every hour of the day, been their done that learned my lesson). You might think drug dealers pay no taxes. Interestingly enough they use gasoline like you and I, they still pay that tax. Sales tax, they pay that tax. So we should be clear when we speak and not be so vague. Drug Dealers supposedly pay no payroll taxes. So if they did, would it make them legit? Obviously drugs are illegal so we can't condone an illegal profession, but what about all these new Cannabis employees. I wonder how they are paying their payroll taxes if Cannabis (i.e. Marijuana, Weed), is still Federally prohibited. I'm not in that industry so I don't know if all these dispensaries are paying payroll taxes or not, or if some are and some aren't or what % do or don't. That is the job of the local Office of Finance and Tax Regulation (i.e. Business Licenses). But I can tell you, as I drive to work, I pass maybe fifty to one hundred of these dispensaries with the large neon green cross outside and you can even smell the stuff from the street sometimes. Are THEY paying taxes? Because I SURE the hell AM.

I was going to buy a $35k 1500, then a 40k truck then a 45k 2500 looked better and then I said 50k max out the door that's it I'm buying an LT that's final. That's all I need that's it. I never thought I would pay $50k for a new truck. Never never in my life. Kept building them, kept shopping, flew through AZ got stuck in the airport in a freak desert hailstorm. Searched trucks for hours. They had five 6.0L double cab locally at Earnhart GMC. Why no crews hmm weird. Can't find gas crew cabs. Said screw it I'm buying a 4WD and gonna take it to the sand why not. Got home built built and saw this seat option. Went to the dealer sat in a Denali with the seats said yeah I have to have this. Went home, built an SLT with the heated/ventilated seats. Comes out to $2,000 less than a Denali. Ended up spending $63,620. What the heck did I do! I'm gonna love it. I bought my wife a $35,000 Accord Touring last year and the first year registration here was $400 something for sure. I'm pretty much planning on 800-1000 oh well. I wonder, does my Denali come with Luxury tax? Am I in the high enough bracket? Never thought of that. I don't pay for it until it arrives so I don't have the final purchase price yet.

Thank you. I wasn't scared about others experiences with the E78 ECM, and like you, I was going to try. Still will. Hearing your success makes me almost jealous, definitely envious! We have no humidity down here in the SouthWest so I obviously need a SouthWest tune for my area and high heat for the summer months. I will share anything I learn along the way. Any ECM can be tuned, just knowing how the systems work and any limitations. I have some minor experience with GM LS1 tuning with EFI Live and Moates RoadRunner realtime. Enough to get me started with this HPTuners and the Whipple. I have enough mechanical experience to get the Whipple installed. Definitely not at your level 40yrs mechanic but my father was a 50yr mechanic and is now in forced retirement (health issues). I'm sure I will make a comical mistake along the way, but that is going to be half the fun. I think I am going to drive the truck stock and make sure it is not a warranty headache. I'll likely take it on a bunch of trips this summer with the wife (we have no children yet) and put the Whipple on around October/November this year. I'm not installing a Whipple in 110 degree heat no thanks to that for sure. I had to order my truck to get a 6.0L. They have 2 work truck gassers in stock locally and five at Earnhardt Chevy in AZ. Do you know how many dealers told me to buy a Diesel? But the Diesel has this great longevity they said. The Diesels never break down they say. The Diesels have 910 torque they say. The Diesels get better fuel mileage they say. The Diesels can tow more they say (without specifying it takes a 3500 DRW to do so). The truck I purchased actually has 500 less GVWR capacity as the same truck in Diesel (9500 vs 10000) BUT don't forget my truck has a +250 lb payload capacity in the bed which I use a LOT more. That is because the Diesel engine weighs a bunch more than the gas engine. Towing Capacity is as follows: Engine Max Towing Max GVWR Vortec 6.0L V8 14,500 pounds 9,500 pounds Duramax 6.6L Turbo-Diesel V8 15,400 pounds 10,000 pounds So without the dual rear wheel the Diesel can only tow 900 more pounds has a Max GVWR of 500 more lbs. Whoopdie doo. I can put 250 lbs more in my bed still. The dealer also doesn't specify how to maintain a Diesel or the costs associated with it. The price of Diesel is higher. It rattles at idle like a sonuva and my wife HATES the rattle. The other day I saw a Duramax same truck as mine turn the corner while I waited at the light. I told the wife see its clean as it left down the road. It got maybe 500 feet and belched a blue puff. Thing looked pretty dang new I dunno if I was an LP5 engine or not but the wife yucked and said yeah Clean Diesel. Quiet too at idle. This is why we are naming the truck ITS_CLN . It has the cleanest Diesel engine money can buy. $10,000 less and its a gasser.

Contact Whipple and they will get back to you ASAP. They are great people. I wonder if its a stock LSA or something IAT sensor.

I just ordered a 2019 Denali HD with a 63,620 MSRP. How much do you think my first year Reg will be in 2020 when I need tags? $800-1000? I live in Los Angeles, CA as well. I did the math at $3.00 a gallon with a Whipple Supercharger it will take me $25,000 in fuel to reach 100,000 miles. I forgot to consider the Five to Ten Thousand in registration Fees. With fuel, reg, insurance, maintenance and fuel consumption, I will likely spend its purchase price over again to reach 100,000 miles. Ow. But I will do it in style, with a lot of horsepower, while carrying my family and my tools. Such is life.

Wow. Very impressive. I saw the Whipple Dyno sheet from Whipple and I salivated so much with 400/400 rear wheel claim, that two weeks ago I ordered a 2019 Crew Cab Denali HD. I spoke with with Dan @ Whipple in Fresno, CA and Dan said the CA CARB EO # is coming within 60 days for the 2019 model which is the same as the previous years. 2020 may/should/does have a new 6.6L Gas Engine with direct injection. I am not sure yet exactly but you get the idea it is a different animal possibly with a new ECM. I live complete opposite of where you live in CT. I live in the Northwestern part of Los Angeles County here in California. 2-3 hour drive from the Whipple shop. I want to drive out there, meet them, buy a kit and return home to install it myself. You have inspired me and have given me confidence in the part throttle operation. The E78 ECM has scared me ever since I ordered the truck I came home to find out it has this ECM and people do not know how to tune it or say it is very different. I read of two guys installing Whipples or Magnachargers and being unhappy with the part throttle surging or something and taking them off and selling them. Then last night I found this post after reading some things on HPTuners (since whipple uses HPTuners). The truck I ordered is this: 2019 4WD Denali HD CrewCab Short/standard bed 6.0L Gas L96 CA Emissions TriCoat White ($1,095) Jet black interior (don't like the Cocoa black combo) VYU Snow plow prep package (deletes the sliding rear window, also deletes UG1 homelink) comes with the strongest stiffest front springs and torsion stuff Z71 (hill descent) Alternate step package (-65?) Round steps so much better looking on the website i hope i like them or they go in the trash Dual battery High idle Switch 220Amp alternator (included in VYU but i would have clicked anyway) Also included in VYU is TRW the lamp beacon wiring and switch Engine block heater 20" chrome cast aluminum wheels with I think 265/60R20 tires. I want to say they are 32.5" x 10.4" wide stock for those of you who speak Standard measurements Interior protection package (plastic interlocking floor liners) I did not get any tow things in my bed and I also did not get the large Ford SuperDuty tow mirrors. They tell me GMC accepted my truck order this week and the estimated production date is the first week of February. I should have her at the end of Feb or beginning of March. $63,620.00 MSRP. Ill pay a little less but OOOOOMMMMPH I never thought I would live the day I bought a brand new truck with this MSRP. And now $6,700.00 on the Whipple... Wife hasn't said no yet... Eric