Are Lope tunes bad for your truck?
Lope tunes sound good but are bad for injectors. Something about the waffer plates in them. And the more soot goes through the turbo, the quicker it will “plug up”.
What is the purpose of a diesel Lope tune?
It’s about exhaust duration. It can usually be tuned in or out depending on the LSA of the cam. My Z06 has a 112 and lopes pretty good.
What makes a Cummins lope?
12v and 24v(vp) trucks will lope due to a cpl of things, first being big connector tubes(24) dv holder(12). Also bigger lines on either will cause lope, due to changing the injector pulse at idle or just off idle due to pressure change because of the big lines and tubes.
Is loping bad for a diesel?
A diesel shouldn’t lope no matter what cam, injection pump, injectors, turbo or anything else is used on it.
Can you drive on Lope tune?
Usually “lope” is only commanded in the idle segment of the map and it has no effect while actually driving. Duramax19 said: it is impossible to drive on. It is way rough to try to drive on so if you get a lope tune dont plan on using it everyday.
What is idle lope?
We say an engine “lopes” or “surges” at idle when RPMs cycle unsteadily up and down. For example, a car may surge at idle between 600 and 1000 rpm.
What does it mean when a truck Lopes?
Is Lope tune bad for Duramax?
lope tunes as well as smoke tunes are not good for the engine.
Why do race engines lope?
A compression leak may come from a cylinder head gasket and cause the engine to lope sometimes. This usually happens because the engine has high mileage, or a particular failure, like overheating, caused the gasket to blow. To check for a leaking head gasket, do a cylinder compression test using a vacuum gauge.
Why do cammed cars lope?
the lope comes from what is effectively(in engine combustion terms) an overlap between one cylinder opening and another closing. These cams are designed to maximize the engine combustion cycle at very high RPMS with VERY large and Very Dense fuel air mixtures.