Gang,
someone asked what the SSR would do for an '03. That's a good starting point for me to try to explain what the SSR is good for.
The thinking behind the SSR is that the normal software(s) I can offer today are not always matched good enough to the modifications of the various trucks. Then more extreme the mods, then more important it becomes to match the software to the modifications. OK?
That means, the SSR is a highly specialized tool for trucks with extensive modifications. No matter for what purpose the truck has been build, the SSR can match the needs. Quarter mile, sled pulling or dyno queen, the SSR can deliver. Well, at least that's the final goal. We'll know more after the beta testing. I'd expect that something still needs to be changed in the SSR...
On the other side, I don't think the SSR can do much for trucks with "minor"
mods. With minor I mean to say a little bigger sticks and a little bigger turbo.
Well, what I want to come to is this. What are the gains that can be expected from the SSR? For close to stock trucks, likely little to none on the Hp side of things. One thing is for sure tho, with correctly matched parameters the power band will become much broader. Question is, does a daily driver need the broader power band?....
When it comes to "race only" trucks, the scenario is different. Depending upon how well a standard software ( be that TNT / TNTR or whatever else ) does for THAT truck, there may be no Hp gain at all ( Unlikely...). The SSR will provide for sure, broader power band ( meaning more R's) less smoke, better turbo spool up, smoother power.... Better quarter mile times, more wheel speed for the pullers.
In other words, I'm trying to make it sound less than what it is in reality because I would hate to see people jump onto the bandwagon only to find out they got the wrong tool for THEIR needs. I don't want to toot a horn that leads guys thinking that they need the SSR while that's not the case. OK? With that said...
My test mule truck went from 615 to 680ish horse. I really did not expect that much Hp gain out of it! I would dare to say ( untill proven wrong...) that a truck in the 1K range could gain up to 100-150 ponies out of the SSR.
Again, hard to say since up to date there's NO feedback from the field.
Honest enough?
Marco