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    Lower Alabama - Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks

    Hello.

    First post on this forum.

    While I have owned the same 40' diesel motorhome since 1995 (300 Cummins), the only thing I ever did to it was fluids and filters it never needed anything else. So my diesel knowledge is generic and limited.

    I have always turned my own wrenches on everything from the wheelbarrow to our airplane.

    I recently purchased a 2008 Dodge Megacab, 4x4, 6.7. It has 285k miles (zero blow-by) and a rebuilt tranny 70k miles ago.

    On our 500 mile trip bringing the truck home, I averaged 18 MPG at a 75 MPH average speed.

    Not bad, but was hoping for the 24 the seller touted.

    Turns out his MPG figures were coming from the overhead display (certainly not realistic)!

    The truck has an MM3 tuner to which I am trying to sort out since this is outside of my knowledge base.

    We are teaching an old dog new tricks! ....slowly...

    That said...I am not interested in crazy HP and such, but rather MPG and solid performance.

    While my right foot has great control, I don't mind using it, but again, not into hot-rodding.

    I have no documentation on the MM3. So how do I determine who did the tunes for it and what the HP/parameters are for them? I would like to know what I have! My plan for this truck is to pull a 4,000 camper.

    I have been reading everything I can find on the MM3 and while my knowledge is increasing and there is still so much I don't understand, but I'm working on that!

    Thanks for allowing me to be part of this forum and I have been enjoying reading through the endless posts and information!

    Appreciated!


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    WE WILL STAND! IGOTACUMMINS's Avatar

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    @FlyboyTR welcome to the family friend.

    "The grass is greener where you water it"


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    Quote Originally Posted by IGOTACUMMINS View Post
    @FlyboyTR welcome to the family friend.
    Thank you!

    I'm not sure what happened to the formatting for my post!

    It looks like a bunch of one-liners! LOL

    I'm glad to be here!


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    @FlyboyTR

    Not sure how you might ge of whom tuned your MM3, but a quick PM to DRD might help in that.



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    Welcome! . I don’t believe there is any way to tell who wrote the tunes. The person who wrote the tunes would have the VIN # on file and could look it up. Any chance you could find the previous owner?


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    Quote Originally Posted by FlyboyTR View Post
    Hello.

    First post on this forum.

    While I have owned the same 40' diesel motorhome since 1995 (300 Cummins), the only thing I ever did to it was fluids and filters it never needed anything else. So my diesel knowledge is generic and limited.

    I have always turned my own wrenches on everything from the wheelbarrow to our airplane.

    I recently purchased a 2008 Dodge Megacab, 4x4, 6.7. It has 285k miles (zero blow-by) and a rebuilt tranny 70k miles ago.

    On our 500 mile trip bringing the truck home, I averaged 18 MPG at a 75 MPH average speed.

    Not bad, but was hoping for the 24 the seller touted.

    Turns out his MPG figures were coming from the overhead display (certainly not realistic)!

    The truck has an MM3 tuner to which I am trying to sort out since this is outside of my knowledge base.

    We are teaching an old dog new tricks! ....slowly...

    That said...I am not interested in crazy HP and such, but rather MPG and solid performance.

    While my right foot has great control, I don't mind using it, but again, not into hot-rodding.

    I have no documentation on the MM3. So how do I determine who did the tunes for it and what the HP/parameters are for them? I would like to know what I have! My plan for this truck is to pull a 4,000 camper.

    I have been reading everything I can find on the MM3 and while my knowledge is increasing and there is still so much I don't understand, but I'm working on that!

    Thanks for allowing me to be part of this forum and I have been enjoying reading through the endless posts and information!

    Appreciated!
    Welcome friend!

    Does the seller not know who tuned it?


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    Quote Originally Posted by FlyboyTR View Post
    Hello.

    First post on this forum.

    While I have owned the same 40' diesel motorhome since 1995 (300 Cummins), the only thing I ever did to it was fluids and filters it never needed anything else. So my diesel knowledge is generic and limited.

    I have always turned my own wrenches on everything from the wheelbarrow to our airplane.

    I recently purchased a 2008 Dodge Megacab, 4x4, 6.7. It has 285k miles (zero blow-by) and a rebuilt tranny 70k miles ago.

    On our 500 mile trip bringing the truck home, I averaged 18 MPG at a 75 MPH average speed.

    Not bad, but was hoping for the 24 the seller touted.

    Turns out his MPG figures were coming from the overhead display (certainly not realistic)!

    The truck has an MM3 tuner to which I am trying to sort out since this is outside of my knowledge base.

    We are teaching an old dog new tricks! ....slowly...

    That said...I am not interested in crazy HP and such, but rather MPG and solid performance.

    While my right foot has great control, I don't mind using it, but again, not into hot-rodding.

    I have no documentation on the MM3. So how do I determine who did the tunes for it and what the HP/parameters are for them? I would like to know what I have! My plan for this truck is to pull a 4,000 camper.

    I have been reading everything I can find on the MM3 and while my knowledge is increasing and there is still so much I don't understand, but I'm working on that!

    Thanks for allowing me to be part of this forum and I have been enjoying reading through the endless posts and information!

    Appreciated!
    Welcome in and congrats on the new Cummins!

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    Welcome!!

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    Welcome to the family

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    Re: Lower Alabama - Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks

    Thanks, everyone for the warm welcome!

    Appreciated!

    The previous owner doesn't have a clue who the vendor was that set up his MM3.

    It was handled by a friend of his that is "no longer available." LOL I'm not sure what that means!

    I agree that I may have to reach out to various vendors and see if they have it on record.

    Good ideas!

    Thanks!


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