How It Works – The Basics
Your stock truck comes from the manufacturer with preset driving levels loaded into
the vehicle's computer. What millions of truck performance enthusiasts have discovered,
however, is that stock trucks have significant additional horsepower that can be
extracted through the use of power programming – especially if you have a diesel
engine.
The power programmer hooks into your truck's computer (brain) and programs the computer
with a new performance program that will manipulate different variables to increase
horsepower. These variables include timing (when fuel is delivered to be burned
during the acceleration process); fuel flow rate (the rate at which fuel flows to
the injectors for fuel delivery); and duration (the amount of time your injectors
stay open to deliver fuel). By telling your truck's computer how much fuel to deliver,
how often to deliver the fuel and when to deliver it, the engine burns fuel more
efficiently. The end result is optimized fuel efficiency and increased horsepower.
Edge's programmers have different power level settings that adjust these variables
to different degrees based on common usage applications. Level 1 is a mileage setting
– it's specifically design to optimize fuel use to give drivers with conservative
driving habits the best results in fuel economy. Level 2 is a tow setting, which
increases horsepower during mid-range RPMs to help drivers who tow heavy loads have
more power and tow more efficiently. Level 3 is a drive setting, which is a setting
for folks that use their truck as a daily driver. Levels 4 and above are race settings
– designed specifically to extract the maximum amount of horsepower from your truck.
The power programmer interfaces with your truck's computer through the diagnostic
(OBDII) port, located under the dash, typically just above the accelerator pedal.
From there, a cable strings up to the programmer, where it sits on your dash for
easy programming and real-time monitoring of vital engine information.
What separates Edge's power programmers from many of the competition is the fact
that our units not only program your vehicle with different horsepower settings,
but you can also monitor the performance of your vehicle in real-time through our
interactive displays. They're designed not only to improve horsepower, but to give
you an extraordinary driving experience.
The simplest way to imagine it is a second, more powerful brain that tells your
truck how to operate to get the most horsepower and best fuel efficiency. It does
that through the same way your brain works – by sending signals to the appropriate
centers to generate action. Your brain tells you to push the accelerator pedal if
you want your truck to accelerate; our brain makes the truck's response meaningful.