The test covered 55kms circuit work, in gear acceleration, 0-100kph times, constant speed up a hill and well as fuel economy runs.
First tested was the DP module, then the standard triton without any modules then my TDC Module set on 7.
With the fuel economy runs i used my trip computer as a comparion and know that the actual economy figures should be between .3 and .4 litres better then what it reads as i tested the trip computer when i filled up before the test.
The trip computer was reset before each circuit trip was done and once all circuits where done the acceleration times where done. Each test was done in the same way so the results where fair and even.
The DP module returned great fuel economy as the photo belows shows.
With the DP Module i was very impressed with the power and economy and the unit looked very impressive and i like the fact that the mapping can be tuned via laptop so you can adjust the mapping to suit your driving style.
The constant speed up a hill it reached 106kph
The Standard ECU produced the worst economy on the test loop by a fair way.
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The constant speed test showed how much better the modules did compared to standard as my truck could only reach 92kph at the same point as the DP.
My TDC was set on 7 as the supplier recommended and the economy was in between as shown below.
My Tdc was nearly as good as the DP in the hill test reaching 104kph at the same point.
Below is acceleration tests done in 5th gear between 40-60kph,60-80kph and 80-100kph they are done over 2-3 runs to get a average
DP Module Standard ECU TDC set on 7
40-60kph 9.16s 10.5s 10.02s
60-80kph 8.20s 10.43s 9.85s
80-100kph 6.75s 9.40s 6.7s
It shows in 5th gear that there isn't much between the dp and tdc modules
Next Test is the same speeds but in 3rd gear.
DP Module Standard ECU TDC set on 7
40-60kph 5.11s 5.82s 5.40s
60-80kph 4.72s 6.00s 4.30s
80-100kph 5.87s 6.54s 5.32s
Again the DP and TDC are close except my old triton doesn't like being rev'ed to 100kph in 3rd gear as the times show.
Next is 0-100kph done twice over the same course.
DP Module Standard ECU TDC set on 7
0-100kph 17.09s & 17.30s 18.69s & 18.58s 16.22s & 16.22s
The times are slow which is expected as my triton was loaded with gear as well as it had 2 people on board.
It Surpised me that the TDC was the quickest the the DP then naturally the standard ECU.
What i found with my test was that both modules where much better then standard which isn't a surpise but what is, is how fast the tdc was and how economy the DP Module was.
The DP module is a great unit and i am considering buying one as it produces good power and even better economy.
The TDC is great valve for the money but some forum guys have had realiably problems, i've only had one when i set the unit too high.
So the difference between the TDC and the DP in price is $1000 but with the fuel saving you would get from the DP Module it wouldn't take long to make up the difference.
It looks like i"ll be saving up to buy a DP module as i can tune it to my needs.
Thanks again to Wallace for trusting me enough to loan me his DP Module and i really appreciate him doing that.
Cheers
