Duramax Tuner Spade Tuner | 2016 GM Colorado/Canyon 2.8L

The factory trim 2.8L Duramax is rated at 180 HP by GM and carries a full compliment of emissions equipment to keep it clean and quiet. Backing up the powerplant is the 6L50 transmission. With both the engine and transmission using existing powertrain control modules the team at Duramaxtuner.com was able to quickly gain access and make improvements.

Over the past three months Duramax Tuner has worked with their in-house customers and their shop trucks to test and develop tuning for this platform. After hundreds of revisions and hours of fine-tuning Duramax Tuner is happy to have a product that significantly outperforms GM's calibration in power, driveability, and mileage.

By working through the engine a trans calibrations together they are able to significantly widen and raise the factory torque curve, settling on a peak of 460Ft-Lbs which is very near the rated capacity of the transmission. With the wider torque curve they are able to shift the truck sooner, and engage torque converter lockup sooner without bogging the truck. This means less operating RPM and ultimately lower fuel consumption numbers. Best of all, these calibrations work without any other modifications to the truck, meaning that you still get a quiet, clean, smokeless truck that can be returned to stock at any point.

Power Levels

• Optimized Stock (+10hp) Power level near stock for towing at or over max GVWR. Also useful for when the truck is driven by those who do not need the extra power and torque
• Tow Tune (+32hp/30ft-lbs) This file is designed to incorporate appropriate power and torque gains for use when towing. Greatly improves your ability to get the load up to speed and maintain it on grades or while passing
• Sport Economy Tune (+45hp/60ft-lbs) A very fun tune that is recommended for daily driving use in unloaded scenarios. This tune has a little bit too much mustard for extended high output pulls such as those you'd encounter while towing
• Performance Tune (+52hp/80ft-lbs) No explanation needed. This is edge of performance balanced with long term reliability. Enjoy!