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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 01:45 AM
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I'm looking to get my computer tuned, i've heard good things about solomons tunes and was looking into that. Only problem is that my cars a daily driver, how long does it take when you do the postal method? It says on the website 1 week but I want to hear it from the customers side. Also is there a decent performance increase with his tunes?
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 07:17 AM
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I have one of his tunes in my 96. The car really came alive, i was very happy with it. It only took literally like 6 days to get it back, but i live in pa and he lives in ohio so it did not have a long ride to get there. You also have the option to rent the cables and software from him and he will e mail you the tune, witch is better than mailing it cause he will b able to look at data logged from your car and make adjustments. I think he gives you a week where he re tunes after the initial tune, but there is a core charge on the software and cable.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 07:34 AM
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Oh Yah.. I got about 5mpg out of the tune with my car witch was only getting about 14 before. It really made a very noticeable difference everywhere. He is a really nice guy two, and is a big time bible thumper witch i find annoying but you might like. (He donated my girlfriends money to his church) Witch isn't a bad thing, but i am sure my family could have used it more than his church. It was my birthday present from her that we really couldn't afford. But that's my own deal n not his problem.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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buy another pcm and send it to have it programmed..
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:41 AM
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He does really good work (I had one from him until I found a local tuner to perfect it - he didn't have to change much though since Solomon got it pretty spot-on).
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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Yeah that's not too bad of a wait. Also this might sound stupid but I'm new to LT1s, what exactly do I have to send him. I know it's back by the firewall on the passenger side
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by l 95 Trans Am l
Yeah that's not too bad of a wait. Also this might sound stupid but I'm new to LT1s, what exactly do I have to send him. I know it's back by the firewall on the passenger side
Your PCM.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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I have a solomon tune. First tune he sent me was absolute ****! The tune got better with his 3 free re tunes and datta logging but my car is still not right. There is way to much timing i the tune ad I still have knock retard.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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if you rent the software and cables its pretty helpful and 0 downtime. the retunes help a lot in case he doesnt get the first tune spot on. very helpful guy too but like stated above, very religious.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Well I know its the pcm but is there any pics of what I have to send him?
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by l 95 Trans Am l
Well I know its the pcm but is there any pics of what I have to send him?
You mean you don't know what the PCM looks like?
Here, you go.
Two 10mm bolts hold it on. The connectors are underneath.

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I don't have a pic handy, but it's a finned aluminum computer that is held in by a plastic bracket and two 10mm bolts. It has four large rectangular wiring harness plugs attached to one end of it. It is just behind the RH strut mount between the fenderwell and the firewall....pretty much under the hood hinge. You can't miss it. Be careful not to lose the little plastic clips that retain the wiring harness plugs. There are 4 of them and you can remove them with a simple flathead screwdriver. Hope this helps. Others will probably elaborate or correct me.
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i have only heard good things about him
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sound like pokemon or digimon hehe, btw about the pcm thing, im thinking getting tune, mabe madz28 or something, but I daily drive this car, and im was thinking buy a use pcm and send it in for tune, is 93-97 pcm is same thing ?
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by killagt
sound like pokemon or digimon hehe, btw about the pcm thing, im thinking getting tune, mabe madz28 or something, but I daily drive this car, and im was thinking buy a use pcm and send it in for tune, is 93-97 pcm is same thing ?

no 94 and 95 are obd1... 96 and 97 are obd2..
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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Ok ii knew the PCM was there somewhere, I didn't know If it was that whole box or something inside, thanks. Also another question, sometime in the cars life I believe the engine was swapped, and I believe it's a 96 on up because it has the crank position sensor hookup. Do you think they swapped to an OBDII computer or doesn't it matter? And is there anything that I should look for to see if it's a I or II? I go to school for automotive and I hooked the scanner to it and I had to use the OBDII connector, but I'm not sure if that means it's an obdII. My cars a 95' by the way.
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Originally Posted by l 95 Trans Am l
Ok ii knew the PCM was there somewhere, I didn't know If it was that whole box or something inside, thanks. Also another question, sometime in the cars life I believe the engine was swapped, and I believe it's a 96 on up because it has the crank position sensor hookup. Do you think they swapped to an OBDII computer or doesn't it matter? And is there anything that I should look for to see if it's a I or II? I go to school for automotive and I hooked the scanner to it and I had to use the OBDII connector, but I'm not sure if that means it's an obdII. My cars a 95' by the way.
Correct me if i am wrong, but if u take a pcm out of another similar car and put it in any other car it will trip the security light because the vin # in the computer do not match the vin on the car? Any ways one easy way to see if you have a obd11 setup is the 4 o2 sensors instead of 3, and 2 cats + 4 O2's = obd2. 1995 was the transition year from obd1 to obd2. 1995 cars had obd1 setup but used a obd2 style plug.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by killagt
sound like pokemon or digimon hehe, btw about the pcm thing, im thinking getting tune, mabe madz28 or something, but I daily drive this car, and im was thinking buy a use pcm and send it in for tune, is 93-97 pcm is same thing ?
madtuner offers a core exchange so no need for any footwork
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by z_speedfreak
madtuner offers a core exchange so no need for any footwork
Glad to know that, thanks you !!
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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Can madtuner tune out AIR/EGR/rear o2 sensor check engine light ?
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