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Nov 16, 2003 | 02:13 PM

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Question about tuning(please help)....

I am going to get my car dyno tuned tomorrow. My question is, what are ways I could "lose" the information that was tuned? For example, if I take my car to the dealership for warranty work, do I worn them about not resetting anything? Is it as simple as resetting the PCM to lose all information. I know this may sound like a dumb question, but im spending a pretty penny and need to know the precautions...

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Nov 16, 2003 | 03:17 PM

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I need to tune also and have some of the same questions. Also where are you getting your tuning done and how much is it going to cost?

Nov 16, 2003 | 03:53 PM

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As long as the dealer doesnt re-flash your PCM you should be fine. For them to re-flash it you have to request it which means you will get billed for it. I wouldnt warn themm of anything. If the battery goes dead the only thing the pcm forgets is how to idle and it learn that pretty fast

Nov 16, 2003 | 05:59 PM

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yep, u can do anything but reflash it, the program is in there like a program in your computer almost, it cant be cleared unless you delete it...

Nov 16, 2003 | 06:04 PM

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yep, u can do anything but reflash it, the program is in there like a program in your computer almost, it cant be cleared unless you delete it...

Thanks for the responses everyone. Just to clarify, is re-flashing the PCM the same as re-setting the PCM?

Nov 16, 2003 | 06:05 PM

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im not TOO sure but im pretty sure that they use thrie computers to resore the factory settings....

Nov 16, 2003 | 06:21 PM

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"Thanks for the responses everyone. Just to clarify, is re-flashing the PCM the same as re-setting the PCM?"

No, reflashing is an overwrite of what is on the PCM. With either the same program, a stock program, or a brand new program.