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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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Question Performance tune with stock cam

I just de-modded my '98 T/A back to stock, but the PCM is still tuned for a TR224 camshaft and it was idleing very high. The throttle body was drilled, but I replaced that too, so idle may not be an issue. Long story short, I need the PCM reflashed to stock. The dealership won't tune just a pcm, they need the car present. The cam I have now is a stock '98 cam. The car was tuned at MTI around '04, and I am not sure what operating system or software they used. Not sure if the tune is locked either, which would suck.
Might need to go the mail order tune route if I can't drive it with the current tune. Am I looking at engine trouble if I fire this up and drive it to a dealership for a reflash?
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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Where is orange texas from DFW?? I wouldnt think driving with the current tune in it is going to hurt anything, it is not a big enough cam to need a ton of fuel. I installed a 224 cam in mine and the VE table is ricker but not that big of a difference where you are going to wash out the cylinders or anything
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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Orange is in southeast Texas, about 120 miles, give or take, east of Houston on I-10 at the Louisiana border.
Thanks for the input, I might try limping it to a dealership.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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The dealerships in Beaumont are dicks, but I'm sure they could reflash you back to stock. There might even be somewhere in Sulfur or Vidor that could do it.
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 09:57 AM
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there are a few people on the web sites that can restore the original tune for $125 just mail it to them.
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