hookedonlucy

sorry, but i couldnt find much on the search on this. but,

i was wondering: after a s/c install, can i drive few miles to get the reflash at the dealer?

xCxHxRxIxSx

from what i know you can . you just wont get good mpg . and will be real rich . but a few miles shouldnt hurt anything

hookedonlucy

thanks for the info

it's b/c iam thinking of installing it at my house and then driving over to a dealership....
i hope the install is not a B**CH

BLUEMEANIE

Just take the ecu in and have em flash it.

1_kLEan_tC

yeah you don't want to drive and hit boost because you will not have a car after...Also, let the dealer install it. trust me something goes wrong later and wont be sorry!

Astoria

why would it run rich? wouldnt it run hella lean

BLUEMEANIE

I would have to agree with the above statement. I have all the appropriate knowledge, experience, facilities and tools to do the install ... due to all the easily botched installs I decided to let the dealer do it so if ____ hit the fan, which it hasn't (knock on wood) I could yell at someone else and have it fixed for free.

trdsparks

DO NOT DRIVE IT WITHOUT THE REFLASH. Sorry for the bold letters but you will risk damaging your car and that will not be covered under warranty. Either take out the ECU and have it reflashed or mail me the ECU and I'll do it for you. I've had plenty of upset people because they even just started their car and didn't even drive it and their motors went bad. Its not a risk that I would take.

kikcaffine

No, dont get into boost or get above 3k and you will be fine.

hookedonlucy

thanks for all the input

xCxHxRxIxSx

yea i ment lean lol my bad

jamie1tc

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I just had my s/c installed by a local dealer, They did'nt have the software to do the reflash. They borrowed it from another dealer, cause they did'nt want to spend $500.oo for it. I would go and talk to someone first about it. They would not even start my car without reflashing first.

Cyber-Akuma

i wouldnt do it..i'd take my ecu to them

hookedonlucy

i have another question. sorry

when you swap out stock bpv for a hybrid like GFB or turbosmart, is installation easy? or would i have to cut, clamp, block, weld, etc?

kikcaffine

Its really easy.

hunterUnknown

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you could just take out your ecu, have someone drive you over to the dealer, get it flashed, and drive back and pop it in! thats what i did

hookedonlucy

BUMP

hows the install?
i know that swapping out the oil pan is gonna be PITA, but did everything else go pretty smoothly? like swapping out the injectors, etc etc?

hunterUnknown

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actually, i thought the same thing. the pan was easy as pie. seriously. everything else proved more challenging, mainly because the instructions are sometimes vague and the pictures are useless... in general its a pretty easy installation if you arent afraid to just keep pushin through it. the only thing i didnt understand was drilling bigger holes for the fuse box. it says to drill bigger holes, and then move the fuse box. nothing about having it secured down any new way, so i never drilled the holes.