Skyjump136 wrote:
Couple of questions for those who know…
1)Their site says that theses are for off road vehicles only and may cause you to fail your emissions test. Does anyone have any experience with this?
2)If I use this is there an easy way to get back to the stock settings if need be? Or would it require a trip to the dealership and thus a voided warranty?
3)The site says that it “removes” the torque management. What exactly does that mean? What difference will I notice as a result?
Thanks in advance!
1) They list it as off road only so it doesn't have to pass testing. It's not supposed to be used on the road. If you decide to use it on the road, it simply may not pass an emmisions test as it will change the emmissions by changing the settings of the PCM.
2) You can purchase an extra PCM from Autocraft. Make sure they program your VIN to it. Send it to B&G to be flashed. When you get it back go to a good dealership with both PCMs and both of your keys. Switch the PCMs, which requires removing the battery. Have the dealership program your keys to the new PCM so it will run for more than 2 seconds. Start it up and wait for it to idle smoothly. It may take 1-2 minutes. Start out driving with a light foot. Then start driving it more aggressively over the next few days. It will program itself to your Jeep and your driving style. You also have the original that you can put back in if you ever need to. The dealership can not void your warranty for such a modification. They would have to prove in court that the modification caused the malfunction. They could then not cover that malfunction, but still could not void your warrantly.
3)The idea behind torque management is to cut back the power to give a smooth comfortable ride that can't damage the drivetrain. You probably notice it when you try to take off from a stop, during shifts, and from around 3000 to 4000 rpm. Just seems to not get the power to the ground. What is happening is the PCM is calculating the "Delivered Engine Torque" based on sensor inputs. The PCM is then retarding the ignition timing to reduce engine torque by a percentage that is based on the engine's torque output and the torque management table. Deleting the torque management means setting the values in the torque management table to 0%. This allows you to take off better, shift faster, advances the timing, and doesn't retard the timing when you start making too much power.