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Old 03-22-2013, 05:16 PM
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My ECU has had to many hands on it trying to get my tune correct afte a Cam install .There is a intermittent bug that no one can figure out , I have HP tuners , been to two tuning shops. Was suggested that I have the ECU flashed back to stock them start over with tune . Do I need to go to dealer to have this done?
Old 03-22-2013, 06:51 PM
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You didn't save the starting tune? Or was it not stock?

Do you know how to use the HPT compare feature? You could go to the HPT site, find a stock tune for your car and change things back one at a time.

It is time consuming, but not really hard.

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Old 03-22-2013, 07:20 PM
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I dont have stock tune car was tuned for Vara ram and headers when I got it , ran fine did a cam and had it retuned by two very good shops and have a idle dipping stalling issue that is very intermittent no one kind find the issue including me I have been trying little tweaks all winter but can not fid the problem . I did do a compare with other tues and stock tunes but it was suggested by shop to just have it flashed and start over that the ECU might have been corrupted some how ?
If I go to Dealer can there flash it back to OEM stock ?
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If you do a search you will find a stock tune. I would take your tune, download the stock tune posted here not that long ago and do a compare and just change everything back.

at least thats what I would do
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The dealer can flash it back to stock.

This is also a good resource for stock tunes but they are in EFILive format.

http://www.tunefiledepot.com/
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Find a good tuner who uses HPTuners software and have them send you a pid file to load for a performance scan into your unit. Take a good 20-30 minute scan log doing the usually recommended drive cycle---steady drive, accel, decel, idle, etc. and send it to them. With good information a GOOD tuner will be able to eliminate your problems in one or two steps. If you had a radical cam, aftermarket MAF, 60lb+ injectors then you might have to recalculate the MAF and VE but otherwise, find someone who understands tuning from a log file. Information is king.

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