98 firebird

[jollymon]

So I seem to have the black hole year for a f-body as far as tuning is concerned. Im throttle by cable so the hypertech 3 is out, would a like 96-97 program work for tuning? 3.42 rear A4.

[97rs4life]

Re: 98 firebird

you are not in any black hole.

hp tuners and dhp both have programs you can buy. Or you can get a mail order tune from TSP or pcm4less

96 are the ones that get screwed, they have to put a 97 pcm in to be able to tune it

[jollymon]

Re: 98 firebird

excellent Thanks

[97rs4life]

Re: 98 firebird

no problem

[96greenmachine]

Re: 98 firebird

you are not in any black hole.

hp tuners and dhp both have programs you can buy. Or you can get a mail order tune from TSP or pcm4less

96 are the ones that get screwed, they have to put a 97 pcm in to be able to tune it

what do u mean by a 97 pcm? u mean a tuner for a 97 or the whole thing for a 97?? i myself have a 96 firebird 3.8 a4:(

[UDLOSE98]

Re: 98 firebird

he means your cars computer would have to be interchanged with that from a 97'

[97rs4life]

Re: 98 firebird

yea you need to replace your pcm with a 97 pcm if you have a 96 car

[96greenmachine]

Re: 98 firebird

ugh that sux!!! :rant: :mad: :tdown:

[1999Spectre]

Re: 98 firebird

$100 at autozone. they will order it for you and your old one will replace the core charge.

[96greenmachine]

Re: 98 firebird

$100 at autozone. they will order it for you and your old one will replace the core charge.

ok and how hard is it to change it? and what does replacing it consist of? will it need to be reprogrammed? sounds like alot of trouble...:mad:

[97rs4life]

Re: 98 firebird

direct swap, two screws to remove plugs and then pull out and throw the 97 in. About a 10 minute job unless it needs to be tuned to change the trans if you don't get one with the same trans

[1999Spectre]

Re: 98 firebird

what you do is go order the part you need, and pay for all of it there, including the core charge, when the new one comes in, get it. ask the autozoner for some tools so you can disconnect the battery cable and the two screws that hold the computer in.replace. then connect everything back up and crank your car to make sure everything is running smoothly, take it up the road and back even. then take your old one inside and get your money back for the core charge. i had people do that all the time when i worked at autozone.

[jollymon]

Re: 98 firebird

What about switching a 98 to a 99+ controller?