Superchip and exhaust
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Superchip and exhaust
I am installing a Gibson cat back exhaust Monday and was just wondering if I should reset my computer?
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Silver 1998 F150,4X4, XLT,Ext. cab short box
5.4 liter, 3.55 gears, K&N Air Filter, Superchip, Matching Silver Bug Deflector,
Tinted Windows, Tonneau Cover, Westin Nerf Bars,
Alpine CD Player, Soundstream 6.5" Seperates, JL Audio Stealth Box
With 2 8W1's, Powered By a Soundsteam Reference 405
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Silver 1998 F150,4X4, XLT,Ext. cab short box
5.4 liter, 3.55 gears, K&N Air Filter, Superchip, Matching Silver Bug Deflector,
Tinted Windows, Tonneau Cover, Westin Nerf Bars,
Alpine CD Player, Soundstream 6.5" Seperates, JL Audio Stealth Box
With 2 8W1's, Powered By a Soundsteam Reference 405
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Hi Sir James,
It's not necessary, but it's a "tuner's trick" to do a battery disconnect anytime you make a change, such as adding a go-fast part. What this does is simply clear the accumulated memory in the computer, so the computer once again re-starts it's ongoing adjustments to it's fuel curves for the manner in which the vehicle is being operated, with the new part(s) installed. It's a technique to give better short-term results from certain changes, isone way to look at it.
This is optional in the case of installing a cat-back system, and is up to you. It won't make a bit of difference in how that vehicle runs 30-60 days from now, but it might give you a little bit better immediate result, that's all.
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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
First National F-150 Online Rally Info:https://www.f150online.com/rally2000/index.html
[This message has been edited by Superchips_Distributor (edited 07-17-2000).]
It's not necessary, but it's a "tuner's trick" to do a battery disconnect anytime you make a change, such as adding a go-fast part. What this does is simply clear the accumulated memory in the computer, so the computer once again re-starts it's ongoing adjustments to it's fuel curves for the manner in which the vehicle is being operated, with the new part(s) installed. It's a technique to give better short-term results from certain changes, isone way to look at it.
This is optional in the case of installing a cat-back system, and is up to you. It won't make a bit of difference in how that vehicle runs 30-60 days from now, but it might give you a little bit better immediate result, that's all.
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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
First National F-150 Online Rally Info:https://www.f150online.com/rally2000/index.html
[This message has been edited by Superchips_Distributor (edited 07-17-2000).]