I have a 1995 Ram 1500 4x2 318 auto. Is it possible to flash the PCM in this year model? Someone else told me that the 94&95 year models were different from the other (1996+)2nd gen. Rams and that the PCM is not rewritable.

 

i know 94's are a no go...95 is probably a no go either, do you know if your vehicle is OBD II or OBD I??? i'm pretty sure it's obd I...and since it is it has a non flashable prom...i don't knwo much about the mopar pcms, but the only way you can program your pcm is by putting a new chip into it or getting a mopar pcm if they make them for your year....i think jet chips might work as well..but you can't reprogram it with a hypertech or a superchips..they might make chips for your application but no programmers

 

correct 94 and 95 pcms are OBD1 and cannot be flashed96 and up are OBDII and can be flashed

 

well now i have a question , Sense my truck is a 96 with a ODB II why cant i find a hypertech for it? would a 97 work then? or is it by year ? only thing you can find is the PTM.. kinda like the jet chip...

 

i've only seen chip you install into the pcm, dunno why it wouldn't work for 96 maybe chrysler didn't implement OBD II till late 96 so maybe some 96 have it and some don't and hypertech plays it safe

 

I don't beleive a hypertech for a '97 will work for '96.I'm pretty sure theyprogram them with the VIN's for the year they're made so they won't work on any other year than the year they were made for.

 

The OBD-I computer can be flashed by someone with the right equipment.

The OBD-I computer software for the Rams does have the ability to have the ignition timing adjusted anywhere from 1-6 degrees of retard (no advance)

Unlike the 'death flash' on the 1996+ OBD-II computers
this ignition retard adjustment feature can be done over and over...it is not 'final' like the 1996+ years

 

Lomcevakduck, would this be an option for you?
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...p;autoview=sku

Padodgeram, they have one for the '96, too. These are "California legal", so I don't how much they'll help.

Also, Mopar PCM's sometimes come up on Ebay, or forum/classifieds. That's how I got one for my '96. Just an idea.