I have a 94 ram 1500. 5.9L auto. And I did some mods. Intake ,exhaust , distributor 180 stat. Some basic stuff but I can't find a tuner to bring it all together so I can set it for higher octane gas and for the 180 stat. Any help?. I'd like a easy to use one I can just plug in and it's ready to go. I can adjust settings. Or what all goes into that putting a tuner or chip whatever I need.

 

OBDI is not flash programmable, so, no easy tuning for you. Only alternatives are having chip burned, and hope it works, (and possibly have it re-burned.....) or, get the stuff, and do it yourself. There isn't as much support for dodge OBDI tuning, as there is for GM though..... so, not sure if it's even possible for Dodge....

Mopar Performance PCM might get you closer...... Or, convert to an OBDII system. (96-97 model year would be easiest to change over to, and still be programmable.)

 

What he said ^^


You're stuck with a chip (a REAL chip, not an ebay $20 chip) or send the PCM off somewhere to get it burned. GM OBD1 PCM chip burners (people who can burn the chips with new programs) are a dime a dozen, but like Brian stated, not many dodge burners out there.


http://www.bgperformance.com/mail-in-pcm/

 

^^I was gonna suggest B&G myself. Mopar performance is great though too. These 2 guys will know who I'm talking about but Merc225hp (no longer active here, good friend of mine) is controlling his 96 with one WITH ported heads, custom grind, 1.7s, exhaust, m1, 24# injectors, and 10.5:1 compression.

 

So how hard is it to convert to obd2 ? Or I can buy a new pcm or have my current pcm flashed with my setting? So those are my options? And what does a chip do. How does that work. I know alittle turning would wake my truck up alot. With just the minor upgrades I did. And what does molar performance pcm include? Like I just plug it in and go?

 

Part P5249546- Mopar performance JEG's OR Summit Also Arrington Performance.com They do OBD 1 and Hemi check them out.There isn't any handheld device for our trucks,Always crack the case to improve but anway try theabove mentioned.

 

To convert, you would need to OBDII PCM, the underhood wiring harness, and also the under dash wiring harness.... Only real obstacle there is, on the OBDII fellers, the trans is also controlled by the PCM..... Unless you have a manual trans?

 

FYI, my truck is an early 1996 truck and is what I'd call an OBD1/OBD2 hybrid. It has a plug connector in the truck for an OBD2 connector. The trans in this truck is a 46RH. It is flash-able by a tuner, such as an SCT 9550 with the appropriately loaded tunes. If you can find a harnesses and computer for this style truck, you would be golden.

 

I hope I can find this thread again when I get far enough that I need it tuned! Do the chips help a stock truck at all?

 

A REAL tune will help even a stock motor. The 'chips' you see on ebay, and such like, for 20 bucks, are snake oil. Just like throttle body spacers on a port injected engine. The mopar performance PCM would be a nice kick for ya as well. (but, expects premium gas. )