I think I have the death flash, what now?
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I think I have the death flash, what now?
Hi all,
Truck is a '99 4x4 with the 5.9. I was reading another post on the death flash and I finally went out and looked at the PCM on my truck and I found 2 stickers. The top one said "authorized factory update". Does this mean I have the death flash? If so what can I do about it? How much power does this "death flash" actually rob me of? Will I notice a difference if I get it fixed? Anything else I should know?
Truck is a '99 4x4 with the 5.9. I was reading another post on the death flash and I finally went out and looked at the PCM on my truck and I found 2 stickers. The top one said "authorized factory update". Does this mean I have the death flash? If so what can I do about it? How much power does this "death flash" actually rob me of? Will I notice a difference if I get it fixed? Anything else I should know?
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I don't plan on any major mods. Right now I have 14x3 air cleaner, modded TB, FM exhaust, Magnaflow cat, and a 180* tstat. I plan on getting shorty headers and 4.10 gears some time in the future.
Will I actually be able to feel a difference if I get the "death flash" fixed? My truck isn't THAT sluggish, but the low end sucks. I can't break the tires loose on dry pavement, and it's an absolute dog when pulling even a small trailer. Will fixing the death flash help with low end?
I was thinking about getting a Superchips 3815, just because there's one for sale near me for cheap, but is it really worth it to fix a problem I didn't even notice?
Will I actually be able to feel a difference if I get the "death flash" fixed? My truck isn't THAT sluggish, but the low end sucks. I can't break the tires loose on dry pavement, and it's an absolute dog when pulling even a small trailer. Will fixing the death flash help with low end?
I was thinking about getting a Superchips 3815, just because there's one for sale near me for cheap, but is it really worth it to fix a problem I didn't even notice?
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its not a huge gain, but i think they're worth $150-250, if nothing else, just to fix the speedometer. it gives em just a little more pep. if you can find one used, at a reasonable price, i think you'll like it.
beware though, if you have a mildly leaking plenum, and you either don't know it, or are in denial over it, and its either not pinging, or ping very mildly, the timing advance from the superchips or hypertech will make it ping like mad, and shame you into fixing the plenum, which will further improve your trucks performance.
beware though, if you have a mildly leaking plenum, and you either don't know it, or are in denial over it, and its either not pinging, or ping very mildly, the timing advance from the superchips or hypertech will make it ping like mad, and shame you into fixing the plenum, which will further improve your trucks performance.
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sticker on the pcm. "authorized software update" dated 00 or 01. could be handwritten or computer printed. there's series of tsb about it. i'll look.
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2000/18-022-00.htm 2000
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2001/18-006-01.htm 2001
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2000/18-022-00.htm 2000
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2001/18-006-01.htm 2001
Last edited by dhvaughan; 05-09-2009 at 04:24 PM.
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