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03 Ram - Want to disable traction control!

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Old 11-19-2010, 09:49 PM
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Dude you are so lucky!! i really wish i had a 04 PCM!!!
 
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Old 11-19-2010, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by FrostKing
All '03 Hemi trucks are capable of the TMR mod, regardless if they have a 3 plug JTEC controller or the newer 4 plug NGC controller. Find the TMR wire on the second controller mounted on the passenger fender and cut it. Tuners go by the VIN of the truck and if it is a model year '03 then all the tuning options and capabilities will remain the same regardless the controller type. My truck was built the end of May with the newer controller and operates the same as every other '03 with the 5 or 6 different brand scanners and tuners I've connected over the years.
I just looked at the 04 manual and it lists the same PCM's as 03 manual. JTEC/NGC, I have the NGC PCM and TMR mod. I guess my assumption was that 04 was different. So what makes a 04 different from a 03. The reason I ask is as everyone knows there is more tuning available for the 04 than the 03 so I am guessing that the 04's even through they are JTEC or NGC they are unique to 04 and not interchangable with 03 PCM's. And as a slight side note I just came across http://bgspecialists.com/ who state on their website that they can adjust 03 idle, rev and speed limiters using the customer OEM PCM or SCT/DSP tuners. DSP custom tune will not make these stated adjustments so it looks like they are talking about SCT tuner. SCT website does not list a SCT for the 03 Ram with 5.7L engine. Anyone using a SCT on a 03 Hemi and have been able to adjust idle, rev and speed restricters?
So the question goes back to FreeStyle, what makes your PCM an 04? A 03 model VIN should dictate it being a 03. And with that said why can't a 04 do the TMR mod?
Damn confusing....
 

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Old 11-20-2010, 02:40 AM
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Only the '03s have a separate transmission controller that can have it's communication wire cut.
 
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Old 11-20-2010, 04:53 AM
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I prefer not to cut the wire.
It's easy to just slide one of those real tiny flat blade screwdrivers down the sides of the plug into the crimped pin, releasing the small metal tab that keeps the pin in place in the plug.
A tug on the wire then pulls the pin free.
You can then re-install the wire and pin easily if needs be.
Anyone with an 03 and the seperate transmission controller must do this free and quick mod.
It really wakes up 1-2 and 2-3 changes and the truck really lunges forward, as someone previous said on this thread at WOT.
Best bang for the buck.....read here "free"......I've ever done!
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Old 11-20-2010, 06:18 PM
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Best mod ever, free....
Man, 03 guys have it good.... lol
 
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I would like to do this to my truck, but I dont know what the 1B cover is. Does anyone have a pic so I know what I am looking for? I just bought the truck and do not have a manual for it yet. Also, is it possible to take of fast without spinning the tires after this mod?
 



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