Actually the POWER WIRE shows larger gains the warmer the weather. One other thing the POWER WIRE does is adds approximately 2.5% more fuel @WOT... so this additional fuel will take care of ANY ping. So NO 100 degree weather will NOT cause any problems what so ever with the POWER WIRE installed. ONLY in the cooler winter months will you notice that the PW does not as much of a difference as it does in the hotter summer months. So it makes the most noticable gains in the heat.

The Air Temp Sensor still works as advertised and adjust to the intake air temps... the POWER WIRE just alters the signal to read 20 degrees cooler at ALL TIMES. So if your sensor is reading 80 degrees then PW tells the PCM The Intake Air temps are 60 degrees... if you drive into a tunnle and go from 80 degrees to 67 degrees then the POWER WIRE will tell the PCM the Intake air temps are... 47 degrees... the PCM will ALWAYS get a reading 20 degrees cooler than actual. Your sensor works as advertised... so does your PCM... The POWER WIRE just alters the signal.

What you get is 8-10 HP throughout the RPM range.

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No you would not need the higher octane fuel, you can use the PW with the lower Octane fuel. But better results will be had with the higher grade octane.

Your PCM will protect your engine from preignition and If peignition was detected the PCM would retard the timing. This is why its a good idea to reset your PCM every so often reguardless if you have any mods or not. I reset mine every oil change and have done so since the first 500 miles.

If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact me.

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I have a Superchips Flashpaq installed. Can I still use the power wire, or does the Flashpaq already advance the timing to the max? I would assume the 2 are not compatible, but want to know if anyone knows for sure. Also, with the Flashpaq, should I look into a cooler than factory thermostat?

 

There has been some conflicting information about the SUPERCHIPS and POWER WIRE. One person has done some test which he ditermined that the Superchips locks out the IAT and therefor the PW has no effect on the timing. But we have had a few customers who reported noticable gains with the PW and superchips together. So at this time I really do NOT know how they work together if at all. Untill I can do my own testing I have no real confirmed factual information to base an answer from.

If you use both together I sugest you use 91 octane to be on the safe side.

The POWER WIRE is a mod that was intended to be an inexpensive way to advance your timing for your stock PCM engine. It does work great with the stock PCM and has been proven to add 8-10HP when used with the stock PCM.

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Hey Air Ram,

How would you go about testing that? I have an 04 hemi ram and the superchips flashpaq. The rest of the truck is all stock except a K&N drop in (We talked about that before - I'm just runnin it till I can afford your CAI). If there was some sort of easy way to test this like with a multimeter or something, I would be glad to do it and share the info with you. Just send me a Power Wire and instructions on what to measure and I'll do it.

Bob

 

Purchased a Power Wire Last week and installed it a couple of days ago. I couldnt believe the difference. Definate power increase. Havent had any problems.

 

Mine should arrive any day

 

Do you live in MA or or you just a Pats fan? Im originaly from Western MA (Springfeild area) so I thought I would ask..

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Originally from MA but the Navy took me to a few places and for now i like the keys or untill i get flooded again.

 

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