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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 10:40 PM
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I have replaced my 2.73 gears with 3.42 gears. I now hit the rev-limiter before upshift. The PCM needs to be reprogrammed. Living here in Iowa " fly-over country " I do not know where to get this done. Any ideas?

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I have replaced my 2.73 gears with 3.42 gears. I now hit the rev-limiter before upshift. The PCM needs to be reprogrammed. Living here in Iowa " fly-over country " I do not know where to get this done. Any ideas?

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You may want to look for a preowned handheld tuner...I'm fairly certain your issue can be remedied with one of those, but you may want to search here and do some fact finding on that first.
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any local speedshop that has tuning capability should be able to do it.

also, a Diablosport Predator handheld will make necessary changes.

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Mail order tune or superchips tuner is the cheapest way. I bought a superchips for 149.00 at the bay and programed mine until i could find a dyno tune facility. If you buy a used handheld make sure it has been unlocked or it will not work on your car
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ECS mail order tune. I think they are still $150.00.
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Thank you for the help.

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