That's funny, not gonna help, but funny. I signed it, but really don't think it will make any difference, the monies Chrysler is saving by not having the engine tunable out way that of having it tunable. JMO
All manufacturers know that allowing access to the tune puts their pockets at risk because some people who tune cars and then break them as a result try to get warranty coverage....ie stealing.....
Even back in the days of musclecars, they had certain setups that came with NO WARRANTY because they knew those cars would be subjected to drag racing etc.....and that is not "normal use" or a "manufacturer's defect"......but some would try to make it so.
Cant trust people to do whats right anymore, so they have to do what they have to do.
Technically, tuners violate federal laws regarding tampering relative to emissions. Don't expect Chrysler to be too receptive to this petition. Not only has the encryption limited the number of warranty repairs of their vehicles, it keeps them off the radar of the enviro-nazis in government who don't like us tinkering with our engines.
What he said. If there was a petition to fight against this, I would sign that one. We don't have emissions cops in my state and this kind of thing is exactly what leads to them.
If you want more options from Chrysler stock, hey I'm all for that. But if you just aren't happy unless you have to mod your brand new truck to something that ends up hurting all vehicle owners, no sir not for me!
I enjoy your enthusiasm, but either go B&G, trade in for a cummins, and or another manufacturer. They are doing this for a reason, and aren't going to even glance at this. Just how things are.
company i deal with for parts or accessories are constantly calling hyper tech and superchips to find out whats up, apparently even their "engineers" are getting frustrated trying to break into the firewall to get a good program for these trucks,
if you want and dont mind only HP and careless for top end speed and rev limiter etc,
there is JET performance chip stage 1 and 2, stage 2 ya have to run only 91 octane adds approx:20-25.
manufacturers took away the standard stick because of constant repairs
Larger companies all buy automatics because each vehicle has many different drivers
If you really want to make a Ram into a performance vehicle
gut the dash electronics
design & build a bell housing that will fit the new 5.7 & install a stick shift transmission
yank out the computers & install a engine controller like the ones NasCar uses
then all you have to do is move to an area where there is no SMOG checks or laws & then find a good mechanic
Sure as the sky is normally above you, the Chrysler people are not going to change their way of thinking
Hate to say it, but they have said in no short words that they are NOT going to be unlocking the PCM. The LX guys have already had this fight and there's a whole lot more than 200 people that signed that particular petition and they were still told no. Even in the online SRT engineers/developer discussions they have explicitly stated that they won't be unlocking the PCM.
Signed, with pleasure........ But cdnoilram, if indeed you are right, as much as I love my Ram, I will be headed straight to the Ford Dealer in the spring...... There is a supercharged 5 liter in my cards if Dodge doesn't smarten up!!!!!