Intense PCM.....Has Problems
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From: eh
Originally Posted by dstinsman56
one shop that uses hp tuners quoted me 600 dollars to tune and 8 hours. they said i would be the first one they tuned and i told them no thanks!
Just a thought but what if say a bunch of you got together and bought the HPT and split the cost of a tune, then shared the log file?
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From: Dayton, OH
If you use that shop you won't need anything close to 8 hours of tuning time. You already have the INTENSE PCM and thats a really good base to use if you have additional mods, like a CAI. So going to that place they can get it tuned in 2 hours if they have a general understanding of tuning with HP Tuners.
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From: Peoria, AZ
Originally Posted by vandy0419
If you use that shop you won't need anything close to 8 hours of tuning time. You already have the INTENSE PCM and thats a really good base to use if you have additional mods, like a CAI. So going to that place they can get it tuned in 2 hours if they have a general understanding of tuning with HP Tuners.
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From: baltimore md
Originally Posted by Rusty
I agree that the cai affects tuning VERY much. Every car will be slightly different. I commend Intense for their efforts and quality of parts. However, it is simply not logical to assume that a pre-tuned pcm will work exactly the same on every car. Granted it is easier than tuning and probably cheaper than buying the HPTuners kit, one cannot assume it will give the best performance. A wideband sensor and something to monitor knock retard is of the utmost importance when modifying the fuel curve in any way. I was running a 2.85" pully and 42.5lb/hr injectors with a cai and used a maf-t to tune the car. I used the common C 1 setting recommended by intense and the car seemed to run ok. After installing a wideband I noticed afr's in the low ten's at wot!!! I am not sure if this is what Intense recommends to be a good afr at wot, but I changed my maf-t setting so my afr's are mid to high 11's during wot. I urge all of you who are modding the car to be careful and have the proper monitoring tools to be safe.
rusty i am running same set up wut did u change your maf t settings to
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From: Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Originally Posted by srt-killer
I wish on your website it would state not recomended with a CAI. I don't have the stock air box. What would you guys recomend me doing?
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From: Central IL
Originally Posted by vandy0419
blown06-I'd go for the INTENSE Stage 4...
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Originally Posted by vandy0419
Everything with my car has settled back down and running fine...now I'm more worried about losing coolant through the IC cores in the intake manifold.
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From: Dayton, OH
Originally Posted by blown06
thanks for the input thats what I was going to lean towards cheaper plus get the bigger injectors.... hopefully will order this week
Or order everything in the Stage 5, minus the s/c in other words. I don't think the tune between the Stage 4 and 5 are different, just pulley and ported s/c. They will switch the pulley for ya though at no different cost because any pulley is the same price.
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From: Dayton, OH
Originally Posted by blown06
why are you losing coolant is it kit related?
Nothing related to any of the kits though.
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From: Central IL
Originally Posted by vandy0419
Why bigger injectors? It already comes with the 60lb injectors. The Stage 4 is everything on the Stage 5 except the ported s/c. Just get the stage 4 but swap it for a 2.6" pulley...
Or order everything in the Stage 5, minus the s/c in other words. I don't think the tune between the Stage 4 and 5 are different, just pulley and ported s/c. They will switch the pulley for ya though at no different cost because any pulley is the same price.
Or order everything in the Stage 5, minus the s/c in other words. I don't think the tune between the Stage 4 and 5 are different, just pulley and ported s/c. They will switch the pulley for ya though at no different cost because any pulley is the same price.
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Im not sure if this problem deals with the Intense PCM or What but its really starting to **** me off....I cant even idle my car for more than 2-3 min or els it wants to die. Im not sure if its flooding it self or WTF. It just starts to idle all crazy and when i try to rev it it just starts to back fire and the boost gage is going all cazy. It happend to me already like 5 times, even if i try to turn off the car and turn it back on, it stays the same. I have to turn off the car and go disconect my battery and reconect it, than it runs ok. Its so Fn imbareising. I cant even go through a F**kn drive thru.
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Originally Posted by srt-killer
Im not sure if this problem deals with the Intense PCM or What but its really starting to **** me off....I cant even idle my car for more than 2-3 min or els it wants to die. Im not sure if its flooding it self or WTF. It just starts to idle all crazy and when i try to rev it it just starts to back fire and the boost gage is going all cazy. It happend to me already like 5 times, even if i try to turn off the car and turn it back on, it stays the same. I have to turn off the car and go disconect my battery and reconect it, than it runs ok. Its so Fn imbareising. I cant even go through a F**kn drive thru.
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From: Arizona
Originally Posted by vandy0419
How long do you disconnect the battery? I heard if you disconnect it for like 10 minutes it clears the problem up rather well.
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Originally Posted by vandy0419
Also, don't see how it could be flooding because I know they were tuned with stock intakes on the cars, but with you having a CAI on that would do the opposite, wouldn't it?
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if im not mistaking intense has an option on there stage kits to select if u have a stock intake or a cai. it also gives u options of what brand cai u have. if u have a cai i would suggest when u get ur pcm tuned threw them that u select what kind of intake u have.
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver06
if im not mistaking intense has an option on there stage kits to select if u have a stock intake or a cai. it also gives u options of what brand cai u have. if u have a cai i would suggest when u get ur pcm tuned threw them that u select what kind of intake u have.
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From: ky
Originally Posted by srt-killer
I didn't buy a stage kit. I just bought the PCM by it self, and none of those options were available when i bought mine.
if you're having all kinds of issues, why not get in touch with them and see what can be done about the situation.
