Wow, I read that tuning on the '11 and up models is non-existent to this point due to Dodge not releasing some info of some sort regarding the ECU??? Man, that would suck to buy a performance car, and not even be able to do something as simple as a CAI and a tune. Dodge FTL. :lol:
Went browsing on the Challenger forums...
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Not exactly news.
There is some stuff in the works... But yeah they have been screwed on tuning this far. Sucks on a modding standpoint but saves them money on warranty repairs I bet.
I'm sure they'll figure it out eventually
They are trying to push everything to their SRT brand for aftermarket/tuning.
From a business standpoint, it's a smart move. Bogus warranty claims can be a huge cost sink for a manufacturer. $500 here, $1000 there all add up, when the average corporate profit margin is less than 10%.
From a business standpoint, it's a smart move. Bogus warranty claims can be a huge cost sink for a manufacturer. $500 here, $1000 there all add up, when the average corporate profit margin is less than 10%.
a Challenger is a performance car?
performs well on the scale lolol
Dodge= dog$hit
We work with ShopHEMI.com a lot. There solution is to retrograde to 09 model year ECUs. It works, but is somewhat expensive.
That must be an emission nightmare. I mean, old computer in a new car. I guess you could swap it back when the time comes but seriously that is a pain!
Glad to see you understand the rules of SVTP. :shrug:
Dodge does not let companies like Diablo/SCT gain access to their ECU's until a good number of years later. I think like 2009 was when Diablo was finally able to release a handheld tuner to the srt4 aftermarket, though that was after many a homebrew solution was offered. Unfortunately the domestic v8 end user tuning aftermarket is few and far between as it is so nobody is trying to crack the Challengers ECU at this point. Watch the Dart SRT4 will have some homebrew tuning program and cable a month after it hits lots. Alot of those dudes dont forum whore their shit though as dodge has gone after a few.
Dog$hit isn't bypassing the filter, technically. Since dogshit isn't filtered, anyway.
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it is an attempt to bypass it.
The tuning is no surprise, the last generation of dodges was initially untunable(or very tough, i can't remember) for a good while.
My buddy has a new 300c and his boss a new srt8 and he complains constantly about the lack of a tune.
On that note, do me a favor and find a tune for a new ecoboost F150 that has proven results(fastlane is liars and bullydog can't prove shit). its not just dodge doing it.
Exactly. Chrysler has been doing that for yrs. Dodge will one day learn that people that buy these cars want to modify. If they can't do simple mods without ungodly expense then they won't buy the car. Ford knows the cars will be modded and know that helps sales of the car.
If your willing to do extensive mods like this my guess is that you're not too concerned about passing emissions testing.
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