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Old Oct 23, 2014 | 05:09 PM
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Just finished a full tank of gas in the Jeep with the flaspaq and 35s. I got 282 miles on the trip meter compared to the 300 I was getting. If my math is correct 282/17= ~16.5 mpg.. Either way its less then a 10% loss on the trip meter. Not bad at all, we'll worth the extra gas to be rolling on 35s. This was mixed with Highway and city, mostly city. On the regular 87 tune btw.

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Old Oct 24, 2014 | 02:34 AM
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Originally Posted by TheNoob
Another heads up for those who are going disable the tpms system: Disable it while you're tpms are still on the jeep. Or else you will have a warning on each start up which can get annoying, it shows the 0 tire pressure on all 4 corners. You just have to push the menu button on the steering wheel and it will be gone till the next start up.

I drove the jeep on the new wheels without the tpms before successfully disabling the system, so a warning msg came up and the tuner cannot get rid of it.

I had to remove my new wheels and 35s today, mount up the stockers, enable the tpms again so that it can read that the tires have good air pressure drive a couple miles till it registered. Pulled over, disabled the tpms, remove the stocker, and throw on the new wheels again. Very time consuming and rather annoying to get that warning off, well worth it though.
Aaaahhhhh! I was wondering how to get of the 0 psi light. It'll have to wait till inspection. I'm not throwing the stocks on just for that lol.
Good detective work!
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Old Oct 24, 2014 | 03:09 PM
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Have you guys tried using the Data Logging ?
You go to Data Login and select Advance Settings. You can only view 4 Data Values at one time.

/For does of you w/ an Auto you can view the Transmission Temp. Also, you have different data to view like: Air Intake temp, Voltage, Fuel level in %, etc.
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Old Oct 24, 2014 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Tuto
Have you guys tried using the Data Logging ?
You go to Data Login and select Advance Settings. You can only view 4 Data Values at one time.

/For does of you w/ an Auto you can view the Transmission Temp. Also, you have different data to view like: Air Intake temp, Voltage, Fuel level in %, etc.
Good to know! I will play around with my led bar and lights and see what kind of activity I see in the Voltage values.
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Old Oct 26, 2014 | 07:12 AM
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Just went through the process for the first time. I think I almost wore out the ignition switch!!! I was surprised with how many times it promoted to turn off and on. And, yes it took about 45 minutes. The process to update the flashpaq via spark took about 30 minutes before I hooked to the jeep (just a result of my broadband speed). So, overall it was fairly easy and works great.

Two questions:
1- Can I re-update the flashpaq via spark without programming the jeep back to stock? I just want to make sure and avoid any errors. I didn't select all of the options in spark initially and now I don't see the "extreme" tune or off-road options.

2- Should the TPMS sensors be installed in the upgraded tires? Does it matter? I thought they were required, but now wonder as I noticed some people just turn that function off.

Thanks for any help.
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 10:28 AM
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Now is this tuner worth my while if I'm not planning on intake or exhaust? Will I still gain power?
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by imatjen
Just went through the process for the first time. I think I almost wore out the ignition switch!!! I was surprised with how many times it promoted to turn off and on. And, yes it took about 45 minutes. The process to update the flashpaq via spark took about 30 minutes before I hooked to the jeep (just a result of my broadband speed). So, overall it was fairly easy and works great.

Two questions:
1- Can I re-update the flashpaq via spark without programming the jeep back to stock? I just want to make sure and avoid any errors. I didn't select all of the options in spark initially and now I don't see the "extreme" tune or off-road options.

2- Should the TPMS sensors be installed in the upgraded tires? Does it matter? I thought they were required, but now wonder as I noticed some people just turn that function off.

Thanks for any help.
1- I have updated my unit after flashing, without going back to stock and everything works fine. I don't think you need to flash back to stock just for an update on the Superchips unit.

2- Completely up to you. Do you wish to retain the tpms system? I didn't want my new wheels and tires with tpms so I disabled the system and prefer it this way. Just because those systems can be pesks at times, I'd rather not have it enabled on my vehicle.
Originally Posted by Chadam
Now is this tuner worth my while if I'm not planning on intake or exhaust? Will I still gain power?
I have stock intake and exhaust and definitely noticed a difference. It gets up and goes a lot easier, drive ability is so much better. Shift points are a lot better than stock. I think it's a great product and definitely recommend it.
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 02:29 PM
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Thanks for the reply TheNoob.

Hi Chadam. I just used it on mine and the difference is significant. I have 3.73 gears in a base model unlimited. I added a 3.5" lift and 35" tiers along with a lot of heavy items like winch, steel bumpers front and rear and anything else I've figured out how to install! I am starting with the 93 performance tune and it makes a big difference.
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by imatjen
Thanks for the reply TheNoob. Hi Chadam. I just used it on mine and the difference is significant. I have 3.73 gears in a base model unlimited. I added a 3.5" lift and 35" tiers along with a lot of heavy items like winch, steel bumpers front and rear and anything else I've figured out how to install! I am starting with the 93 performance tune and it makes a big difference.
ok great good to know. So looks like that's next on the list. So if I add exhaust and air intake down the road do I have to reprogram it??
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 04:16 PM
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No. There's no calibration needed for something like that. When you install an intake, the directions say to disconnect the negative from the battery. That resets the ecu or something. But nothing needed on the superships part.
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