Thread: 98 PCM on my 01
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Old 06-06-2008, 08:34 AM   #2
PowerKraus

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Default Re: 98 PCM on my 01

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Originally Posted by EllowViper View Post
Picked up a 98 PCM pretty cheap locally. I didn't really need it but what the heck..the price was right. I know the 2000-2002 PCMs had a few issues with throwing misfire codes due to the fast and unexpected acceleration a ROE introduces into the equation. Different programming design/tolerances from what Sean tells me. Thus far, my stock 01 PCM was working fine (from what I could tell). I put the 98 PCM in the other day and WOW. Talk about a difference. Idle is now right at 14.5-15.5 AFR (I could not get the 01 dialed in at anything other than 12.5-13.5 regardless of individual cylinder trim settings. I had thought the ROE short runner manifold was the primary culpret so I just lived with it...maybe not.) Run-up on boost is instantanious. I thought it good before, but the 98 PCM must have some really different programming. I need to do a bunch of logging, etc to dial this new arrangement in since I doubt my tune is optimized anymore. Anyways, just an interesting observation.
Interesting experience. Are you positive your old PCM had not been flashed by an after market tuner?

Seems the benefits you are seeing would also apply to a 'hot' NA set-up too. Just do what you can to demonstrate/confirm the 2001 pcm was 'stock' and unmolested, and then do the same for the 98....so we KNOW the pcm comparisons are stock to stock. Or do I have this all wrong and the pcm's have been flashed for the roe. Is the roe tune being handled via a vec or other piggyback?

Thanks !
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