Question for Frost...

**guitarjay76** · 05-24-2009, 06:39 AM

I programmed my car with a Hypertech III. When I pulled the battery, it reset to stock settings. When you do the tunes, does that happen, or does it stay permanently? This may be a stupid questoin...I just don't know how it works.

**mynumber1hater** · 05-24-2009, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by guitarjay76

I programmed my car with a Hypertech III. When I pulled the battery, it reset to stock settings. When you do the tunes, does that happen, or does it stay permanently? This may be a stupid questoin...I just don't know how it works.

It has always been my under standing that the hypertech pulls your stock tune and installs its own new tune.. So pulling the battery should do nothing. But frost would know for sure.

**guitarjay76** · 05-24-2009, 07:39 AM

From what Jeg's tells me this is common with any handheld programmer because once the battery is pulled it erases the codes that were put in because its only in the temporary memory, not actually burned into it. I was just wondering how the tunes Frost does work. Hypertech told me I can send my tuner back and they'll reset it, but in order to use it again, I'll have to have a dealer reflash my computer and start all over again. A more permanent tune would be better, because then I won't have to worry about it if the battery goes dead or something.

**mynumber1hater** · 05-24-2009, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by guitarjay76

From what Jeg's tells me this is common with any handheld programmer because once the battery is pulled it erases the codes that were put in because its only in the temporary memory, not actually burned into it. I was just wondering how the tunes Frost does work. Hypertech told me I can send my tuner back and they'll reset it, but in order to use it again, I'll have to have a dealer reflash my computer and start all over again. A more permanent tune would be better, because then I won't have to worry about it if the battery goes dead or something.

His are PERMANENT.....

**Frost** · 05-24-2009, 11:55 AM

All tunes hypertec and other wise are permanent unless reflashed. The only thing being clear at battery disconnection are DTCs, fuel, and air trim learning.

My mail order tuning would likely suffer dollar-wise if PCMs 'lost' their tunes on the way to the customer

**Hi-Po** · 05-24-2009, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by Frost

My mail order tuning would likely suffer dollar-wise if PCMs 'lost' their tunes on the way to the customer

**mynumber1hater** · 05-25-2009, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

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**Gregg02** · 06-06-2009, 07:25 AM

I am wondering what route to take for a tune, my 02 ss 6speed, dynomax bullit, no cats, slp lid, k&n filter, 160 thermostat. I was curious if handhelds are worth the money spent for the power gains, i dont really want the down time of sending my computer away. Any suggestions guys? Thanks Gregg

**0rion** · 06-06-2009, 05:41 PM

what are your future plans for the car? If you have plans to mod further I'd probably wait until then to do the tune. I notice you have a 160 stat so are your fan settings still at stock? If so the stat really isn't doing much for you at the moment.
You have a few options as far as your tune. You can find a local dyno tuner and get it tuned that way.....you could buy a handheld.....or the cheapest way is to do a mail order tune through Frost. I believe he's still doing tunes for $125. Someone that's had one can chime in but I think his turn around time is very quick. I think he basically mails them back out the same day he gets them so you're just looking at mail travel time.

**Gregg02** · 06-07-2009, 08:00 AM

thanks for the input, my fan settings are still the same, i need to get that changed def, is getting a tune the only way to change the settings for the fans?