iamdub
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'07 Tahoe, so it has the 4L60E. He'd have to keep it in third and drive a little slower for a while. Even still, driving in OD (4th) might be one of the requirements for completing a drive cycle(s).
AFM Disable Options
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'07 Tahoe, so it has the 4L60E. He'd have to keep it in third and drive a little slower for a while. Even still, driving in OD (4th) might be one of the requirements for completing a drive cycle(s).
iamdub
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I had a local speed shop disable AFM and a few other "click on/click off" changes (no actual tuning) for $150. The credits, alone, were $100 (2x$50). So I basically paid them $50 for their labor. Sure, they probably have/had an unlimited credit account with HPT. But, the same would apply if you found any Joe Schmo around you with HPT. I'd suggest hitting up Facebook Marketplace or even other car forums to find a local individual. They don't need to be an expert tuner. They just need to have HPT and know how to buy some credits and write to your PCM.
MVI3 from HP TUNERS site. You will probably need 2 credits. Cost to your door will be about $500. Download MVI Suite from their site free to your computer.Ok, so this is gonna sound stupid, but I is what I is... can someone provide a link or specific model for the appropriate HP tuner? I'm getting a lot of noise trying to find it to figure out the baseline cost...
One arrived, plug in MVI3 to computer after downloading and installing software. Go to the help menu and do a resync device (don't have it in front of me, so names may be slightly off at the moment). It will activate everything and load the number of credits you bought onto it.
You can pull off the ECM info and use the MVI3 as a scanner to your vehicle w/o using any credits if you want to see how it works beforehand. The credits will be needed to program any changes you made back to the ECM.
gooffeyguy
Tom
Like everyone's said above, or just about any decent handheld tuning device should be able to disable it. Find a used, un-married one if you want to save money.
I have a DiabloSport Intune I3 which I use on both the 2012 Yukon and the 2002 Mustang by just purchasing a separate license. They're about $350 new.
Also, The BTDieselworks Autosync can disable AFM through the setup using the DIC screen, along with giving you many other features. This is a dongle that stays plugged in, but using their OBD splitter it can stay tucked up under the dash and the other OBD port secures to the stock OBD bracket and looks OE.
Autosync is $295 and the splitter cable is $23
www.btdieselworks.com
I have a DiabloSport Intune I3 which I use on both the 2012 Yukon and the 2002 Mustang by just purchasing a separate license. They're about $350 new.
Also, The BTDieselworks Autosync can disable AFM through the setup using the DIC screen, along with giving you many other features. This is a dongle that stays plugged in, but using their OBD splitter it can stay tucked up under the dash and the other OBD port secures to the stock OBD bracket and looks OE.
Autosync is $295 and the splitter cable is $23
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Certainly. Basically you purchase the tuner, which was a shade over $400 for me, and then you basically have have a really fancy code reader, LOL
To go from code reader to actual programmer, you have to purchase what HP Tuner call "credits", which for the Tahoe it requires 2 credits at $50 each.
Some vehicles require more credits.
The credits are then "spent" in the HP Tuner app to "register" the VIN number of the vehicle you are working on, then allowing you to reprogram the ECU for that vehicle at will.
Each additional vehicle you want to use it on would then require an additional set of credits and registering that vehicle's VIN.
Quality. The cheaper ones either may not have proper coding and may struggle for priority on the CAN bus, or they may be made with cheaper IC's and flash and will fail prematurely.
That's strictly from my consumer products design experience, so consider that general advice, not specific to these devices.
That said, after the nightmare I went through with this episode, I wish I had just found the $500 to do the HP Tuner out of the gate instead of running that stupid dongle for 2 years, LOL.
Still, the dongle does "work", you just have to accept the SMOG complications and potential premature failures.
opfor2
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How do you like the DiabloSport Intune I3? I'm thinking about getting it to disable my DoD on my 2011.Like everyone's said above, or just about any decent handheld tuning device should be able to disable it. Find a used, un-married one if you want to save money.
I have a DiabloSport Intune I3 which I use on both the 2012 Yukon and the 2002 Mustang by just purchasing a separate license. They're about $350 new.
Also, The BTDieselworks Autosync can disable AFM through the setup using the DIC screen, along with giving you many other features. This is a dongle that stays plugged in, but using their OBD splitter it can stay tucked up under the dash and the other OBD port secures to the stock OBD bracket and looks OE.
Autosync is $295 and the splitter cable is $23
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