Superchips 3815 work on 97 ram?

dodgeramforlife · Oct 6, 2015

I can get a Superchips flashpaq 3815 off craiglist for 150$, but will it work on my 97 ram 5.2? on their website it says 98-01 only but after doing some more research it says it depends on the computer? Also would it remove torque management and the death flash? Thanks guys.

dapepper9 · Oct 6, 2015

Should ork. 96 is the questionable year. You probably don't have death flash. Unless you have a sticker on the PCM about a software update, you don't have it. Superchips isn't really worth it unless you can find it cheap. It will erase death flash but not torque management

dodgeramforlife · Oct 7, 2015

I think its death flashed it says "reprogrammed pcm -99"

Merc225hp · Oct 7, 2015

dapepper9 said:
Should ork. 96 is the questionable year. You probably don't have death flash. Unless you have a sticker on the PCM about a software update, you don't have it. Superchips isn't really worth it unless you can find it cheap. It will erase death flash but not torque management

Why is it that it's a good chance he does not have it???????? Explain please as all these trucks were subject to the deathflash

MagSport · Oct 7, 2015

Merc225hp said:
Why is it that it's a good chance he does not have it???????? Explain please as all these trucks were subject to the deathflash

While all of the 97-01 trucks are susceptible to death flash, the tune itself didn't come out until late in 99. At that point most of the 97-98 trucks (depending on the owner) would have stopped being taken to the dealership for servicing and taken to the local shop or driveway instead since it was cheaper
Edit: just my theory

Merc225hp · Oct 7, 2015

Interesting theory.

rammanriley20 · Oct 7, 2015

Yeah my 99 has a sticker right on the hood that says the PCM was flashed late that year. Most ive seen have it, probably not in 97 though, ive seen it on 99+ trucks mostly

dodge dude94 · Oct 7, 2015

It wont work on the 97. Been down this road before.

Merc225hp · Oct 7, 2015

Tsb for the deathflash goes back to 94. Look over the tsbs.

dapepper9 · Oct 7, 2015

Merc225hp said:
Tsb for the deathflash goes back to 94. Look over the tsbs.

Didn't know that. Thought it was pretty much 98+

dapepper9 · Oct 7, 2015

dodge dude94 said:
It wont work on the 97. Been down this road before.

Is this part of the ******* obd2 crap?

Merc225hp · Oct 7, 2015

dapepper9 said:
Is this part of the ******* obd2 crap?

That would be 96

dapepper9 · Oct 7, 2015

Merc225hp said:
That would be 96

I can never remember. Why won't it work on a 97 though? For future reference. I don't like thinking I'm right and giving out wrong info.

dodgeramforlife · Oct 8, 2015

yeah it wont work, the guy was nice enough to let me try it.

MagSport · Oct 8, 2015

dodgeramforlife said:
yeah it wont work, the guy was nice enough to let me try it.

Sorry for thread-jacking you. You'll figure out we get carried away on some topics. :crazy:

dodge dude94 · Oct 8, 2015

dapepper9 said:
Is this part of the ******* obd2 crap?

As mark said, the ******* hybrid OBDII/I is 96 only, but 97 has some odd things with it to where no one but SCT will make a tuner for it.

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