I have a 1999 Ram 5.9 2wd that I assume came with the death flash from the factory. Where do you guys recommend buying a PCM that doesnt have the flash?
I've also got the death flash on mine, given that its a 99, there is a good chance you have it. Just check on the passenger side firewall under the hood for the PCM and look for a sticker that says something about a factory authorised update or flash.
As for getting rid of it, I would buy a tuner and get someone like FlyinRyan to make a tune for you. You are looking at 300ish for the Tuner if you go with SCT, and around 400ish for Ryan. But you are getting a tune custom for your specific truck and any mods you put on it. In my opinion, its very worth it. There are some things he requires you do though, like the plenum repair, and air/fuel sensors instead of O2 sensors. Other than that any mods are up to you.
For the plenum repair, i've heard a lot of different things, and I know dapepper9 has some really good information on the subject. All i'm going to do is replace the plenum gasket with a slightly thicker felpro gasket, as that seems to be a permanent fix according to some of the pro's around here. Ther is also the option of replacing the upper intake with a mopar or hughes kit, or just a replacement plenum pan.
If you buy a pre tuned PCM, just make sure its the same year, and the same engine, or you will run into harness issues.
