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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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Reset the Computer???

I have a 2004 F250 V10, stock except for a FlowMaster 70 series muffler I installed a couple days ago. I have a friend who is a Dodge man. He says whenever he makes a change to the intake or exhaust he “resets the computer by disconnecting the negative side of the battery, turn the key to start and hold it for about 15 seconds and then wait about 15 minutes before reconnecting the battery. It then takes about 100 miles for the computer to learn the air/fuel mixture with the new mods“. Is this, or a similar procedure, necessary with my truck?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
 
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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No it's not necessary. The computer is constantly checking and adjusting the engine. He's putting it back to factory settings. Either way it will adapt.
 
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