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Old May 8, 2014 | 08:47 PM
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I have sent my PCM off to zz performance to have it flashed with there set up. I will be getting it back Saturday. I can't wait I think!

My question is if anyone has had one of there PCM's and if so what are the pros and cons of it? I can't find anyone who has had one and it is starting to worry me a bit. Thanks for any info.
 
Old May 8, 2014 | 10:20 PM
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I bought one and regret it. I've had some issues with ZZP, one was an intake manifold and the other was the PCM... car ran like **** until it went into closed loop. Most of their products are great though.
 
Old May 8, 2014 | 10:29 PM
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I have not purchased a ZZP PCM, but I've bought many other things from them and bounced questions off them. They have always been quick to contact me back and my orders always arrived in a timely manner.
As a company, I have no beef with them and happy with their services and responsiveness.
 
Old May 8, 2014 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by nitehawkjcb
I bought one and regret it. I've had some issues with ZZP, one was an intake manifold and the other was the PCM... car ran like **** until it went into closed loop. Most of their products are great though.

What is close loop?
 
Old May 8, 2014 | 11:57 PM
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I had an issue with the first PCM I bought from them for my 05SS, the air bag light came on and stayed on. Great customer service and I sent them my original PCM to them and they tuned it and have had no issues.
 
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I got my plog from them and downpipe. So far no problems I still need to get the downpipe installed tho
 
Old May 9, 2014 | 10:55 PM
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I had an issue with the first PCM I bought from them for my 05SS, the air bag light came on and stayed on. Great customer service and I sent them my original PCM to them and they tuned it and have had no issues.
This makes me feel a lot better! I'll get mine tomorrow, can't wait.
 
Old May 9, 2014 | 11:34 PM
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Did you send your original PCM to get tuned? Montes are kinda touchy when you swap out PCMs that aren't original to the car. The 1st one I got was a core return from someone else (probably from a Grand Prix) that is probably why I got the air bag light. But once I sent my original one in to get tuned and got it back, it worked great. Then I sent the first one back to them for the core.
 

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Old May 10, 2014 | 08:41 AM
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I wonder if the PCM you got Amy had a problem in it or if they loaded software not appropriate for your Monte when they tuned it.

I've used a total of 3 different PCMs in my Monte (the original and two donors). The reason was I did not have a tuner for my first tune and for about $20 I could get a donor PCM and keep the factory tune untouched. The last PCM was because I now have a DHP PowrTuner but could not read/write to the tune I had on the first donor PCM (I could over write it but then it would be gone for good), so another $20 and I could keep that untouched.

Most I ever had to do was the PCM Security re-learn. Each PCM is still in working. I also had no issues with a donor in my '02 Grand Am.
 

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