This is not the first time I have been accused of beating a topic to death. Better to have more understanding than less is my opinion.

Thanks guys. Your knowledge and help here are greatly appreciated.

Can't wait to see the faces the dealer's is going to make when I ask for the re-flash! Trucks ...

I have the factory radio with a GM Sirius conversion kit. I also have the On-Star option for which I have no active subscription for however it's still power on during normal operation.

I have seen posts where it's recommended all these items be disabled. This may not be related to my particular ...

mikel - I see your point

fiero429 - Can you tell me what error you get if you do not remove the fuses when dropping the performance tune onto your vehicle?

So this has nothing to do with removing fuses from the SAT radio, etc, to provide peak power during programming?

Do you encounter this issue often? How certain do you feel that reflashing the PCM will resolve my issue?

Again, I want to thank you for your help here.

Really! I get real time stats off the Predator while the engine is running, RPM's, ect.... Doesn't that mean I am communicating with the PCM? Or is that info reported solely and directly to the Predator from the various sensors off the engine?

I get VIN info from the truck on the Predator and my ...

Can the stock settings be verified using the Predator?

Can you elaborate? Is this because there is a performance tune on there already or is there something wrong with my PCM? Is there a way to use the Predator to see if the truck is performance tuned vs. stock?

BTW, thanks for your help and quick responses.

Eric....

Just to confirm. Based on what I posted above you feel the unit needs to be reflashed? Why would this be? Does it mean the unit is still locked to another vehicle? I was under the impression that as long as you returned the factory tune, you could then tune another vehicle as long as it was ...

1. - Predator U7193
2. - V. 9r07
3. - 2003 Chevy Avalanche Z71 (5.3L), On-star and SAT Radio

Hello,

I purchased this 03' Avalanche back in January. As far as I know it was completely stock with 20k miles on it, 32k now (yeah baby!). I did a lot of research and wound up buying a used U7193 ...