91lxstang

my freind just got a rustang and thinks he knows everything. He says to take off the egr you have to have your computer taken out and reflashed or it wont run. I told him all you had to do was do the three resistor trick and you dont have to reflash the ecu but he bet me 50 bux you HAVE to. So i took his bet. Whos right or wrong? lol

samseed101

You just earned yourself $50. Your friend is an idiot, LoL. You can get a chip and reset the EGR scalar to "2" to shut it off, but it's easier to just plug in the resistors. Or if that's too ugly, then you can buy an eliminator that does the same thing, but puts it in a fancy little package.

91lxstang

so theres absolutely no "reflashing" of the ecu needed?

samseed101

No. There are a few ways to do it actually.

1) Just leave the stock EGR plugged in but dieconnected from the TB.

2) Get a chip and stick it in the J3 port of the ecu

3) Get a tuner like a Tweecer or PMS and shut it off manually by reprogramming the ecu

4) Use the three-resistor trick

5) Buy an "EGR eliminator" and plug that into the sensor harness.

91lxstang

thanks for all the info man im now 50 bux richer

bighungrymatt

nice man, I just hope he pays up the $50!

fordboyyfm

anyone got a link to the three resistor trick?

samseed101

91lxstang

he probably wont... he'll just have excuses or say thats what he meant