Range device issue/rant - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Angie11 · 10-26-2015, 10:38 AM

Well have the device and yes it works as it is designed and no complaints there. But who is the engineering genius that put the light in it. My car is a sunny day toy and may sit for a week between drives. That means a dead battery unless you unplug it. If I unplug it every time I use car before long it will just fall out of the plug. The light is completely and totally useless. I'm tempted to dismantle the device and remove the light, what a pain in the ass!!!!

GMTool · 10-26-2015, 10:45 AM

Tune your car now. You will wonder why you did not do it a long time ago.

chuckstacamaro · 10-26-2015, 10:46 AM

I only unplug if the car is going to sit for more than 24 hours.

rberns · 10-26-2015, 08:00 PM

Battery tender

Lndryguru · 10-26-2015, 08:10 PM

I have one if i dont remove it every time it causes all types of error messages and codes my car is not a daily driver so it works fine for now serves the purpose stops the farting lol

Rainbow1616 · 10-26-2015, 08:16 PM

I have never unplugged mine but mine is a DD and only sits for 2 days at the most without being started.

Joe M 2012 2SS · 10-26-2015, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMTool

Tune your car now. You will wonder why you did not do it a long time ago.

Angie11 · 10-26-2015, 10:02 PM

Dont have any plans to add mods to car so tune isnt worth the cost compaired to gains

GMTool · 10-26-2015, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Angie11

Dont have any plans to add mods to car so tune isnt worth the cost compaired to gains

Plugging in a device to your OBD II port to improve your driving experience is a mod. The range thing isn't cheap and you get glitches. A tune isn't that expensive and you get a new/better performing glitch free car. It's worth every penny, and there are no issues to rant about when tuned properly.

RobertRS · 10-26-2015, 11:28 PM

There are hand held tuning devices that can be used just to disable the AFM feature without loading any other tune features that come with the tuner if it concerns you. Then, nothing has to be plugged in to the OBD port constantly. That is my main concern with the Range device. That would worry me much more that just using a hand held and disabling it......done. Of course you can turn it back on any time you felt the need.

vroomapunk · 10-27-2015, 10:48 AM

The key with the range device guys is that it supposedly doesn't flash the ECM, leaving no evidence of a tune that may impact warranty work

10-26-2015, 10:38 AM	#1
Angie11 Drives: 2011 ss rs convertable Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: WI Posts: 179	Range device issue/rant Well have the device and yes it works as it is designed and no complaints there. But who is the engineering genius that put the light in it. My car is a sunny day toy and may sit for a week between drives. That means a dead battery unless you unplug it. If I unplug it every time I use car before long it will just fall out of the plug. The light is completely and totally useless. I'm tempted to dismantle the device and remove the light, what a pain in the ass!!!!

10-26-2015, 10:45 AM	#2
GMTool MY SS is SOLD Drives: AGM 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Southwest Illinois Posts: 1,838	Tune your car now. You will wonder why you did not do it a long time ago. __________________ CAI, Dynatech Headers, HF Cats, JRE Tuned, Corsa Cat Back, Strut Tower Brace.

10-26-2015, 08:00 PM	#4
rberns Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: US Posts: 3,291 View My Garage	Battery tender __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS, Circle D 3200, ADM Transmission Cooler, BTR Valvetrain, Cam Motion .621 .595 228/244 113+4, ARH 1 7/8 full exhaust, Cold Air Inductions, Katech C5R TC, Melling HV, BTR SLR lifters, Trunion Upgrade, LS2 Dampner, LS9 head gaskets, Bo White PTB, MM can, GFX, Subs, B&M Deep transmission pan, Holley fuel rail, Proform valve covers, relocated coil packs

10-26-2015, 08:10 PM	#5
Lndryguru Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 226	I have one if i dont remove it every time it causes all types of error messages and codes my car is not a daily driver so it works fine for now serves the purpose stops the farting lol __________________ 2013 Camaro SS Victory Red/Black Stripes

10-27-2015, 10:48 AM	#11
vroomapunk [COTW 5/12/14] Drives: 2012 CRT NF Cammed 2SS/RS For Sale Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NOLA Posts: 6,115 View My Garage	The key with the range device guys is that it supposedly doesn't flash the ECM, leaving no evidence of a tune that may impact warranty work __________________

10-26-2015, 10:46 AM	#3
chuckstacamaro Drives: 2014 2SS/RS BRM Purchase 03/19/2014 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 538 View My Garage	I only unplug if the car is going to sit for more than 24 hours.

10-26-2015, 08:16 PM	#6
Rainbow1616 Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,368	I have never unplugged mine but mine is a DD and only sits for 2 days at the most without being started.

10-26-2015, 10:02 PM	#8
Angie11 Drives: 2011 ss rs convertable Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: WI Posts: 179	Dont have any plans to add mods to car so tune isnt worth the cost compaired to gains

10-26-2015, 11:28 PM	#10
RobertRS Drives: 2014 2SS L99 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Corpus Christi Texas Posts: 1,320	There are hand held tuning devices that can be used just to disable the AFM feature without loading any other tune features that come with the tuner if it concerns you. Then, nothing has to be plugged in to the OBD port constantly. That is my main concern with the Range device. That would worry me much more that just using a hand held and disabling it......done. Of course you can turn it back on any time you felt the need.