Where in CT are you? I'm in Poughkeepsie NY and happy to help. Have a heated garage with quickjacks and I think I have done the downpipe 10x at this point.
I wouldn't be so matter of fact about #2 yet. As I stated before, AT also states that they don't guarantee that other tools would work to flash their unlocked DME's and we all know they work just fine.
260F is fine. 275F+ for extended periods is when you have to start reeling yourself in.
I have hit 280F a couple times and did oil tests, no issues. However, I do run the infamous 5w40 oil that hard parkers like @concept think will cause space and time to fold upon itself.
Also, a tune can...
Not sure if anyone has been brave enough to test that yet. I'm sure not going to. ;)
AutoTuner also even stated in the past that they only guarantee their flashing tools to work with their unlocks but we now know any flashing platform works for it, so I would take it with a grain of salt.
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