Reconnect the batteries. Do not start the engine yet.
The Prelude
First, pop the hood. Locate the negative terminal on the passenger-side battery. Pull it. Now walk to the driver's side. Pull that negative terminal, too. The L5P has two batteries; if you leave one connected, you risk a voltage spike that will fry the Pulsar before it ever sees a map sensor. Wait five minutes. Let the capacitors in the ECM drain. You’ll hear a faint click from the fuse box. That’s the signal.
The Pulsar V3 isn't just a module; it's the decoder ring. Unlike a traditional "tune," it sits on the CAN bus network and tricks the ECM into doing what it already can do, without leaving a footprint on the checksum. Today, we install it.