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Originally Posted by justatroll
So far that is an unsubstantiated myth.
I know of no-one that has actually seen this so-called flash counter.
And if the OP has ONLY and inlet tube and a cat-back, he should be fine.
At first I thought he said "Intake" which usually means a tune is required.
the OP should be fine with what are essentially cosmetic mods.
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I tire of hearing that. The dealership can CERTAINLY deny the warranty work and claim anything they want.
It is then up to the Customer to take them to court to "prove" anything.
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I've worked at a Honda dealer that saw a lot of 'tuner' cars and honestly, the service guys will not check for flashes unless they physically need to replace the ECU and your car is modded past intake and exhaust or drives like it's been modified (no vtec dip, higher rev limit, etc).
Service writers and even the service manager are unlikely to deny you of warranty or service work with bolt-ons at first glance. Why? The dealer makes money off of warranty work.
It's the mechanics that say, this car is too modified to work on. We don't want to figure out how aftermarket part A, B, C go back on and so forth. We also don't want to be liable for breaking parts A, B, C. So that's why if you need to replace the throttle body and you have an intake, the mechanic may say no and you have to put the factory air box back on.
See if a mechanic breaks an OEM part, they most likely have a replacement in stock or can order one from their dealer network and have it same day, next day, or within the week. They can write the cost off on warranty and the manufacturer will pay for it.
Hope that clears up some things.