Hi Jerry,
Our tuning is custom to your vehicle so if you ever did have a dealer flash the computer it would wipe out the performance settings and revert to stock. There should be no reason to ever need to reprogrammed in the future and if you needed a replacement PCM we can take care of that for you. Cost is $395 plus a $175 core charge which is refundable.
Arnie,
I am of the same opinion that the UltraPower programming is going to be by far your best "bang for the buck". It is a re-programmed ECM, either you send yours in or we send you one on a core exchange. We set it for the best performance in all conditions, it is not user adjustable. Gasoline engines do not require different settings for different conditions like a diesel engine does. We gain on average 45-50 horsepower and 50 ft. lb. torque so it will definitely be able to hold the upper gears better when hill climbing and have improved acceleration.