JEEZUS, your idle is high
You can have them tow it on their dime

I will start the car tomorrow and see if it is ok. If not, I will have it towed.

Update: made it to the dealership in one piece. I notice when I was backing up that the reverse gear was slipping to go in...this cant be good.

Slipping to go IN makes me feel like it's the valve body
Transmissions aren't made the way they used to be

Definately. Its always been rough shifting to 4th even when new. Especially when the summer temps and the fluid temperatures would rise. Maybe I should get an additonal transmission cooler on top of the one in the radiator.

Update: so I got my car back, and the receipt from the work order basically said that i needed to get a tune. So far no CEL light and it's running fine. Uprev tune is in order!

I'll take that as I was right:tiphat:

Glad your problem is small and can be fixed.

yes thank you Baer! do you think If I got a CEL fix that a tune can be avoided?

Yeah in The Uprev software there are a list of DTC that can be turned off so the light doesn't come back on.

So what was it that they changed?

If it just said that you needed a tune and they didn't actually tune it, then most likely all they did was clear the error code. If that's what they did, there is a good chance that the CEL will return.

The tech said that my cel came from the test pipe. I am wondering if a mechanical cel fix would work to prevent this even without a tune. Any thoughts?

yes, call them on the phone and ask for the code you were getting.

You're dealing with a high-strung engine that doesn't take well to mods. Just about any mod that will give a decent increase in power will confuse the ECM and trip a CEL.

Baer383 is right - if you are going to mod, you need tuning software to support your efforts. The ECM will only self-adjust so far before it thinks something is wrong. With tuning software, you can change ECM setpoints and coefficients to values that match your mods. It will also be a tremendous help when it comes to troubleshooting.
Most of the tuning software packages offer the ability to turn off some functions that trigger a CEL.

Thank you all for your help. I"ve scheduled an Uprev tuning session at Z1 Motorsports this Saturday. Can't wait for the results!