Ecu Chipping/socketing

[LVNIT]

Sure thing

Techedge Wideband - $320 DIY or $500 prebuilt
Moates chip burner - $120

If you are OBD2, obd2 - obd1 conversion harness - $130
If you are OBD2, Socketed P28 ecu - $240

If you just need to chip the ecu, budget about $70-$90 to buy the parts needed. I could be way off on this, could be a lot less.

[tinkerbell]

and the wideaband replaces the OEM o2 sensor?

how do you link the laptop to the ECU?

what minimum spces does hte laptop need to be?

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You can do a few things in regards to the OEM o2 sensor.. Replace it with the wideband sensor, disable closed loop & heater and just run the car on the ECU values or add another bung in the exhaust so you can have both wideband & o2 sensor.

If your wideband has a 0-1v output then you can connect that to your ECU eliminating the need for a stock sensor, I am aware that you can also use 0-5v values aswel.

For datalogging you make or buy a cable, which then wires into the ecu and connects to your laptop via a serial or usb port.

If you were talking about connecting the ecu to the laptop to make changes, you use a moates chip burner, take the chip out of the ecu, put it in the chip burner (which connects to your laptop/computer via usb) and use the software to burn the new map values. If it was in regards to real time programming, you use an ostrich, but I am not very familiar with this method

The laptop that I use is only a P3 500mhz with 128mb of ram, nothing spectacular, im sure you could do it with a P2 300mhz and 64mb of ram

[epren]

I use CromePro($150 us) which has real time datalogging (live tunning).
Innovate Lm-1 wideband
moates ostrich
burn1 chip burner
chipped p28
hondalog for datalogging
some sites to look at moates.net, pgmfi.org

[pornstar]

Hey Andy with most people who use these freeware programs to tune there cars, do they usually tune it themselves? If so what is the difficult level and what's involuved. I am quite keen on learning how to tune to save some $$$$

Hey Duy,

Tuning isnt all that hard if u understand the internal combustion engine. All things aside, its easier and cheaper if you use a tuner who owns a dyno.

The guys that use uberdata through me use me as their tuner, it keeps costs really low that way. As I'll outline below, using a tuner who has the software and hardware will allow you to have a tuneable ecu in most cases for the cost of just a tune on other systems. The last uberdata that i tuned, the guy ended up paying an amount*, and he happily takes on silvias and 180sxs that have turbos!

here are my steps that I take:

1) socket my own p28/p72 if I have one, or buy one of these readily available ecus. Buying one will cost me about 175 for the ecu, socketing my ecu will cost me about 75-100 bux depending on who I use.

2) I buy a burner if I dont have one, about 175 bux to buy one of these, and buy 1-2 eprom chips which is about 5 bux each, so 10 bux or so.

3) Hire a dyno and tune it there, I dont need to buy a wideband for this system as the dyno already has one inbuilt so just use that one! Dyno prices vary, so I wont guide on you that for pricing.

4) go out and race some big power claiming p00fs and beat them with a stocker

its that simple! Heck I can make it even easier, this is an even more simplified list.

1) buy/socket my own ecu 75-100 bux

2) take it to a dyno tuner who has a burner, and let him burn and tune the eprom, tuners vary, but lets say 3-500.

3) go out and go sick RE

Personally, since I tune and burn my own eproms, any socketed ecu that can accept an eprom will work, a few of my guys have done a tuneable ecu solution for their car for 150 bux, plus tuning! ie all done for 350, installed and tuned. IMO its better if u know a good tuner who has the eprom etc to just buy/socket an ecu, and let him do the rest!

hope that helps

*bennjamin edit. Dont use this for free plugs Help a bother out , DONT push services

[epren]

damn thats very cheap, ecu, chipped and dyno tuned.
how much do you pay for dyno time per hour?

[Eclipsor]

IMO its better if u know a good tuner who has the eprom etc to just buy/socket an ecu, and let him do the rest!

On that note. Does anyone know of anyone in Brisbane or surrounding areas who could do this? Or would I simply have to call every place I can find with a dyno and ask. Because it's not exactly a widely advertised solution in Australia yet.

[pornstar]

damn thats very cheap, ecu, chipped and dyno tuned.
how much do you pay for dyno time per hour?

Epren, I have a few contacts in melbourne who allow me to hire their dyno for cheap, where abouts in sydney are you? Perhaps I can hook u up over there, as I know a few workshops. PM me if that information is confidential

[KB]

Those who are interested in this can ask the questions right here in this thread, and ill try and give as much support for this as possible. (Mods, hope this doesnt outstep any rules, i couldnt see any, so Im posting it up, if it does, please let me know which part and I'll modify where necessary).

[wynode]

Ok guys this is a good thread with great info. Now I know all you 'tuners' out there like to get under each others skin so before you start doing that, let me remind you that we are here to SHARE information and NOT promote our products.

Good info here and lets keep anything not related to PM.

[pornstar]

honestly ben, i did state at the start if its out of line to pm me and we will modify the thread together as mods see fit to keep it in strict guidelines.

I do iterate that in my posts, a wideband is not necessary to keep costs down, as the dyno u use has this already and will be given to u when u hire it out. if u choose to tune it urself, thats even better free of charge on tuning time! and if u have a burner or access to one, its also great, but ive outlined all this. Im just finding it hard to give examples

[wynode]

OK guys now we've gota rough idea on price so thanks for that.

Now I have a question.

What if you don't have access to a dyno but only could do a street tune. Would this suffice? What added advantage does a dyno give you over the street (assuming you had time on your side.........but not access to a dyno)?