which is essential if you are wanting to be a real "Tuner" and not a perpetrator.
DIGIMOTO LITE DRIVER SOFTWARE
Hoorah, did give some good information as well, with the scantools and some simple software which will pretty much turn your laptop into a digital gauge for reading throttle position, knock sensors, ignition timing.blah blah.the cool thing with some of those tools are that they allow data logging. (someone who didn't like them, and was into turbo cars way before they came out!!!) you saw a laptop that was displaying information that was being fed from an AEM ECU. Not just because it looks cool (which it does I might add)Īs far as hooking up a laptop for the purpose that you may have seen in "those movies". you need to know what you are doing, and why. YOU CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR ENGINE WITH THIS DEVICE. This is best done in conjunction with a EGT (exhaust gas temperature) gauge to monitor your exhaust temps, the leaner you go, the hotter it gets, and you start to risk detonation in a cylinder. This will allow you to "Fatten up" (richen) or lean out your fuel mixture to get optimal power. And allows you to tune your air/fuel ratio throughout the entire RPM range in 200 RPM increments. I have the newest version in my talon which is the S-AFC II. A lot of turbo guys run this because it allows them to run this between the MAS (Mas Air Sensor) and the ECU of the car in a "piggy back" set up. on a geek board (I'm a geek) But I'll only partly agree with Hoorah.ĭepending on the make and model of your car Apexi has a product called the S-AFC or Super Air Flow Converter. Well, you got extra lucky and got 2 car dudes. Looks like you lucked out and got a car guy on the geek board. You want to learn about stuff like that, look up "Megasquirt". If you get past that step, there are standalone engine management systems that you can run from your PC, but those are not for the average enthusiast. I might be wrong.) You can't change your AF ratio on the fly with anything I'm aware of. There are ways of flashing the ECU the same as you would any normal computer device, but the software is not easy to acquire (and I actually think you have to have different hardware, not just the reader. Yes, it will also give you your gauges on the laptop screen, and it seems like thats the wow factor you're looking for.Īs far as changing data, I would recommend you not try that. Its primary use is to monitor A/F ratios (O2 voltage), RPM, % engine load, fuel consumption, gear, degree advance/retard, etc, so its more of a diagnostic thing. Since it doesn't seem like you know much about the stuff, theres not much its going to be able to help you with out of the box. has a very small program that runs without a lot of memory (good for older laptops). I got digimoto lite (like that one), and it works pretty well.
DIGIMOTO LITE DRIVER ISO
Software is free and plentiful for the ISO standard.
DIGIMOTO LITE DRIVER SERIAL
You don't want to get just a code reader, you want to get one that interfaces with the serial port on a laptop. I got an ISO (mom + sister have chrysler, I have a BMW, girlfriend has a Camry, dad + wife have hondas and mitsus, etc) since we have all chrys + world cars for $75. Next, take the type of OBDII system you have and search for that + code reader on ebay. There are some special ones for some euros like VW, and you might need an adapter for BMW and Mercedes, although BMW and mercedes use the ISO (chrysler) standard. There are 3: one specific to ford, one to GM, and one to Chrysler (and most asian imports). Determine if you have one (96 and newer, but if really new, I think CAN is the new protocol), and assuming you do, which kind. The first thing you should do is research a little on OBDII diagnostic systems. I was suprised when I opened this thread that noone here had an answer for you, its pretty common stuff. You won't be able to tune your AF ratio on the fly, or even at all, with the ECU thats in your car.