Help a noob out please - just about to get started
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Drifting
Joined: May 2002
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From: The Motor City
Help a noob out please - just about to get started
Hi everyone,
Well, I just picked up a laptop that I intend to dedicate solely for the purposes of tuning and datalogging.
It's a Toshiba CF-25 Toughbook. Nothing special really - 150MHz Pentium processor, 80Mb ram, 2Gb hard drive, floppy drive, serial port, etc... the usual stuff that's on an older laptop. I bought it primarily because it's rugged (the outer case is made of magnesium), fairly portable (it has a built-in handle), and it was cheap (got it for just over $50 on eBay). There's no operating system on it, but that's no biggie - I'll install Windows 98SE when it gets here.
So now my question is simple: what's the next item(s) that I need in order to begin my journey into scanning and tuning my '89?
I'm looking for direction on everything, from what software to use to which ALDL cable to buy, to which PROM programmer to use and what PROM chips to get...
Lets start from the beginning and work our way through...
Well, I just picked up a laptop that I intend to dedicate solely for the purposes of tuning and datalogging.
It's a Toshiba CF-25 Toughbook. Nothing special really - 150MHz Pentium processor, 80Mb ram, 2Gb hard drive, floppy drive, serial port, etc... the usual stuff that's on an older laptop. I bought it primarily because it's rugged (the outer case is made of magnesium), fairly portable (it has a built-in handle), and it was cheap (got it for just over $50 on eBay). There's no operating system on it, but that's no biggie - I'll install Windows 98SE when it gets here.
So now my question is simple: what's the next item(s) that I need in order to begin my journey into scanning and tuning my '89?
I'm looking for direction on everything, from what software to use to which ALDL cable to buy, to which PROM programmer to use and what PROM chips to get...
Lets start from the beginning and work our way through...
Pro
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 542
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From: Stuck in the 80's
Moates.net has all you need, just depends on how much you want to spend. I already had a scan tool for my Buick so all I really needed was the EPROM adapter, a couple of chips and the BURN1 reader/programmer. I also use the basic TunerPro application for modifying the binary files which is a free download. All this works good for my application, but if I was doing this everyday I would invest in the Real Time equipment.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
Pro
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 700
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From: Florida
This will help.. be prepared to do a whole lot of reading.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...88&forum_id=82
Most of the guys who post in this section are awesome.
Hank
396LT1
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...88&forum_id=82
Most of the guys who post in this section are awesome.
Hank
396LT1
