TDStuart Tuning Adventure

[tdstuart]

Finally decided to try and tune my own car.

As of now I will be using pcmtec.

I have absolutely no experience tuning so this is going to be fun.

The thread is going to be small updates with the progress and things I learn.

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[ice445]

Don't blow it up lol

 

[tdstuart]

For the pcmtec software you can use generic J2534 cables.

They have ones they recommended and tested but they cost about $140.

Found some cheap one on amazon I could get next day shipped that I wanted to try. (https://www.amazon.com/Jugger-J2534-Techstream-Programming-Diagnostic/dp/B07ZCC8QG9/).

So far no luck with it. Found some drivers and they seem to be working but the pcm tec software isn't able to read the pcm. Gives an error that it can't read the pcm. It logs that it reads the vin properly so it atleast is partially working.

Might make a thread on the pcm tec forum seeing if anyone has gotten this cable to work. Maybe the drivers are the issue?

 

[tdstuart]

Don't blow it up lol

Ill try not to haha

 

[engineermike]

Tactrix openport 2.0 driver, and in pcmtec under options select tactrix/mongoose compatibility.

 

[tdstuart]

Tactrix openport 2.0 driver, and in pcmtec under options select tactrix/mongoose compatibility.

Tried those and doesn't look like pcmtec is picking the drivers up. I think your friends is a clone of that specific device while mine is just a J2534 cable so maybe they wont work.

I dont know. Ill probably order the cable they recommend and if I can figure out how to get this working for others great.

 

[engineermike]

He told me the install disks that came with his were packed with viruses and to discard immediately.

 

[tdstuart]

He told me the install disks that came with his were packed with viruses and to discard immediately.

Ya I installed them on a laptop I don’t have anything important on

 

[engineermike]

This is what he used.

 

[tdstuart]

Ended up buying the obdx pro ft they recommend.

I made a post on the pcmtec forums to see if anyone has successfully used the cable I bought. https://forum.pcmtec.com/topic/2253-mini-vci-j2534-cable-issues

 

[engineermike]

So my buddy just told me he actually did try the one you got and couldn’t make it work. I sent a link earlier for the one that did.

 

[Mike Pfeifer]

Finally decided to try and tune my own car.

As of now I will be using pcmtec.

I have absolutely no experience tuning so this is going to be fun.

The thread is going to be small updates with the progress and things I learn.

Def watching this thread as I’m pretty interested in this as well.

 

[Timbuck]

Cool , watching with interest.

 

[5.0_Lojos]

Don't blow it up lol

Hell yea! blow it up! And try again and again and again... jk

 

[tdstuart]

Hell yea! blow it up! And try again and again and again... jk

Already blew up 2 motors. I will be perfectly happy NOT blowing up another haha

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