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has anyone had any experiance with chip programmer tools like the Superchips 1842 Flashpaq Tuner? my ford expedition has over-sized tires
on it and the main thing i'm wanting to do is to get the mph and mpg reading properly so i have a better idea of how the vehicle is running...
i might adjust a few other things or even drop in one of the premade performance data sets but the main thing is the mph and mpg...
has anyone had any experiance with chip programmer tools like the
Superchips 1842 Flashpaq Tuner? my ford expedition has over-sized
tires on it and the main thing i'm wanting to do is to get the mph
and mpg reading properly so i have a better idea of how the vehicle
is running... i might adjust a few other things or even drop in one
of the premade performance data sets but the main thing is the mph
and mpg...
No, but I have been interested in knowing more about them. I have
never had the need for one, but not sure if there is some type of
standard - or if you have to get a chip programmer for your particular brand of vehicle.
If anyone has information on them, that would be great.
from what i can tell, the device is a chip programer... you just have to make sure that the one you get has code for your vehicle...
i've been hoping that others would chime in... i was starting to wonder it my post hadn't gotten out...
R.I.P. Rev. Eli Sanford
from what i can tell, the device is a chip programer... you just have to make sure that the one you get has code for your vehicle...
If anyone has information on them, that would be great.
i've been hoping that others would chime in... i was starting to wonder
it my post hadn't gotten out...
R.I.P. Rev. Eli Sanford
I'll see if I can dig up some information on the chip programmers. I have ne seen or used one, myself. I have several applications on both my laptop and phone that I use vai ODBII - but they are all for monitoring, reading codes, clearing codes, etc. Not for programming.
The most popular one that I have seen is the COBB tune for Subaru WRX,
Ford Fiesta and Focus ST and I believe Mini Coopers. It comes with a hand held controller and some preconfigured programs but you can actually collect data from dyno runs and create your own custom tunes. Far more complex than the APR tune I had on my VW GTi
I would eventually like to see some rooting (modding) of the in-car computers Making it so you can add android apps and things like that.
Being able to run Waze on your in car display would be cool.
- Mark
Being able to run Waze on your in car display would be cool.
My biggest fear would be people hacking into the car's ECU and.... well
you know the rest.
That brings up a pain point I've had -- the crappiness of proprietary in-dash systems. I have a 2014 Prius, and the display looks and feels
dated now. Updates are yearly at best.
I've seen people fit 7 inch Android tablets into the space without a lot
of effort, I'm tempted to do so.
The only issue would be I have no cell service native to my car, but if it could tether with my cell phone, that would be great!
My biggest fear would be people hacking into the car's ECU and.... well JH>> you know the rest.
That could be a potential problem, but I thought you needed a special
piece of hardware to program the ECM and TCM.
Guess it's old news, but someone hacked a Jeep Grand Cherokee and took control of the steering and drove it into a ditch.
All this tech stuff in cars is cool but the cost of maintaining it after the vehicle is out of warranty will be cost prohibitive.
I'll stick with my old 1988 Chrysler LeBaron that still runs and drives great.. They don't make em like they used to.. LOL!
There is something to be said about the older non-tech vehicles. Positives a negatives. I enjoy having both. :)
One thing I don't miss.... You can tell when you are driving behind a carburated car nowadays because of the smell. When carbs deteriorate,
they are far less efficient. I think we used to take if for granted.
One thing I don't miss.... You can tell when you are driving behind
a carburated car nowadays because of the smell. When carbs
deteriorate, they are far less efficient. I think we used to take if
for granted.
One thing I don't miss.... You can tell when you are driving behind a MH>JH> carburated car nowadays because of the smell. When carbs deteriorate, MH>JH> they are far less efficient. I think we used to take if for granted.
That and not having a catalytic converter. That made a big difference when MH>comes to smell.
The downside of having a computer control the vehicle is it totally relies o MH>the sensors. If one fails in a strange way it can cause the vehicle to run MH>horrible. I had an O2 sensor fail in a strange way on the Durango once. MH>Instead of just going dead - which would have put the computer into a fail-s MH>mode with regards to the O2 sensor, it was telling the computer it was getti MH>too much gas (maxed the voltage reading and was stuck at that point). This MH>caused the truck to be starved for gas and could hardly get it to drive home
When I hooked it up to my laptop, I saw that O2 sensor fail with a steady hi MH>voltage vs the fluctuating reading you would normally see. I replaced that MH>sensor and it ran perfect again. You would have thought the motor was dead MH>just from the O2 sensor.
- Mark
Re: Re: chip programmers?
By: Mark Hofmann to Jim Haight on Thu Jan 28 2016 09:03 am
One thing I don't miss.... You can tell when you are driving behind JH>> a carburated car nowadays because of the smell. When carbs
deteriorate, they are far less efficient. I think we used to take if JH>> for granted.
I thought the smell was more likely oil getting pulled past old rings?
That is called the limp home mode. i had my Chev S10 have that happen
once.
It is a deliberate action because of the SMOG laws.
My Toyota Tacoma has Two oxygen sensors. One before the Cat converter to set the Fuel Air ratio and another one after the Cat converter to tweek
the Emissions.
I just had to have them both replaced and they are NOT cheep.
The Air/Fuel sensor war $250 and the Reat sensor was $124