Closing in on a problem

[blue68deville]

It would be worth getting an ALDL cable and downloading tunerpro. It's 100% easier to use and gives you so much more info.
Makes the job of your tuner a lot simpler as well, you'll get a better tune faster.

Very cool truck by the way, I've always loved 40 fords.

[dave w]

It would be worth getting an ALDL cable and downloading tunerpro. It's 100% easier to use and gives you so much more info.
Makes the job of your tuner a lot simpler as well, you'll get a better tune faster.

Very cool truck by the way, I've always loved 40 fords.

What he said x2

TunerPro RT is a suggested $39 donation.
ALDL cable is usually less than $60.
There is NOT a Scanner Tool sold that can even come close to the information available from a TunerPro RT data log!

dave w

[steveo]

i'd use any scan tool that exports to CSV so you can graph stuff in excel or do math and averaging easily. if you can't do that it's worthless.

failing that, i could (or someone could) write you a script to parse that crap into a workable CSV file too....

[dave w]

I recently helped someone get "Setup" with TurnerPro RT for about $250.

The costs ...
Used Laptop from Best Buy (about $150)http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstempl...at219300050014

ALDL Cable http://www.gearhead-efi.com/Fuel-Inj...uy-ALDL-Cables! or http://www.aldlcable.com/products/aldlobd1u.asp

Donation to TunerPro RT ... $39 http://www.tunerpro.net/downloadApp.htm

Open Office (free) https://www.openoffice.org/ (Similar software to Microsoft Office)

dave w

[EagleMark]

Your link to best buy did not work, but I found some laptops that start at $143. so considering refurbished with warrenty that fairly cheap way to get in!

Best Buy Link To Laptops

[1great40]

I have an older Dell laptop that needs a battery, I'm going to order a battery and a cable and download TunerPro. Looks like I'm fixin' to lean me way more than I ever wanted to know about efi.

[1great40]

Can anyone explain what type of influence the VSS has on idle? I always thought that when the vehicle is stopped, there's no input from the VSS. In my case, the VSS is going to a Dakota Digital SGI 5 universal interface and the ECU is supplied with a VSS signal from the interface. Also can anyone explain what closed loop idle is? Is it different than just regular closed loop operation? A previous poster was referring to something about a %TPS before the ECU would go closed loop idle or something like that. I'm confused for sure now! I guess I have a lot of terminology to understand first.