LS1 Flash Tool Released

[00fxd]

Grade 1 question here ... "LS1 Flash Tool" ... Will this function only on specific LS1 pcm or does work on most common OBDII ecms?

[Scott68B]

Count me in for a cable and the full blown 'write' software when they are available.

[EagleMark]

Antus has offered GearHead-EFI.com to be the USA reseller of software and cables. We will be working on details and costs to get everyone going.

[JeepsAndGuns]

This is sweet! The 411 pcm my yet be in my grasp.
I am definately keeping a close eye on this project.

[34blazer]

awesome!

[antus]

Has anyone with a avt cable other than eaglemark had a chance to try it? Its the same cable as tunercat uses for obd2 and I think there are a number of them around, but more in the USA than Australia. I expect it to be widely compatible but am looking forward to hearing how people go with it.

[Lextech]

Has anyone with a avt cable other than eaglemark had a chance to try it?

I tried it with the newer style Tunercat Can unit (AVT 852) and read out the .bin and then just to try it out, I changed the VIN in the PCM. The VIN change seemed to be instantaneous which surprised me. It worked PERFECTLY. Can the Seed/Key be displayed like the VIN and PCM serial number are? I think that would be a neat feature.

Jeff

[Buzz]

Has anyone with a avt cable other than eaglemark had a chance to try it? Its the same cable as tunercat uses for obd2 and I think there are a number of them around, but more in the USA than Australia. I expect it to be widely compatible but am looking forward to hearing how people go with it.

I had a little free time the other day - so I gave it a go. I selected four 512KB PCMs from inventory - two with Service Number 09354896 (one with a 1999 OS, the other with a 2000 OS), and two with Service Number 12200411 (one with a 2001 OS, the other with a 2002 OS).

Each PCM was read with: PCMHacking.net software, TunerCat, HP Tuners, and EFILive (twice - once with V7.5 software, once with V8 software).

The PCMHacking.net software had very respectable read times (see attached PDF chart), and saved a *bin which was readable by the other softwares - therefore in no way corrupt.

The only minor issues (which are more aesthetic in nature than functional) were that the PCMHacking.net software identified all of the PCMs as being 12200411 variants, and indicated that all of the PCMs were locked (which technically they are, by the OEM - however most tuning software with this parameter use it to indicate a tuner lock / custom lock of some sort).

Awesome work Antus !

Attached is a PDF chart of areas I examined, and the results between the various software.

[mekkis]

Has anyone with a avt cable other than eaglemark had a chance to try it? Its the same cable as tunercat uses for obd2 and I think there are a number of them around, but more in the USA than Australia. I expect it to be widely compatible but am looking forward to hearing how people go with it.

I have no 411/896 on hand, do have some 1Mb 03-07 truck ECUs though. Will download and poke at it, if it supports the later PCMs I'll be abl to offer prompt feedback.

[EagleMark]

as long as read/write capability for other PCMs is possible/left open, i'm in when the low-cost cable becomes available.

Grade 1 question here ... "LS1 Flash Tool" ... Will this function only on specific LS1 pcm or does work on most common OBDII ecms?

It is capable of others and will be upgraded as time allows.

Robert, do you have a bin for these? If so post it up here or over at DelcoHacking for Antus.