Daydreaming at Cone Shaped Hat Headquarters

[dzorde]

I'm sure that in a few years time the man/ machine interface will be
perfected.  Then all you do is put on the helmet when you sit in the car and
control the car as you want.

Dan     dzorde at geocities.com

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>Ya, know what I'd like, well I'll tell ya.
>1.  Easy to program ecm, that's cheap
>2.  A reliable ecm, that's cheap
>3.  Readily available ecm, that's cheap
>4.  Something that would take very little talent to program
>5.  SOMETHING ANYONE could use, on most ANYTHING
>
>Lately, I've been helping a few folks come up with some chips.
>Trouble is that some are rather fussy about what they like,  it's
>almost like the Broadcast code is fighting me.  I take the same
>tables and write them over a different BCC, and sometimes it
>works and sometimes it doesn't.  This can get real time consuming
>and well I got other things that I could be doing..  MIND you I
>not complaining that's just how things are.
>  What I think would be a great thing is coming up with a game
>plan, for everyone....
>  As I see it the situation is this,  Mopar guys are left out.  The Ford
>guys are about in the same situation.  And anyone can buy a neat system for
>$1,500, to $3,200.  My problem is I don't have that kind of money.  But, $50
>at a recycling center, and $200 for a burning program, chips+holders, I can.
>  I got a set of 332 boards, and that is 10x the work I want to do
>before I even hear the motor, burp.
>  So if we could come up with a versitile ecm we would have
>it made.
>  My idea is this.  Starting with the simpliest easy to find ecm.
>Make a min code/table chip..
>  It would have a couple fuel tables/ spark tables/ IAC/ coolant
>temp corrections/ injector sizing/ acceleration enrichments.
>Maybe, an open loop design, too.
>  This would also be great for those developing their own systems.
>Since they would have some idea of what the engine is going to
>want.
>  The neural pathway challenged such as my self would then have
>a chance of getting a chip PERFECT with the song and dance
>of having to do 400 chips.
>  To me, the perfect plan is this take a 1227747, and a minimum
>chip for it.  Why a 747, here's why.  It has a pair of P+H outputs
>it's MAP, can be used with 6s or 8s, has a Knock sensor.  With
>a little work I think we could interface a ford MAF for those that
>have to have that.  It would be a P+P for alot of applications.
>It has room for TTC (and some oem appl didn't use that), so it
>would work fine with a manual trans.  It's cheap, and easy to find.
>It's been well hacked.  There are other advantages to this one,
>but for BW I'll refrain.  IF this goes well then we can try the larger
>prom'd ones, or do a turbo ecm, and I got a bunch of ideas for
>further projects this being the leap off one!.
>  The other thing is if/when this Wide Ratio O2 sensor gets off the
>ground that would make an excellent feedback device for the
>above at WOT.
>  I can supply some of the table stuff, and advise about what we
>need.  But. I need some good hacking help.
>  So I need for those of you who think ya can help, e-mail me.
>This is for the list not a commercial venture.  What every the results
>will be available for anyone, either thru me or posting somewhere.
>  The only requirement would be signing a waiver saying they
>have read the complete archives 3 times.  LOL
>  Cheers  Bruce  CEO of the Cone Shaped Hat Club for Men,
>                             or anything else that enjoys radios with a
>                             soft orange glow
>          nacelp at bright.net
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