[Diy_efi] Introduction of a Newbie

[thecircusb0y]

Whats shaken?
    My names Chris, and I came across this mailing list while looking 
for ways to tune my car. I own a 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix, with a V6 
3100. I'm currently at a community college getting a Computer Systems 
and Networking degree, took me awhile to finally decide on computer 
science for when I transfer out of this town, and somewhere here in New 
York State.
     I've been looking and have found alot of sites, but I'm still 
reading more. What I'd like to do, but I'm not sure if I can, is 
interface my laptop with the car, and tune it from there. I'd also like 
to learn what I would need to reprogram the cars ECM to handle a HM-282 
trans axle and possibly a turbo later on down the line. Though I'll need 
to know what language they use to program these bad boys, and what 
equipment I need to read and write to them. So far all the sites I find 
are for LS1's and all the sports cars of GM. Sometimes I wonder if it'd 
be easier to goto OBD-II, but i know that would be a pain in the ass, 
and would probably be easier to do an l67 swap into the car, but I want 
to stick to my v6 3100 and be the underdog that believes this engine can 
not only be a reliable daily drive, but a powerhouse on the track.
I was hoping that if I spoke to human beings someone could set me 
straight and help me out in understanding all of this, I'm pretty die 
hard in learning to do it yourself. I hope I can contribute anything I 
know to this mailing list also. Thanks alot for takin the time to read 
this and i'm hopin for some replies.

-Christopher Barnum