[Diy_efi] Introduction of a Newbie

[David Allen]

  Hey, Chris yes you can tune with a laptop, and diagnose with it too using
different interface hardware.  I beleive this list is a good place to start.
As for the 3.1 engine- My car has a 3.1, it is an older variant and has a
different fuel system BUT the 3.1 engine will definately withstand some
pounding.  Mine has gone 100,000 miles with an added-in turbo and I had no
major breakdowns.  The car is down now however due to a bad turbo.
  Best of luck!
David


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From: "thecircusb0y" <thecircusb0y at gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 9:54 AM
Subject: [Diy_efi] Introduction of a Newbie


> 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
>
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