If you want to do road tuning you can get any of the CAN data bus compatible OBD-2 scanners, I use autoenginuity's which can look at the factory wideband O2 readings, MAP voltage, MAF voltage and more. Eventually I hope to get a permanant solution in my car using the NAV video screen and software guages like the ones from PCM Scan. Dyno is great but the only thing it can't do is simulate a true load on the car like wind does. You have no idea how hard it is on the car to push itself through the wind at 80+ MPH, this affects the tune (at least in my humble opinion).www.cp-e.com said:Hah! Sorry about that (lol2)
You actually don't /need/ a laptop, but it makes the process much faster. Hypothetically you could run the car and make changes on your home computer, but having a laptop makes more sense. But if you are going to use your laptop, you'll need a USB cable to make changes to your tune.
Most tuners use serial cables because they're easier to implement, but most laptops don't even come with serial ports anymore. Plus, if you have any experience using those serial-to-USB adapters, they don't work more often than not. So we went through the extra effort of putting a USB interface on our piggyback so people don't have to dick with adapters.
So, the bare essentials are a laptop and USB cable, but a good wideband is worth its weight in gold in my opinion.
Jordan
Jordan is right thought, I can't wait to see what they're coming out with.
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