Thanks for the excellent reply - really appreciated! That's great news that pretty much everything I'd be looking for is in the softwareDarrylC wrote:tcpip, lots of questions but I will try and answer them in order as best I can. With respect to the VID checksumming and VIN editing that is done. Changing the VIN is a simple edit bit it means you can no longer edit the tune without another license. We are working on factory reset as well. I think HP Tuners might have enough to change the VSS source.
HAER1, yep mapped better than anyone else haha. We have tables for the gear based boost control and even the proper time control on them. Even more exciting is we have fixed the FGX stall up issue and has been proven by one of our Alpha testers (you will see it on Club FG if you are a member).
The calibrations are different, a MK 1 will stall up, a MK II has extra parameters controlling this as well as many other areas. As you mentioned there are some cluster changes as well. Rumor has it there is a VIN number in there.
And changing the config from auto to manual is not just changing the VID block, there are parameters that select the transmission type (auto/manual) as well as how it is controlled. Most people go for a manual factory file and install it. This is also common for fitting other transmissions like powerglides.
ETA, hopefully soon. This week we have been pretty much dedicated to the nuances of the ZF 6 speed, but other stuff like compare and ghost cams are being worked on as well.
PCMTec will support 3 products. Basic for the person tuning their vehicle, Professional for the enthusiast who gets access to all the parameters in something like SCT (ZF tuning included) and Workshop which is OEM level calibration.
Hopefully this helps.
I did have a look at HP Tuners but I came to the decision that with the huge range of features this software will eventually bring it's most definitely worth waiting for!
Ah awesome, yeah I'm on Club FG but I've not seen the FG-X you speak of! Might be partly due to me rarely checking FB!
Oh - sounds about right for me to trust IDS lol... I figure then that the FG-X has a different ECU again? or are there more differences out there? (also would you be able to flash a FG-X calibration onto a FGMk2? or a Mk1? - when you said the calibrations are different that makes sense but would you be able to run a mk2 on a mk1 I wonder)
Darn! Conversions these days aren't as easy as just swapping the transmissions anymore! Might be time to convert the Barra to a carby?! (No more worrying about PCMs!!!)
I figure I could just find out the catch code for a manual calibration and turn the PHF into a bin (using rolls software) to use with this software since I don't personally have access to a manual ecu!
Nice - sounds like you've gotten a bunch done since the last update! As long as there's some tasty code out before Feb next year I'll be one happy camper (luckily no rush since I don't have any time off for about a month and a half!)
When you say there's going to be a distinction between Professional and Workshop in regards to which parameters can be accessed - do you have an example of something that you'd only find in the Workshop edition e.g. would they be the tables that you guys only have mapped which SCT/HPT etc etc haven't made? I figure ATM you don't really have a specific idea on prices?
Once again thanks so so much for answering my questions; I'm quite new to the PCM flashing/tuning scene if you'd not guessed! Feel free to reply in your own time as I don't want to take time away from you making this software great!