What kind of OBDII Cable for LS1/LM7?
06-29-2012, 01:32 AM
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What kind of OBDII Cable for LS1/LM7? I have a LM7 with PCM in a 37 Ford woodie. I would like to hook up my laptop to tune it myself. Can I buy any OBDII cable to make it work or will I need to buy a certain cable? I noticed HP Tuners has what looks like a converter that is in between the Computer and PCM. Do I have to get the cable and program from HP Tuners or someone similar or can it be any cable with another program? Thanks
06-29-2012, 10:30 AM
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HPTuners and EFILive each make an interface which translates between the OBD2/ALDL connector and the USB port on your laptop... they include software to read/write/log the PCM, each of their software only runs on their own interface;
you can't just use any cable;
you can download/tryout the software from HPTuners and EFILive to see which user interface you like;
what was the donor vehicle year/model for your PCM...?
you can't just use any cable;
you can download/tryout the software from HPTuners and EFILive to see which user interface you like;
what was the donor vehicle year/model for your PCM...?
