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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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I have heard that there is a program you can buy to tune a 1995 LT-1 does anyone on here know what it is and where you can get it? I am planning on turboing my TA and I am going to tune it myself, and I need to know what would be a good program to use. thanks for any help.
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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Tunercat.com
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thank you so much
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Old Nov 5, 2007 | 08:20 PM
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You need the regular Tuner program (not Tuner RT) and the $EE definition file. And also a cable from another site like akmcables.com, moates.net, or aldlcable.com.
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does any one have a file for a 95 ta 6spd that they have tuned that they would be willing to upload? just looking for some more power and possibly better fuel economy if possible. thanks.
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i know your wanting info about the tuning....but where in idaho are you??
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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lol...im in rexberg
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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cool, i am in blackfoot. it is cool knowing that i am not the only one on here from around here
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Old Nov 7, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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yeah rockin c racing was from idaho and then there are a couple more local guys...but they are on a diff site...idk if they are on ls1tech
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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so why do i want the regular tuner program and not the tuner rt?
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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anybody?
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 03:43 AM
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Whats your setup like? I used Tunercat for my Procharger. Its a good program. You also need a logger, Datamaster is a good one. I would advise getting some help if this is your first time.
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 06:08 AM
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i am mostly stock right now, just an exhaust an intake, and shaved heads for now, but I am just wanting to adjust a few paramaters and try to get a little better gas mileage, or set it up for a little more power. what is a logger, and why do i need one?
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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you need the logger to scan your car for things like spark knock and to adjust your fuel trims. then you will know what kind of changes to make to the bin. Don't get tunerpro RT because the real time controls don't work for your car.

you will also need cables to communicate with your car when you want to datalogg and reflash your computer. www.moates.net has some hardware you can use. but there are directions on the net to make your own also.

I ended up getting the autoprom because it can flash 94-95 lt1's and burn chips for older 85-93 firebirds/camaros.
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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i have heard of a couple of people buying LT1 edit to tune their own, heard is a very food program, just expensive...... http://www.carputing.com/
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www.aldlcables.com Thats what i got and it works perfect. No need for extra parts to decode the computer cause its built into the cable. It was around $60 and its the only cable you need. I logged and reflashed my computer with that one cable.
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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thanks for all the help!
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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Not to jack the thread but I'm having a hard time getting Datamaster to work well with my car. It is an '89 Camaro with a '95 LT1 A4. I used Tunercat to reflash the PCM no problem, but when I try to take a log it doesn't seem to work. It connects, but when it records, the data is bad in 99% of the records. That is only 1 out of every 100 is of use. (which really isn't any good, is it?) Can anyone lend some assistance?
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It has a USB port but no serial port. I am using a Belkin USB/serial adapter and the drivers are installed. I matched all the settings up with what the Datamaster manual suggests, and have the USB cable option selected.

Can anybody help me? I've been trying to figure this out for about the past year or so, bu no luck.
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i am selling an AKM cable, let me know if you are interested in a PM
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