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PCM tune hey i had a rean quick question. i am looking at getting a pcm tune from madz28, the e-mail tune, and i was wondering if anyone had a data logging cable to transfer it to my car. i don't really think it to be wise to try and hook my computer up down stairs and try to get it on there.
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yeah, i'm in everett. i might have access to a lap top when my friend comes home from college at the end of the month, unless someone else has a lap top.
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yeah, i'm in everett. i might have access to a lap top when my friend comes home from college at the end of the month, unless someone else has a lap top.
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I have a laptop but no cable........FYI the battery is only good for about 3 hours though....but I guess I could bring the "factory" 2 hour one as well........oh yeah, Lynnwood here.
What kind of port does the laptop need to use for the cable? Mine is only about 3 months old so I am "guessing" it would have it?
What kind of port does the laptop need to use for the cable? Mine is only about 3 months old so I am "guessing" it would have it?
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You need a serial port, you know, the old school stuff? You can get USB or PCMCIA adapters, but lots of times they are finicky. For the MadZ28 stuff, you have to load the tune by using a boot disk into DOS, so I'm pretty sure it won't recognize a USB to serial adapter, and probably not even a PCMCIA adapter. They might work for logging though.
You need a serial port, you know, the old school stuff? You can get USB or PCMCIA adapters, but lots of times they are finicky. For the MadZ28 stuff, you have to load the tune by using a boot disk into DOS, so I'm pretty sure it won't recognize a USB to serial adapter, and probably not even a PCMCIA adapter. They might work for logging though.
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Originally Posted by Poik
Newer does not equal better in the automotive tuning world
You need a serial port, you know, the old school stuff? You can get USB or PCMCIA adapters, but lots of times they are finicky. For the MadZ28 stuff, you have to load the tune by using a boot disk into DOS, so I'm pretty sure it won't recognize a USB to serial adapter, and probably not even a PCMCIA adapter. They might work for logging though.
You need a serial port, you know, the old school stuff? You can get USB or PCMCIA adapters, but lots of times they are finicky. For the MadZ28 stuff, you have to load the tune by using a boot disk into DOS, so I'm pretty sure it won't recognize a USB to serial adapter, and probably not even a PCMCIA adapter. They might work for logging though.
So serial port like for a printer hookup? That kinda port?
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Why are you using a mail order tune with Ellis and Tom in the area? It strikes me as slightly strange but it is obviously your option. Drive your car to one of their shops and it leaves running the best it can. That would be what I would do. Obviously Tom is a long drive for you, (he has customers from So Cal) but Ellis isnt that far from you and if I lived up there my car would go to his shop. Good luck, may the gods of good tune be with you.
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yeah, i would deffinetly go with ellis if i could, but he gave me an estimate of $350. i know it would be the best i could get, but that is a little too rich for me right now.
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Ergh, I really need a tune, too. It'll be a while, though. :-/ My parents claimed me as a co-dependant because I was living there for about 2-3 months @ the beginning of the year last year (before I graduated college), so no tax refund. Billz to pay, you know? 