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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 04:59 PM
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Default i was about to buy autotap, UNTIL...

i saw this...

http://obddiagnostics.com/index.html

its a data logging software very similar to autotap, it seems to have all the important stuff, and its only 88 bucks! does anyone have it, or have heard anything from it? i found the link in ls1tuning.com, but nobody there has tried it yet. i wouldnt mind saaving some $$$ if its as good as autotap.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 10:03 PM
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It looks to be ok... I don't know if I would be one of the first to try it though. I would probably wait and get some feedback on it first. Besides...... if you are one of the first how are you gunna figure it out? **** I haven't figure auto-tap out yet--- which it would have been a little easier with some directions..... but friends wouldn't be friends if they didn't loose all of your ****!

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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 06:26 AM
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That paticular interface uses the ELM-322 chip and on a good day it might be capable of logging 3 channels max at 10 frames a second. You need an interface that will support high speed recieve and block transfer mode. Also they have no provisions for GM Enhanced Data(NO Knock Retard for one).
Just my .02 worth.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 09:44 AM
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Get EFILive, waaaaaaay better than a-tap.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 11:34 AM
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ok then, EFILive it is
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 06:33 PM
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FYI, I got this one:
http://users3.ev1.net/~chauvin555/LS1M
Works good! Simple to use. Great price.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 10:38 PM
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FYI, I got this one:
http://users3.ev1.net/~chauvin555/LS1M
Works good! Simple to use. Great price.
Me too! I agree it works good. Also great service. Plus, I have a mount on the dash (photo and link on his site) so I can see it and control it while driving. Much better than a laptop. Downside is it probably logs less than the PC loggers, but I haven't noticed that anything I needed was missing yet. Also, you can only get about 3Hz update with 10 parameters, but this will be better with a faster Palm than my IIIc, or if you run accelerator software on your Palm. When logging just rpm & mph (to compute RWHP) I get around 10 Hz sample rate.
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 01:06 AM
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Default Re: i was about to buy autotap, UNTIL...

Get EFILive, waaaaaaay better than a-tap.
I thought a-tap was a part of a the EFIlive version. Where do you find just EFILive?
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www.efilive.com
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I have it. Works fine for general tuning, such as adjusting LTFT's, O2 output and diagnostic checking. Does not report knock retard, a big handicap. It is a little slow, but that is only an issue at WOT logs, which I don't use since it is best to tune WOT by monitoring KR.
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