Is the exact ECM needed to avoid Tech2 Reflash cost?
Is the exact ECM needed to avoid Tech2 Reflash cost? Looking to purchase an E40 ECM and TCM for same app. in a stand alone engine swap/conversion. I see that there are many vehicles that use E40 ECM. Can I use any E40 ECM coupled with TCM and flash with either HPT or EFIlive to any E40 calibration file I need? Or should I make certain that the ECM and TCM I purchase is out of the same application for my engine trans combo?
Reason I ask is because of the statement I found in a thread that I copied below and would like to avoid, if there is any validity to this, additional costs of tech2 reflash and just buy the ECM TCM for the application I need.
Thanks.
Another example is the 2008 Corvette E38 ECM we purchased from a wrecked 2008 Impala. We had the local GM service department do a Tech2 flash with a 2008 Corvette calibration to turn it into a 2008 Corvette ECM. We now use this ECM (with EFILive) for prototyping our 58x systems.
Reason I ask is because of the statement I found in a thread that I copied below and would like to avoid, if there is any validity to this, additional costs of tech2 reflash and just buy the ECM TCM for the application I need.
Thanks.
Another example is the 2008 Corvette E38 ECM we purchased from a wrecked 2008 Impala. We had the local GM service department do a Tech2 flash with a 2008 Corvette calibration to turn it into a 2008 Corvette ECM. We now use this ECM (with EFILive) for prototyping our 58x systems.
Do you already have a PCM licensed in either EFIlive, or HPT? I can supply you with a PCM and TCM combo for your needs. If you already have one licensed, I can probably set it up so you don;t have to license it again.
I need more details. You can email me @ edcmat-l1@msn.com. It's easier for me to respond to emails than log in here and check PMs.
I need more details. You can email me @ edcmat-l1@msn.com. It's easier for me to respond to emails than log in here and check PMs.
To clarify Im looking at Junkyard E40 ECMs. If I buy HPT or EFIlive do I still need a ride on the tech2 if the E40 is from a Monte Carlo but needs a GTO calibration file?
Or will either tuning suite alone do the trick?
Thanks
Or will either tuning suite alone do the trick?
Thanks
You can program the E40 and T42 with any OS used in the same controllers. I got a spare E40 from a TrailBlazer and a T42 from a Cobalt in the local u-pull-it. Using a bench harness, I flashed both with HPT using a BIN from an '06 GTO w/automatic trans I got from the HPT website. I did not need a Tech2. They work just fine in my GTO when I swapped the T56 for a 4L65e.
Since you are going to run them stand-alone, you will need to disable VATS.
That's interesting edcmat-l1 You are able to set the VCM ID in the VCM?
Since you are going to run them stand-alone, you will need to disable VATS.
That's interesting edcmat-l1 You are able to set the VCM ID in the VCM?
