Monitor LS1?
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Monitor LS1?
I'm finishing up a swap here in a few weeks and was curious if there was a way I could monitor the engine when we fire it up. Can I use the OBDII port and my laptop? What connections do I need and what programs can do this? Not really wanting to tune it just watch what all the engine is doing and confirm my stock 80's gauges are reading right.
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EFILIVE and HPTuners both have a data logger you can use to monitor the engine during runtime. Also, if you have a TunerCat OBD2 interface module, you can purchase MXScan which can also provide runtime engine data.
Alternatively you could buy a SAE-J2534-1 solution and use PCMSCAN.
Alternatively you could buy a SAE-J2534-1 solution and use PCMSCAN.
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Well I have a laptop and I'm using a stock OBDII port from a '99 Camaro. With that I can get a hold of HPtuners for my laptop. Is that all I need? If it is then thats great, then I just need to find the proper cable.