"nissan Consult" Computer Interface Cable

[MoogLe]

anyone tried one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...2200&rd=1,1

do they work well?

can it be used to adjust timing? or can it only read the timing or whatever.

[bubba]

I just bought a cable from plmsdevelopments, you can't use it to adjust anything that I know of. At the moment I'm using the free ECUTalk software but I'm going to buy the software that plmsdevelopments made. I bought it mainly for checking error codes easily, monitoring and logging. The software from plmsdevelopments has full replay of logs that you can fast forward through, graphing etc, as opposed to text file I have to sift through

They also say that if you can find some key information about your ecu (addresses of certain files or something, I'm pretty sure I've seen lists of this stuff on SAU somewhere) that it will do maptracing.

I plan on getting my RB20 ecu remapped so the cable/software will come in handy then too

Edit: hmm maybe DataScan can adjust certain things but it would only be for that session. Oh and ROFL at that eBay store.. US and Canada only.. get it from Aus dude, cheaper and easier

Edited March 1, 2007 by bubba

[MoogLe]

ah cool,

hmm the one on that website is like $60 cheaper, but they dont offer a USB version

i DO have a usb serial converter but not a big fan of serial port to begin with.

[bubba]

ehh RS232 works fine, we used to use it for the ECU's we built at my old work

[CEF11E]

single most useful thing i have for my car.

if you use nissan datascan you can do map tracing. download your fuel and ignition maps.

log data, errot test.

101 useful things.

the software that laptop comes with is datascan

[Kennedy]

datascan rocks. Love shutting down cylinders for shits and giggles.

mmmmmm that makes me think....if I'm cruising on the highway and shut down cylinders 5 and 6 will this give me charade style fuel economy???

[MANWHORE]

haha

[mrgilly]

datascan rocks. Love shutting down cylinders for shits and giggles.

mmmmmm that makes me think....if I'm cruising on the highway and shut down cylinders 5 and 6 will this give me charade style fuel economy???

I'd think it could lead to you putting your timing out etc seeing as the engine's not designed to run with only the front 2/3's of the pistons firing.

[MoogLe]

sweet

guess i'll be getting it

[WazR32GTSt]

i got mione through caz @ cazracing:

http://www.cazracing.com.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=25

she is in WA.. so you can buy locally!

and you can download free software for it through ecutalk:

http://www.ecutalk.com/ecutalk.aspx

you're welcome

cheers,

Warren

[Kennedy]

you can have mine for 100 dollars shipped including a copy of "datascan". PM me if you want it

[RANDY]

As for the timing.. one of the software packages I use has some diagnostic tests.

Shutting down cylinders is one of them... you can also raise (not literally, but to the ECU) the engine temp (to see if your thermo fan turns on, for example... and see how much the ignition retards)

And then there is a base idle adjustment.

I think, from memory, that you have to unplug the TPS or something when adjusting the base idle? When you hit this in the software, the idle goes up just over 1000rpm. I'm assuming it's blocking whatever signal you need (TPS?) to adjust the idle.

Timing... I think you can? Can't remember, but it's only while your PC is on and running the software, nothing is permanent. Yes.. pretty sure you can actually. Risky business, but you could play with it.

[NewKleer]

but I'm going to buy the software that plmsdevelopments made. The software from plmsdevelopments has full replay of logs that you can fast forward through, graphing etc, as opposed to text file I have to sift through

plms didnt make the datascan software, TomR33 on these forums did - they distribute it.

that ebay item was a ripoff - theyre selling it for almost double how much it cost them from blazt.biz (its around $110AU delivered for serial)

if u buy datascan off anyone, make sure they have sent an email to [email protected] swapping over the registered user to you, otherwise you wont be able to use the most recent copies of the software or get any updates.