Where Is The Tuning Plug

[samuri]

M35 2002 sseries 1 stagea axis autech

I have someone to remote tune my car for LPG as am in Darwin .The guys up here are ripoff merchants............bigtime

Where do I attach the cable? ie where is the plug hiding for me to connect my computer to the cars computer. I believe its under the dash somewhere.

I am a bit paranoid I will rip out something I shouldnt !

A photo would be great so I know the shape and connection type

Thanks in advance

[Dunc]

There is no 'tuning plug'. The ECU cannot be tuned. If you want to tune, the only option is a piggy back ecu, either the Emanage Ultimate or HKS FCon, both of which provide limited tunability in the grand scheme of things but should aid in making adjustments to deal with LPG properly.

[scotty nm35]

They are only rip-offs because they have no idea how to adjust it.

An Emanage Ultimate would be the cheapest option I would recommend, you just have to find someone who can fit and tune it. Most of the Emanage owners are planning a trip down to Melbourne when the time comes...

[Duncan]

Presumably the LPG kit comes with a fuel management computer? The connection for it will be specific to whatever is installed.

BTW I have a friend running an M35 on LPG, it was a good conversion and car runs well.

[iamhe77]

Presumably the LPG kit comes with a fuel management computer? The connection for it will be specific to whatever is installed.

BTW I have a friend running an M35 on LPG, it was a good conversion and car runs well.

Liquid or vapour injection?

[samuri]

Presumably the LPG kit comes with a fuel management computer? The connection for it will be specific to whatever is installed.

BTW I have a friend running an M35 on LPG, it was a good conversion and car runs well.

Thanks everyone.

yes there is a plug coming from the dash somwhere but I assumed it was part of the Stagea management setup.

Duncan I would be interested to know what km /..

around city

on highway

I have rarely used petrol since ownership but 15km/100km sounds about average form what I have read

[scotty nm35]

Thanks everyone.

yes there is a plug coming from the dash somwhere but I assumed it was part of the Stagea management setup.

Duncan I would be interested to know what km /..

around city

on highway

I have rarely used petrol since ownership but 15km/100km sounds about average form what I have read

There is an obd2 plug under the dash, what do you expect it to do though? Their machines probably wont talk to the port let alone tune through it. Do you have another aftermarket controller?

For full tuning ability without the rip off, go an emanage.

[Duncan]

it was vapour not liquid injection.

I don't know exact before and after fuel use....but they are tight arses so they wouldn't be happy unless it was much better

and like I said, no changes to the factory ECU or anything else like an emanage is required. It uses factory timing control and an aftermarket injector controller with the gas kit.

[samuri]

There is an obd2 plug under the dash, what do you expect it to do though? Their machines probably wont talk to the port let alone tune through it. Do you have another aftermarket controller?

For full tuning ability without the rip off, go an emanage.

From commnets made I believe the plug I must be referring to relates to the LPG system recently installed. The tuning will be from the LPG set up which piggybacks off the ECU. I also found out I will be using teamviewer for the remote connection process.

Edited February 5, 2011 by samuri

[scotty nm35]

I don't see how you can get a reliable tune from another state even if it is just fuel mapping. I would get it on a dyno for peace of mind. I wonder what afr's you would be aiming for...

[Duncan]

I have no insights into exactly how they tune the lpg fuel computers....other than to say I have never heard of one needing anything other than a fuel computer, and I've never heard of them being tuned on a dyno. thousands successfully installed in all sorts of cars.