is there anyway to remove VATS form a hypertech chip or should i just get a stock chip and have VATS removed?

I need to remove it so i can run my 89 motor/harness and ecm in my non VATS 88 trans am..

What kind of tools do i need to burn a new chip? can i use my desktop computer? Do i need a laptop?

Im sure its on this site somewhere,I spend about 3 hours searching last night..And now im more confused than before..

Any help would be appriciated..thx

DW

 

You'll need:
1.) A blank chip
2.) A programmer
3.) Programming software
4.) Editing software
5.) PC

Typically, if you're burning chips, you'd need to log the data from the ECM to allow you to fine-tune your progress, but if all you want to do is disable VATS, then there's no need for data logging. Just pull the chip from your ECM, read it & save it on your PC; edit the VATS flag to diable it; pop the new blank chip in the programmer; write it and off you go.

Programmer (there are many & most come with the programming software):
http://www.moates.net/product_info.php?products_id=48

PROM Editor (to edit VATS out):
http://www.tunercat.com/tnr_desc/do_tc.html

You can download the demo version of TunerCATS for free and pay them $20 for the definition file for your ECM. You should be ready to go in about $120 or so and then you'll be able to edit anything you want in the future.

 

thanks for the information. this will get me going in the right direction..
thanks
DW