Is PROM burning really for me?
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Car: 1986 Camaro Z-28
Engine: Chevy ZZ4
Transmission: Select Built 700R4
Axle/Gears: Moser Axles / 3.73 Richmond Gears
Is PROM burning really for me?
I've read many posts about the equipment as well as many posts about things well beyond my understanding. My problem is this, I have an 86 Z-28 with a ZZ4 motor, no emissions, and all high flow TPIS stuff, gears, and all that. The main problem as you can guess is the TPIS chip. It seems to, how would you say......suck! I got SES light flashing randomly with no stored codes ever, max. timing advance peaking at 32 degrees where I want 36, fan comes on too late, etc.
If I buy all the stuff for burning chips then
1) What do I really need? I want the least amount of stuff possible with the easiest method. EPROMS, EEPROMS, I have no clue with this. I need to know about the best burners,erasers,chips,software,etc.
2) Will I really be able to figure this stuff out? VE tables,BLM,etc. This is a totally different language to me. Yes I read Traxions burning introduction. It has alot of good info but basically tells you good luck when it comes to making real changes to bin files and such. Makes me feel like I'd never get this car to run right. I woulnd't know where to start.
If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. I've read many posts and can see alot of you really undersatnd this stuff. I also see how serious you are about burning your own chips and with what I'm going through can see why. The car runs relatively well but I know it could be so much better. Thanks.
If I buy all the stuff for burning chips then
1) What do I really need? I want the least amount of stuff possible with the easiest method. EPROMS, EEPROMS, I have no clue with this. I need to know about the best burners,erasers,chips,software,etc.
2) Will I really be able to figure this stuff out? VE tables,BLM,etc. This is a totally different language to me. Yes I read Traxions burning introduction. It has alot of good info but basically tells you good luck when it comes to making real changes to bin files and such. Makes me feel like I'd never get this car to run right. I woulnd't know where to start.
If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. I've read many posts and can see alot of you really undersatnd this stuff. I also see how serious you are about burning your own chips and with what I'm going through can see why. The car runs relatively well but I know it could be so much better. Thanks.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ryn28:
I've read many posts about the equipment as well as many posts about things well beyond my understanding. My problem is this, I have an 86 Z-28 with a ZZ4 motor, no emissions, and all high flow TPIS stuff, gears, and all that. The main problem as you can guess is the TPIS chip. It seems to, how would you say......suck! I got SES light flashing randomly with no stored codes ever, max. timing advance peaking at 32 degrees where I want 36, fan comes on too late, etc.
If I buy all the stuff for burning chips then
1) What do I really need? I want the least amount of stuff possible with the easiest method. EPROMS, EEPROMS, I have no clue with this. I need to know about the best burners,erasers,chips,software,etc.
2) Will I really be able to figure this stuff out? VE tables,BLM,etc. This is a totally different language to me. Yes I read Traxions burning introduction. It has alot of good info but basically tells you good luck when it comes to making real changes to bin files and such. Makes me feel like I'd never get this car to run right. I woulnd't know where to start.
If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. I've read many posts and can see alot of you really undersatnd this stuff. I also see how serious you are about burning your own chips and with what I'm going through can see why. The car runs relatively well but I know it could be so much better. Thanks.</font>
I've read many posts about the equipment as well as many posts about things well beyond my understanding. My problem is this, I have an 86 Z-28 with a ZZ4 motor, no emissions, and all high flow TPIS stuff, gears, and all that. The main problem as you can guess is the TPIS chip. It seems to, how would you say......suck! I got SES light flashing randomly with no stored codes ever, max. timing advance peaking at 32 degrees where I want 36, fan comes on too late, etc.
If I buy all the stuff for burning chips then
1) What do I really need? I want the least amount of stuff possible with the easiest method. EPROMS, EEPROMS, I have no clue with this. I need to know about the best burners,erasers,chips,software,etc.
2) Will I really be able to figure this stuff out? VE tables,BLM,etc. This is a totally different language to me. Yes I read Traxions burning introduction. It has alot of good info but basically tells you good luck when it comes to making real changes to bin files and such. Makes me feel like I'd never get this car to run right. I woulnd't know where to start.
If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. I've read many posts and can see alot of you really undersatnd this stuff. I also see how serious you are about burning your own chips and with what I'm going through can see why. The car runs relatively well but I know it could be so much better. Thanks.</font>
Your first assumption is dead wrong with the 36d of timing. You'll get much better performance by listening to what the engine tells you it wants rather then assuming anything.
like any new indever anything looks overwhelming til you actually read up on it and get into it. Information is power, gotta grab all you can.
Try the ecmguy's link from www.tunercat.com and follow the links from tunercat.
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