Need help with some basic MEMCAL understanding
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Re: Need help with some basic MEMCAL understanding
If you want to have knock retard control you will either have to use an external ESC module (which you may already have) or get a different MEMCAL that has the ESC module built on to it (above the two smaller chips). Note that the two types (internal/external) use different knock sensors.
If you want to have limp home mode capability that runs half-way decent, and your engine isn't too far off from a stock motor, you will need a new MEMCAL for your particular engine. If you can do without limp home mode (or one that runs half-way decent), you can either disable code 51 in your PROM (if the mask you are running checks for cylinder select like $8D does--if not you don't need to worry about it) or you can modify your MEMCAL for 8 cylinder by jumpering pin 62 to pin 56 (pins 8 and 11 on the 14 pin chip).
If you want to have limp home mode capability that runs half-way decent, and your engine isn't too far off from a stock motor, you will need a new MEMCAL for your particular engine. If you can do without limp home mode (or one that runs half-way decent), you can either disable code 51 in your PROM (if the mask you are running checks for cylinder select like $8D does--if not you don't need to worry about it) or you can modify your MEMCAL for 8 cylinder by jumpering pin 62 to pin 56 (pins 8 and 11 on the 14 pin chip).
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Re: Need help with some basic MEMCAL understanding
give House of Camaro a call @ (818) 700-7970, and ask for Tom. they specialize in Camaro and Trans Am used and salvage parts
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