TL;DR: Want to know what mask(s) would be suggested for someone who's looking to modify a 3.1L LH0 with a 7730 ECM


Howdy,

I just wanted to see what mask y'all would suggest I run for my specific application. I have a stock 3.1L LH0 at the moment, running on the 7730 ECM and the stock AZTY/ $88 setup. I just got my hands on an APU-1 and the MEMCAL adapter from Moates, but I'm not sure what mask(s) people tend to use for this motor and ECM these days. Not going to be doing any real tuning at the moment, but I am planning to do the whole hybrid 3x00 top end swap in the near future (hopefully) + a cam, and further down the line, I'd like to add a turbo. Been perusing lots of old threads from other folks who used to run turbo hybrid setups, and it seems like $59 was the go-to. Now, I HAVE actually managed to track down an old $59 BIN/ ADX/ XDF for a 3.1 on a thread from about 5 years ago, but it seems like there aren't too many people running it these days. I've seen a lot going on with modified $8D setups, but it all seems to be geared towards TPI. $59 seems like it will be good once I can eventually add a turbo, but not sure how it would work out on a naturally aspirated setup. It would be nice to have the ability to datalog with a wideband, and the E85 capabilities that Vanilla Ice managed to get working on $8D would be a nice bonus.

Once again, I'm still in the planning stages for all of this, so I won't be doing any tuning at the moment. I'm more curious to know what mask y'all would suggest so I can spend some time learning my way around it. Ideally, I'd like to avoid having to rewire or repin anything when the time to tune comes, if at all possible. If it is possible to run $59 on a stock setup, that would be nice as well, so I could create a base tune and work from there as I'm able to change more about the motor. If $8D can be made to work with a V6 setup, I'd like to look into that as well. I also haven't found a whole lot pertaining to tuning using $88, but with my very limited knowledge, it seems like it may be able to work as long as the car is still NA... though wideband functionality would be nice. Finally, if there are any other masks I should maybe look into, I'd love to hear about 'em. Thanks!

Edit: If it changes anything, I am also planning on swapping from the 700R4 to a T5 before I do anything to the motor... partially because I've been wanting a manual for years already, and partially so I don't have to fuss with the TV cable with the 3400 intake... hoping it also means I wouldn't have to do any repinning to run $59, as it seems like the only wire I'd need to change is for the TCC.