so is anyone gonna buy mah stuff?

 

Pics from last Saturdays drag meet have been added to the site.
High-res versions are available of any pic.

http://www.norcalthirdgen.com/view.php?hit=yes&gid=1

 

i love the pics, thanks alex.

 

Nice pics Alex, thanks again, the site is really coming along.

 

HEY HOW DO U ADD A PIC BY URE NAME AND WELL HEY I TIRED 2 LOAD UP A PIC ON NORCAL THIIRD GEN BUT DIDNT GO THROUGH

 

WELL I KNOW I HAVENT BEEN TO THE TRACK FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEEN MESSIN WITH THE CAR PUTTIN IN A LIL WORK MY WINTER STUFF TOOK A LIL LONGER WELLL STARTED LATE BUT HEY IM GETTIN THERE PLAN 2 BE BACK AT THE TRACK IN ABOUT 2 OR 3 WEEKS GOT MY CONVERTER ON AND WELL GOT THE BASE AND WELL HOPEFULLY I GET IT BACK TOGETHER PRETTY QUICK IF U GUYZ GO 2 SAC IM SURE YOUVE SEEN MY CAR

 

Not sure what you mean by 'add a pic by ure name'. Currently I do not allow people to upload pictures to any published page, except the classifieds. If you would like to upload a pic for inclusion on the site. Go here, http://www.norcalthirdgen.com/upload/imageUpload.php and send me either a PM or email with the file name in it and I will add it to the gallery.

 

are there going to be any other featured thirdgen entries added?

 

yeah, i really should update that more often, espescially since no one here has that car anymore

ill work on it -- maybe I could work in the info from the members area, display times from the timeslip data, pics from the gallery . . . hmmmmm

we just updated the server that hosts the site too.

 

What's up man, nice car, love the color. It looks like your windows have that silver tint, if they do it looks good. Welcome to the site. Hope to see you around some time. I live in the foothills off highway 50 but on the weekends I am always in elk grove. Maybe I will see you at the track some time.

Will

 

ILL BE OUT THERE IN ABOUT 2 3 WEEKS BUT IM SURE USEEN MY OTHER BUDDIES CAR HE RUNS HIGH 13 TO ITS GREY WITH A BLUE HOOD AND NOSE

 

COUPLE MORE WEEKS ILL BE BACK OUT THERE

 

13's is soo yesterday

 

I think I may have that on video I was there that night taping some other members

 

COUPLE MORE WEEKS ILL BE BACK OUT THERE JUST GOTA GET IT BACK TOGETHER

 

Cool, hope it works out for you and we see you soon. Don't recall seeing your buddy out there, but then again I have not been to the track lately. Sounds like Terrell has seen it and may have it on video.

 

I look and dont have the 13 run I don't think I was taping that day but I got some other runs of both of you from a wednesday night

 

New decal style soon to be . . . . now in CHROME !

 

nice I want one is it bigger than the others

 

still workin all that out. . . but yeah, we can make em bigger. Door window size ? Bumper size ? Suggestions welcome

 

I was thinking BIG like back window size

 

Either back window size or door window size, or both would be even better so we could have a choice.

 

hey alex i was wonderin if you can help me out and burn me a chip???? i could come up one day and pick up those seats and you could help me out i want to remove some stuff for my chip and set 24lb constants, maybe some lunch or somethin would be in order

i could buy a few chips if needed....

 

Of course I would -- if I could. But I don't own a programmer, I got the PROMinator in my car so I never actually 'burn' chips. I just make changes to the bin in tunercat / tunerpro, upload to the PROMinator and go.
I have the software to make the changes, but thats pretty common. We could edit those constants, and you could take away a cal and perhaps find someone with a programmer to create the chip for you.

 

whats the difference between prominator, and changing your chip, and actually burning new chips? do you get a wider playing field with burning new chips?

 

The PROMinator replaces the chip & socket in your ECM with a Flash memory chip - like the one in your digital camera. It is a PROM eliminator, hence the name PROMinator.

Remove the cover panel on my ECM and you won't see any chip or chipholder, just a Xilinx chip.

The big difference, is that the PROMinator is a single appliaction solution. It is fixed -- hardwired to my ECM. Whereas a if you have a handful of chips and a programmer you can burn cals for many different cars. Hope this clears things up.

 

wow i want a prominator, thats way better then burning chips. how much did that cost ya.

 

It cost ME ~$300 -- but I went for the Pro version, and sent my ECM to Bill for installation. But you can order the standard version for $175. And in all honesty I've only used the feature of the PRO version (lets you switch bins without the car throwing a fit during upload) once or twice - its a nice to have, but definately not needed.

http://www.speedtronics.net/aboutprominator.asp

 

I've been reading the Prom boards for a long while now and hopefully I'll be diving in and purchasing the PROMinator/Moates adapter soon.
Alex - which are you using, Tunercat or pro?

 

Del - both the PROMinator and Moates adapter are great products, you can't go wrong either way.

I started out using Tunercat becuase it has the easiest interface for a beginner to learn.
Now I use almost TunerPro exclusively since the new beta version 4.0 offers integrated ALDL logging, charting and supports the PROMinator uploading, downloading and checking bins. I don't know if I could ever go back to the old way. TunerPro v4.0 will do in one program what you used to need 3 seperate programs to do.

 

Beautiful, that's exactly what I needed to know.
Do you have the Moates adapter as well, or do you not have a MEMCAL equipped ECM? I've forgotten your setup.
Also, where is the beta 4.0 available, I didn't see it on the site.

ah, n/m found the link, still being tested, that's why.

 

Nope, never actually tried the Moates adapter - though, from everything I read & hear Craig's delivers and awesome product and the support is everything one can hope for.

Staying TBI loyal ('8746 $61) makes it a challenge keeping up with you guys. The ECM originally had a PROM.

 

so do you need tunercat pro AND prominator?

 

Xtronics Power Programmer w/ chips, AutoPROM or PROMinator = the hardware
TunerCat = the editing software, flavor A
TunerPro = the editing sofware, flavor B

Yes you need the hardware component and the software component. In my case PROMinator and TunerPro RT -- There is no TunerCat Pro. TC's software products are Tuner or Tuner RT.
TunerPro comes in two flavors as well. TunerPro and TunerPro RT.

 

so if i buy the hardware, can you get me the software? or is it free anyways.

 

Yep, the software's free to download and try out, you can download it at tunerpro.com and tunercat.com. You need a bin defenition file usually available at the above sites, and the bin file itself should be availalbe at either diy-efi.org or moates.net. I'd give you a better idea of what files your looking for, but I'm not sure which are correct for your setup.

 

so for about 200 i can get the hardware, and the bin file, and edit my cars cpu? thats tight, way better then making and burning chips all the time.

 

Now your catching on
Nothing to stop your from downloading the software and files before you get the hardware. That way you can get familiar with the constants, flags and tables available to you.

 

Wow, all of this chip stuff sounds sweet. During the summer I plan to get into this stuff also. Thanks for the info Alex.
Of course now you know you will be our designated helper for this stuff wether you like it or not.

 

Are you kidding -- I'm flattered
When I started tuning I only wish I had someone local to answer quick questions and help me out with the details.
It occurs to me there are at least a half dozen of us in the area that are getting into tuning. Traviz, Eric, Will, Caddillac, Del, Myself . . . maybe it calls for a summer tuning pow-wow ?

 

only if mustang ever relases the dyno horsepower program at my work when they came out to give us something for the smog machine supposedly it was supposed to come out in october of 2003, and people said 04 as a joke and now we are into 2005 what a joke hehe

anyway supposedly its almost done just having 2 problems transfering customer databases, and the torque line graphing

 

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to show off some new formats soon to be available.
Still workin' out color, orientation and pricing.
Sorry for the poor pics, just wanted to get something up. Thats the windshield in the middle pic.

 

i want the windshield banner!

 

as do I but will it fit on the bottom of the winshield

 

isnt the bottom of the windshield wider then the top ?

 

I like the windshield banner, but I want the back window one for sure, just have to decide on color.

 

Nice, I like the rear window one too -- but im thinking just a bit bigger, another inch or two . . . you asked about the brushed metal, you missed the brushed decals, I had two made at showed them around at the last GTG. I've got one left I held on to if your interested.

Anyone have suggestions on colors for the windshield banner.

 

i prefer plain white.

 

dont spam man, its not cool, thiers a certain place for this.
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/for...?s=&forumid=87
dont ruin our threads.

 

Just to let everyone know -- I'm takin' off tonight for a much needed vacation for the next week. Any more decal orders will have to wait until I get back to be shipped.

Daytona Beach here I come