We decided to try to make a lot of the material that was covered at the tuning class 4/20/13 + 4/21/13 available for all of our users. The material here is designed to be comprehensive. It is desi...
Tuning: Why bother?
The rise of electronic engine management allows for the running conditions of an engine to be rapidly and precisely adjusted. Before we talk about anything super technical, it...
When using the 2Timer to switch between two 32k programs, you will want to program the chip directly (not through the 2Timer). Assuming you are using the 27SF512 chip, you can program two positions...
The 2Timer is a great tool used by anyone who needs multiple fuel maps one one chip. Good examples are those who run Nitrous, or typically run two different types of fuel. (I.E. Race Gas map vs. P...
The ALDU1 is a datalogger designed to work with OBD I GM vehicles.
The ALDU1 is compatible with the CABL1 and the CABL2, which are interface cables that connect to GM OBD I and OBD II vehicle res...
AutoProm Quick-Start Guide [ 2007 Craig Moates ] Real-Time Tuning / Emulation 1) Make sure car is in key-off position with no power to the ECM. Remove the 'stock' chip and install socket adapter (G...
To perform an auto to manual conversion on an OBD I Honda ECU, use the following procedure:
Verify that you have an Automatic. You will know if there are resistors in RP17 and RP18 (next to the E...
The Autoprom was the first Moates device. It is a combination Emulator, Chip Burner and Datalogger.
Today you can buy these devices separately, however this package eliminates the need for 3 sepa...
In order to issue you a license for Binary Editor, you must first download and install the software. ( https://www.eecanalyzer.net ) Once you have downloaded and installed the software, go to the...
For the Ostrich2, the following will show you how to install the Bluetooth into the unit:
1) Open the Ostrich (two screws), keep track of the two nylon spacers.
2) Gather up the Bluetooth kit parts...
The Burn1 is a revolutionary device that was designed with the automotive enthusiast in mind. it supports chips used in our products aimed at ECUs/ECMs from the late 80s and early 90s.
The BURN1 ...
There are two products that we sell that can read the program in a factory ECM:
BURN1/BURN2 with a F2A and F2E – This setup can be used to read ECMs on the bench. ECM does not need to be powered....
The Burn2
The Burn2 has the same features as the Burn1, only smaller and more compact.
The Burn2 is a revolutionary device that was designed with the automotive enthusiast in mind. it supports ...
The products of Moates.Net are offered for educational, off-road use.
It is up to the end user to ensure compliance with local and federal laws.
No liability, express or implied, shall exist for an...
John Cui
CROME is a ROM-Editor written primarily for OBD I Honda ECUs. A Pro version is available for $149 which unlocks a hidden data-logging feature.
CROME works natively with the following...
Here is a link to an Excel file that shows a good cross-reference of info. Click here if you want to see the guide and open in Excel:
Moates Hardware Selection Guide.xls
Here you can see details on how users have applied Moates.Net Hardware to their particular project vehicles. Some of these are pretty extraordinary, and others are examples of how our hardware can ...
Although our hardware uses USB connectivity, you don’t have to be a kernel level device driver programmer or any sort of expert in the USB framework to interface our devices.Our devices simply cre...
Shops and Resellers:
If you are interested in purchasing Moates.Net products in bulk, or would like to be a reseller of our products, the following discount structure is available to you:
10% o...
eCtune is a ROM Editor available for Hondas. It is written by Calvin Baank and has an exhaustive list of features.
eCtune has very structured licensing. It is important to note that most eCtune t...
Performing a Hard Reset on the Roadrunner with EFI Live
When you set up a Roadrunner in a vehicle, you will often need to force a 'hard reset' of the Roadrunner PCM. This is particularly true i...
Notes from EFI Live's Paul Blackmore regarding using the auto-tuning feature of EFI Live with Moates hardware:
1. Check both axis of the VE table in the tuning tool to make sure the MAP and RPM h...
Ever wish your favorite Moates emulator would work with your favorite ROM editor software that doesn’t have native support for our products? EmUtility (from the author of TunerPro) allows you to ...
The F3 is a simple chip for EEC-based Ford ECUs allowing the stock program to be replaced with a tune of your choice.
To install, simply clean contacts of the EEC connector with carb cleaner and ...
Our file manager is no longer available for access due to a website crash. Almost all of the content is available at the excellent forums http://www.gearhead-efi.com
You can also click this for a...
Files Available for upload or download including stock binaries, custom bins, datastream definitions, source code, etc. The new location for file uploads and downloads is over here:Gearhead EFI Fil...
About Firmware Updates and a Warning
Periodically we release new firmware for our products. We generally recommend AGAINST updating firmware unless you have a very specific reason for doing so, a...
This page is intended to help people who have looked here to figure out if there is support for their vehicle.
Each ECM has a 3 or 4 digit processor code that uniquely identifies it. You can tell...
Product Pages: F3, QH1Related Articles: F3, QH1Categories: All Articles, Ford
Good news: Our hardware (Quarterhorse, F3, F8, F2A+F2E) works great on diesel trucks
Old Bad news: As of this time (...
We probably get 10 emails a week of the form:
“Dear Moates,
My name is ________ and I have a _________ Ford. Can I use your products to tune my car/truck/van/etc. ?”
Identifying J3 Port ECMs
Our ...
“I have a Ford. What do I need to tune my car?” is an email we frequently receive. Hopefully this page will provide some answers.
We also often get asked, “Can I use your product to let me put _...
Prerequisites
Before you read this, make sure you have read Theory: Alpha-N, Theory: Mass Air Flow and the FordOverview. Although not essential, it wouldn’t hurt to have at least read about Spee...
Memory Adapter Installation Instructions: the Moates.Net 'G1' Adapter(edited from Allan Reinke's review on www.iroczone.com)(works on all your TPI setups, the 1992-93 LT1, and some late-model TBI s...
G1 Chip adapter picture
Overview
The G1 is an adapter that allows a chip or emulator to be plugged into OBD1 memcal based GM PCMs.
The GP1 kit is a G1 chip adapter and two 27SF512 flash chips ...
G2 TBI-Style 2732-to-29C256 Adapter Installation Instructions:Here is a pictorial depiction of a G2 installation in a TBI-style ECM.It shows the following:
1) Disassembly and removal of stock soc...
The ‘G3’ Switching Adapter
(also: Using the ‘EX’ with the G3)
Note: This product was updated in 2015. The original documentation (which still applies) follows with a discussion of differences bet...
Basics
When we talk about “OBD1” GM vehicles, we mean vehicles made from (approximately) 1986 to 1995. These cars used several different types of engine controller – some have one injector for ea...
94 and 95 were also kind of odd years for GM computers as they transitioned toward OBD2.
There are several groups of ECMs.
94-95 LT1,LT4,LTx: These can be tuned via TunerCATS ( link ) with the $EE...
Lately, we have been getting a lot of questions from people with 96-97 GM vehicles looking for a tuning solution. Unfortunately, these are transitional years where the electronics are incompatibl...
The main product that we make for 98+ GM vehicles is the RoadRunner emulator that allows realtime changes to be made to a LS1 ECM.
The RoadRunner is designed to be used with either EFI Live or Tun...
Good Choices (simple)
You have three choices for tuning forced induction on a TPI ECM (i.e. 7730).
Not REALLY a good option, but a simple one: use stock code, hack it around to be ok at WOT by po...
Instructions for using the 'HDR1' Memory Header
The HDR1 memory adapter is primarily designed to download the existing code from a stock Memcal.It can be used for other things as well. For instan...
Instructions for using the ‘HDR1’ Memory Header
The HDR1 memory adapter is primarily designed to download the existing code from a stock Memcal.It can be used for other things as well. For instance...
Honda ECUs have a Diagnostic Generation, Model and a Board Revision.
The diagnostic generations are OBD 0, OBD I, and OBD II.
Examples of the model are P28, P72, etc.
The board revisions are 198...
The Honda chip kit contains all the components necessary to put a chip in your OBD I Honda ECU.
There are two varieties of this kit, the USDM and JDM versions. JDM ECUs are smaller square ECUs tha...
Only certain Hondas can be tuned using our hardware. In short, these are any vehicles that run a B, D, H, or F (Accord) series engine with a distributor and can run an OBD I ECU. Whether they acce...
The HuLog, HondaLog, and Xtreme HuLog are USB datalogging adapters that are used to datalog Honda ECUs.
Functionally the devices are identical, however the HuLog/Xtreme HuLog come in ABS plastic e...
Installation of Honda-Based USB Datalogging Tools
There are two tools available for datalogging on Honda ECUs from www.moates.net and they include the HULOG and the HondaLog.
HULOG: The HULOG com...
Neptune RTP is a tuning hardware/software package for tuning OBD1 Honda and Acura vehicles developed by James Holy at HR Tuning. Quality hardware, quality software and solid support combine to pr...
Versions
This is the documentation for the Nissan Boards. At this point, there are only one version of the boards, 1.1nm As future revisions to the board are produced, this page will be updated....
Many Nissans can use our tools to reprogram their factory ECUs.
Types of Nissan Computer
Trivially chippable Nissans fall into several categories:
28 Pin EPROM (VG30DETT 300ZX Twin turbo, KA24E 24...
Rest in Peace
The Ostrich 1.0, which has now been discontinued, was the first in the Ostrich line. Upon the creation of the first Moates product, the Autoprom (APU1) the team at Moates quickly ...
Here’s how you install the Ostrich: (Much of this will apply to the Ostrich 2 as well but pictures will be different.)
1) Get on the website here in the ‘software and drivers’ section and downlo...
The meanest emulator known to man.
The release of the Ostrich 2.0 was the marking point for the next generation of Moates products. Along with a 75% size reduction, the Ostrich 2.0 also boasts ...
So you want to use your Ostrich 2.0 with one of our switching adapters? ( Two Timer, G2X, G3 )
This guide gives you an idea of how to “stack” your ROMs to make things work.
Step 1: determine how b...
We've been covered in the press by various magazines and periodicals. Here's where you can see these articles. You can left-click on the images or text to browse right into the linked PDFs, or you ...
How to use offsets when programming chips:
If the chip you are programming is of a larger capacity than the binary file you are putting on it, you typically need to use an offset with respect to ...
If you’re completely new to burning chips, you may want to take a look at the Beginners’ Guide before reading the rest of this article. You will probably still need to read this guide in order to...
The RoadRunner is the only available full blown emulator for LS1 PCMs – unlike other “emulation” software, the entire contents of the flash is emulated Real-Time, not just certain maps. It can a...
Notes from EFI Live’s Paul Blackmore regarding using the auto-tuning feature of EFI Live with Moates hardware:
Check both axis of the VE table in the tuning tool to make sure the MAP and RPM hea...
When you set up a Roadrunner in a vehicle, you will often need to force a ‘hard reset’ of the Roadrunner PCM. This is particularly true if you are using a custom OS or changing OS type.
For using ...
This is going to be rather brief because Alpha-N is rarely used as the primary strategy for engine management today. You should at least know what it is because it is often used as a “sanity chec...
Understanding your fuel injectors is one of the most important things you can do to ensure that fueling is appropriate for your engine. First, some vocabulary:
ECM, ECU, Engine computer : used ...
Be prepared to do a lot of reading in the numerous side links on this page. More information that is beyond the scope of this overview will be available.
“Mass Air Flow” (MAF, for short) is a met...
What makes engine management tricky is that even the best theoretical models fail to accurately represent physical behavior in certain situations. All engine controllers would use the same logic ...
If you do not have a strong background in physics and chemistry, be prepared to do a lot of reading in the numerous side links on this page. This isn’t intended to be a brutal presentation of the...
Before you read this, you should already have read the articles on Injector Theory and Speed-Density. This article will not make much sense without the background information in those articles.
F...
The following is something which can be applied to anyone trying to troubleshoot a BURN1, BURN2, or APU1 with respect to chip programming. It is also useful to get the USB device drivers correctly...
General Troubleshooting Procedure
The first thing you should do if you are having trouble with the Ostrich is to follow the instructions in the “USB Troubleshooting Guide” which you can find here ...
About Moates USB Products
Almost all Moates.net products have a USB interface to connect to a computer. (ALDU1, HULOG, Hondalog, BURN1/2, Ostrich 1/2, Roadrunner, Quarterhorse, Jaybird) Fortunate...
Tuner Pro is a piece of software written by Mark Mansur that is compatible with a great number of vehicles and ECUs.
Download TunerPro here
Originally written to modify GM and Ford binaries, the u...
As stated in our overview of MAF systems, one of their main weaknesses are air leaks. Whenever air can enter the engine without going through the MAF, weird things happen.
There are two principa...
Moates.net F.A.Q
Last updated 2-03-06
GM tuning Frequently asked questions
You can use the ALDU1 and CABL2 together for both datalogging and reprogramming. Just get you a free trial versio...
USB Drivers are needed for almost all products. You only need one driver package for ALL Moates USB products. One for all and all for one?
As a rule of thumb, the WHQL drivers which will be down...
FTDI provide a utility called “FTCLEAN” that forcibly removes drivers from your computer. WARNING: THIS WILL BREAK ALL DEVICES THAT USE FTDI DRIVERS, NOT JUST MOATES HARDWARE. Do not attempt this...
This page is here to add VTEC capability to your otherwise non-VTEC ECU.
The reason we are able to do this, is because when Honda designed their ECUs, the boards for the P05, P06, P28, etc were ba...
This page is being created so we have a place to keep track of all the people who are using our gear for various applications. If you would like to be added or removed from here, please CONTACT U...
