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    Learning and Tutorials

    Learning and Tutorials

  • Classes and Events
  • Current Class Schedule
  • Future Events None planned at this time!  Past Events Learn EEC-IV/V Ford Tuning – Baton Rouge, ...
  • Ford EFI Tuning Class – Fall 2014 Baton Rouge, LA (finished)
  • Another Fall Class! We are going to be offering a three-day class on tuning Fords with QuarterHo...
  • Ford EFI Tuning Class – Fall 2014 Cincinnati, OH (finished)
  • Another Fall Class! We are going to be offering a three-day class on tuning Fords with QuarterH...
  • Ford EFI Tuning Class – March 2015 Baton Rouge, LA
  • Learn to Tune Fords in Comfort! We are going to be offering a three-day class on tuning Fords wi...
  • Ford Tuning Class April 2013 (finished)
  • Thank you NOLA Motorsports Park for hosting us for the First Moates 4/20-4/21 Ford EFI training...
  • Ford Tuning Class Fall 2013 – Louisiana (finished)
  • We’re offering another class! We are going to be offering a class on tuning Fords with QuarterHo...
  • Ford Tuning Class Fall 2013 – Ohio (finished)
  • We’re offering another class! We are going to be offering a class on tuning Fords with QuarterHo...
  • Tuning Nissans with Nismotronic – May 2014 Carlisle, PA (finished)
  • A New Class! We are trying out a new class for 2014 – a 3 day class centered around Nissan vehic...
  • ECU Chipping
  • Capacitor Repair: Ford A9L ECM
  • All electronics will fail with age.  A significant chunk of the failures are due to electrolytic...
  • G1/GP1 or G4
  • Memory Adapter Installation Instructions: the Moates.Net 'G1' Adapter (edited from Allan Rein...
  • G1 Support Page
  • G1 Chip adapter picture Overview The G1 is an adapter that allows a chip or emulator to be p...
  • G2
  •   G2 TBI-Style 2732-to-29C256 Adapter Installation Instructions: Here is a pictorial depiction of...
  • G2 Adapter Installation
  • G2 TBI-Style 2732-to-29C256 Adapter Installation Instructions:Here is a pictorial depi...
  • G3/GP3
  • Moates.Net G3 Switching Adapter Installation Instructions The 'G3' Switching Adapter (also:...
  • G3/GP3 Configuration and Use
  • The ‘G3’ Switching Adapter (also: Using the ‘EX’ with the G3) Note: This product was updated in ...
  • Honda Chipping Kit
  • by keebler65 on UberData http://home.mn.rr.com/keebler65/honda Intro Uberdata is basically a F...
  • Honda Chipping Kit Install
  • This is Keebler65’s old guide. Some of the chipset and software info is a bit dated, but the tec...
  • Honda Chipping Kit Install: SMD for JDM/Small-Box ECUs
  • You will need bridge J1 on the back of the ECU. Add C49 & C50 and C91 & C92 on back C4...
  • HULOG/HondaLog Installation
  •   Hulog/Hondalog Installation of Honda-Based USB Datalogging Tools   There are ...
  • Nissan 20×2 Boards
  • Versions This is the documentation for the Nissan Boards.  At this point, there are only one ver...
  • Nissan: NEMU hardware install
  • The hardware portion of the NEMU tuning package requires installation in an ECU to be functional...
  • VTEC Conversion
  • This page is here to add VTEC capability to your otherwise non-VTEC ECU. The reason we are able ...
  • Ford Tutorial
  • 0. Tuning Course READ ME FIRST !!!
  • We decided to try to make a lot of the material that was covered at the tuning class 4/20/13 + 4...
  • 1. Tuning Course: Introduction, Goals, Limitations
  • Tuning: Why bother? The rise of electronic engine management allows for the running conditions o...
  • Ford: “Calibrated” MAFs
  • Calibrated MAFs are something you are almost guaranteed to run into sooner or later tuning EECIV...
  • Getting Started
  • Beginners: Programming Chips
  • A lot of the questions we get either via email or on the support line boil down to, “how do I pr...
  • Ford: Information we need (READ ME)
  • We probably get 10 emails a week of the form: “Dear Moates, My name is ________ and I have a ___...
  • Ford Overview (READ ME)
  • “I have a Ford.  What do I need to tune my car?” is an email we frequently receive.  Hopefully t...
  • GM 86-95 OBD1 Guide (READ ME)
  • Basics When we talk about “OBD1” GM vehicles, we mean vehicles made from (approximately) 1986 to...
  • GM 94-95: Reflash or not?
  • 94 and 95 were also kind of odd years for GM computers as they transitioned toward OBD2. There a...
  • GM 96-97: The “odd” years
  • Lately, we have been getting a lot of questions from people with 96-97 GM vehicles looking for a...
  • GM 98+ OBD2 Guide (READ ME)
  • The main product that we make for 98+ GM vehicles is the RoadRunner emulator that allows realtim...
  • Honda: Identifying your ECU
  • Honda ECUs have a Diagnostic Generation, Model and a Board Revision. The diagnostic generations...
  • Honda Overview READ ME!
  • Only certain Hondas can be tuned using our hardware. In short, these are any vehicles that run a...
  • Moates.net Philosophy (READ ME)
  • We are a small technically-oriented outfit that focuses on product development not fancy packagi...
  • Nissan Overview
  • Many Nissans can use our tools to reprogram their factory ECUs. Types of Nissan Computer Trivial...
  • OBD1 GM: Getting Started
  • This is intended to provide a brief overview of the steps required to get up and running tuning ...
  • Theory: BASIC Tuning Guidelines
  • This article is being written to answer the most basic questions about what to shoot for when t...
  • Transitioning to tuning older pre-OBD vehicles
  • A substantial portion of the folks that contact us these days aren’t totally new to tuning.  The...
  • What Hardware do I Need to Get Started?
  • What Hardware Do I Need to Get Started? This is one of the most frequent questions we see in our ...
  • How Tuning Works
  • Ford Tuning: Injector Scaling
  • One of the most common modifications that require recalibration of the ECM are changing injector...
  • Ford Tuning: Load with failed MAF table(s)
  • Prerequisites Before you read this, make sure you have read Theory: Alpha-N, Theory: Mass Air F...
  • Programming Chips Using Offsets Support
  • If you’re completely new to burning chips, you may want to take a look at the Beginners’ Guide b...
  • Theory: Alpha-N
  • This is going to be rather brief because Alpha-N is rarely used as the primary strategy for engi...
  • Theory: An Injector Model
  • Understanding your fuel injectors is one of the most important things you can do to ensure that ...
  • Theory: BASIC Tuning Guidelines
  • This article is being written to answer the most basic questions about what to shoot for when t...
  • Theory: Mass Air Flow
  • Be prepared to do a lot of reading in the numerous side links on this page.  More information th...
  • Theory: Modes of Operation
  • What makes engine management tricky is that even the best theoretical models fail to accurately ...
  • Theory: Speed-Density
  • If you do not have a strong background in physics and chemistry, be prepared to do a lot of read...
  • Theory: Speed Density, pulsewidth variants
  • Before you read this, you should already have read the articles on Injector Theory and Speed-Den...
  • Tuning: MAF systems, air leaks and reversion
  • As stated in our overview of MAF systems, one of their main weaknesses are air leaks.  Whenever...
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