Structured Articles Listing

1. Tuning Course: Introduction, Goals, Limitations

Ford Tutorial

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...

Ford Tutorial

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...

2Timer

84-87 Grand National 1226459 1227148

ROM Switching Kits

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 84-87 Grand National was a unique car available in limited production. These vehicles featured sequential injection, distributorless ignition systems and other groundbreaking features. A combi...

85 Corvette TPI 1226870

86-88 Ford Fox Body Mustang / DA1 Speed density

Unfortunately, the 1226870 is an oddball one-year one-model ECM that was only used on the 1985 corvette. It is for a TPI setup with an electronically controlled distributor and features 160 baud ...

86-89 TPI GM Corvette, Firebird, Camaro 1227165 16198259

Early Fox Body Mustangs used a speed-density metering system from 1986-1988. Uses TFI distributor, 8 injectors, speed-density metering. This EEC-IV system isn’t as well-supported as the MAF cars...

86-92 GM TBI Trucks without elec. trans: 1227747

The 86-89 F and Y bodies were among the first EFI computers used by GM that featured a Mass Air Flow sensor (MAF) for air metering. P4 generation ECM, 160 or 8192 baud ALDL communication (depends...

88-89 Fox Body V8 MAF oddballs: A9S / 8LD

The 86 throttle body injection (TBI) system was the beginning of GM’s transition from carburetors to fuel injection. This is the first of the “classic” speed-density computers which featured a MA...

88-93 Holden VN + VP Commodore 1227808

The Fox Body Mustang switched to using a Mass Air Flow meter to measure airflow in 1988 in California. Box codes “A9S” and “8LD” are known examples. Uses TFI distributor, sequential injection f...

Holden

The 88-93 VR Commodores use the 1227808 ECM which is basically the same as a US 1227165 ECM that is limited by hardware to 160 Baud communications. These ECMs have torque converter lockup control...

89-93 Ford Fox Body Mustang 5.0: A9L / GUFB family

90-92 Firebird, Camaro F Body: 1227730

The Fox Body Mustang switched to using a Mass Air Flow meter to measure airflow in 1989. Uses TFI distributor, sequential injection for up to 8 injectors, MAF air metering. This EEC-IV system be...

91-93 GMC Syclone / Typhoon 1227749

The 90-92 Firebird and Camaro were the first of the P4 generation computers which featured a MAP sensor and speed-density for airflow metering. These fundamental airflow models were used largely ...

91-93 TBI Trucks with 4L80E transmission 16147060

The 91-93 Syclone trucks and Typhoon SUVs were a unique low-production vehicle that featured a powerful turbocharged 4.3L V6 engine. They use the 1227749 ECM, which is most similar to the 1227730...

92-93 Corvette / Camaro LT1 16159278

This is one of the first electronically-shifted transmission applications. Some 1991-93 vehicles came equipped with 4L80E transmissions and 16147060 PCMs. This is a P4 generation ECM which speak...

92-95 Civic and 93-95 Integra 37820-P05 P06 P08 P28 P29 P30 P72 P74 P75 PR4

The 1993 Camaro / Corvette LT1 PCM 16159278 is an oddball. It was not used before or since. The $DA2 mask was used in Y-body Corvettes and the $DA3 mask was used in F-body Camaro/Firebirds. Hard...

Honda - setups

If you are too lazy to read this whole page, you can skip to the “Recommended Combos” section at the end for a shopping list without any explanation. 92-95 Civic and 92-95 Integras are a common ha...

92-95 TBI Trucks with 4L60E and 4L80E transmissions 16197427 16196395 16156930 16168625

93-95 Holden VR Commodore 16176424 16183082 16195699

Starting around 1992, GM started putting the newer electronically controlled 4L60E and 4L80E transmissions in their trucks. Along with the electronically controlled transmissions came new ECMs th...

Holden

The 93-95 VR Commodores use several different ECMs that fortunately use the same tools for tuning. These ECMs feature electronically controlled automatic transmissions ( 4L60E ) as well as engin...

94-95 (ish) Mass-Air trucks with 4R70W Electronic Transmission CBAZ0 Strategy

94-95 (ish) Mass-Air trucks with E40D Electronic Transmission AHACA Strategy

Some 94-95 Trucks (mostly F150) came equipped with a 4R70W automatic transmission. Most of the heavier-duty trucks came with AOD-E transmissions and use incompatible ECMs. These ECMs feature seq...

94-95 (ish) Mass-Air trucks with E40D Electronic Transmission VEX1 WAY1 HOG0 U4X0 TIP1

94-95 MAF Trucks are an interesting breed. They feature sequential fuel injection, a distributor for spark delivery, Mass-air flow (MAF) sensors for air metering and most importantly are set up t...

94-95 LT1 Corvette, Camaro, Firebird 16188051 16181333

94-95 MAF Trucks are an interesting breed. They feature sequential fuel injection, a distributor for spark delivery, Mass-air flow (MAF) sensors for air metering and most importantly are set up t...

94-95 Mustang 302 V8: CBAZA / T4M0 / W4H0 / etc.

The 94-95 F and Y bodies are a dramatically different breed of PCM compared to earlier models used by GM. They are primarily tuned by reflash using the ALDL protocol over the diagnostic port, NOT...

96-97 Corvette, Camaro, Firebird, Impala, Caprice, etc.16214399 and 16242921

These processors use a TFI distributor, sequential injection for up to 8 injectors, MAF air metering and an electronically controlled AOD-E 4 speed automatic transmission or Tremec 5 speed manual....

96-97 Mustang 3.8L, 4.6L 2V GT, 4.6L 4V Cobra, Town Car, Thunderbird, etc.: CDAN4 Strategy

Product Pages: RTTUNER_NON_, TUNERCAT_WINRelated Articles: RTTUNER_NON_, TUNERCAT_WIN The 96-97 F and Y bodies use a unique PCM that is an evolution of the 94-95 ECM but requires unique tools. T...

About the “Data Trace” feature of our chip emulators

These processors use EDIS coil packs backed by a 36-1 crank trigger wheel, sequential injection for up to 8 injectors, MAF air metering and an electronically controlled 4R70W 4 speed automatic tra...

The ‘Data trace’ feature of our emulators is probably one of the most misunderstood features. Trace is intended to give you some idea of what portions of an emulated ROM are being used by the tar...

About Us

Here at Moates.Net, we aim to deliverpersonalized service and top-notch products! Creating and supplying the tools you want and need to achieve success in your Electronic Fuel Injection Tuning p...

ALDU1

CABL1 OBD1-Style ALDL Connector

All Support Articles and Pages

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...

All Pages

All Support Articles and Pages

Here is an expandable list of all documentation and other pages on the webstore. This represents everything from the old osc and wp platforms.

APU1

AutoProm Quick-Start Guide 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 (G1 or G2) if not al...

APU1 Support

AutoProm Quick-Start Guide [ 2007 Craig Moates, craig@moates.net ] 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...

APU1+Wideband+Datalog

This is a nice article written by Charles Woock on how to configure TunerPro RT to digest 0-5v inputs such as the LM1 and LC1. The values can be brought in through the APU1 via the APADC interface....

Auto to Manual

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...

AutoProm (APU1)

Beginners: Programming Chips

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...

Binary Editor 2010 and EEC Analyzer Registration

A lot of the questions we get either via email or on the support line boil down to, “how do I program a chip?” You asked, we deliver! This tutorial is going to picture the BURN2 but it applies eq...

Binary Editor 2012: Dongle updates for EEC Analyzer

In order to issue you a license for Binary Editor, you must first download and install the software. ( http://www.eecanalyzer.net ) Once you have downloaded and installed the software, go to the ...

If you purchase Binary Editor 2012 with a dongle from us, it will come pre-activated for Binary Editor and the Innovate Wideband logger. If you purchased EEC Analyzer, you will need to gather and...

Bluetooth for Ostrich

Bluetooth Module Add-on

Bluetooth Install on Ostrich

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 par...

Bluetooth Module Add-on

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 Blueto...

Burn1

BURN1+F2A+F2E: Reading Ford ECMs

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....

Burn2

Capacitor Repair: Ford A9L ECM

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 ...

All electronics will fail with age. A significant chunk of the failures are due to electrolytic capacitor failure. These components are virtually guaranteed to fail eventually, even under normal...

Cloning Ford ECMs

Conditions and Terms of Use

You can use our tools to “clone” a 1986 – 2004 Ford ECM, without needing any definitions or tuning software. There are a few caveats:1. ECUs must have the same hardware ID. You can’t mix and match...

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...

Contact

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Credit Card Processing 101

If you can't find the answer to your question in the Support and Help link on the left, you can: EMAIL US: Email is available 7 days a week, 24 hours. We try to respond to most messages within a...

While sometimes inconvenient, please understand that credit card verification schemes exist to protect you from fraud. How Credit Card Processing Works at Moates When you click “Submit” on the we...

CROME

Cross Reference Hardware Application Guide

Honda Software

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: http://osc.moates.net/Moates Hardware Selection Guide.xls

Current Class Schedule

Future Events None planned at this time! Past Events Learn EEC-IV/V Ford Tuning – Baton Rouge, LA – weekend of March 28th, 2015 Learn EEC-IV Ford Tuning – Cincinnati, OH – weekend of September 26...

Customer Rides

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 ...

Your privacy choices

Datalogging with an ALDU1

As described in our Privacy Policy, we collect personal information from your interactions with us and our website, including through cookies and similar technologies. We may also share this pers...

CABL1 OBD1-Style ALDL Connector

The ALDU1 is a simple logging cable. It attaches to the USB port of your PC and to the ALDL logging port on your vehicle. It allows your PC to communicate with your ECM. Basic Connectivity The A...

Demon

Demon Ostrich Reset Utility

The Demon (or original Demon, Demon 1) pictured above is the first of our integrated devices aimed at Honda/Acura-friendly P28/P30/P72 OBD1 ECUs. Flawless realtime emulation, embedded dataloggin...

Demon II

Demon Ostrich Reset Utility

Dev: Hardware Interfacing Guide

Introduction / Identification The Demon2, pictured above, is the newest in our line of Honda/Acura-friendly P28/P30/P72-compatible technology. Flawless realtime emulation, embedded datalogging, a...

Developers Corner

Dev: Making new datalogging definitions for QuarterHorse

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...

Developers Corner

Discounts for Shops, Resellers, and Group Buys

Creating definitions for datalogging with the QH is a complicated, involved process. Regardless of which software is being used, there is a common core set of tasks that need to be done to allow...

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

Honda Software

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...

EECEditor

EFI Live hard reset of Roadrunner

EECEditor is a ROM Editor for many Ford vehicles.

EFI Live: Requesting a VIN license

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...

EFI Live with RTACS Realtime

EFI Live Commercial Scan and Tune comes with two VIN licenses. To tune more vehicles, you must provide us some information when you purchase VIN or stream licenses. Requesting a New License Plug...

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...

EFILive

The RoadRunner works with EFILive, which is compatible with all LS1 PCMs.

Emulation Cables

EMUC2806 Emulation Cable 28-pin 6-inch

EMUC2818 Emulation Cable 28-pin 18-inch

EMUC3206 Emulation Cable 32-pin 6-Inch

EmUtility: standalone emulator control

Emulation cables link our emulators to a target device. The Ostrich, Ostrich2 and APU1 all use a similar style emulation cable. The design of this cable has not changed in many years. Four stan...

MoatesSoft

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 ...

End Of Life Products

While we try to produce and support products for as long as we can, we can’t continue to make things forever. Often, product changes are prompted by the components required to build a product no ...

External Links

Here is a collection of useful links. They include vendor websites, informational resources, and related content. Feel free to explore these links at the following location: List of External ...

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 ...

F3v2

FAQ -> Typical Questions & Issues

Overview The F3v2 is a simple chip for EEC-based Ford ECUs (~86-04) allowing the stock program to be replaced with a tune of your choice. This unit was introduced in 2016 and replaces the pr...

We’re Seeing Lots of Fake Chips! TLDR: If it seems too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true. If the seller is in China and the chips cost less than $3 each, they’re probably fake. ...

File Uploads and Downloads Support

MoatesSoft

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...

File Uploads & Downloads

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...

Firmware Updates Support

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...

Flash N Burn

Ford: Box code – strategy – vehicle cross reference

MoatesSoft

Flash & Burn Screen Shot Download Flash & Burn here. Flash & Burn is a software package used with the Burn1 and Burn2 EEPROM burners, as well as the Autoprom (APU1). Note, many tuni...

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...

Ford: “Calibrated” MAFs

Ford Tutorial

Calibrated MAFs are something you are almost guaranteed to run into sooner or later tuning EECIV Fords. Although largely an artifact of yesteryear when tuning tools were not available, “calibrate...

Ford: Diesel Programming

Ford EFI Tuning Class – Fall 2014 Baton Rouge, LA (finished)

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 (...

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 QuarterHorse in Fall 2014 – weekend of october 11th. This is the same format class previously offered. Clas...

Ford EFI Tuning Class – March 2015 Baton Rouge, LA

Another Fall Class! We are going to be offering a three-day class on tuning Fords with QuarterHorse in Fall 2014 – Friday September 26 to Sunday September 28th. This is the same format class pre...

Ford: Information we need (READ ME)

Learn to Tune Fords in Comfort! We are going to be offering a three-day class on tuning Fords with QuarterHorse in March 2015 – weekend of 3/28/15. Come enjoy Baton Rouge before it gets too hot t...

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 ...

Ford Overview (READ ME)

Ford – Speed Density ECMs

“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 _...

Ford: Strategies supported

The first EFI ECMs used by Ford were speed-density featuring a MAP sensor and either a manual or hydraulically shifted automatic (C4/C6/AOD/etc) transmission along with electronically controlled i...

Ford: TunerPro Definitions for QuarterHorse

Although you can use our Ford hardware ( F3 Jaybird QuarterHorse ) on just about any 86-2004 Ford, software is much more lacking. Currently (2021) there are three primary software packages that su...

Ford Tuning Class April 2013 (finished)

In addition to any definitions you might find on TunerPro’s Webpage or TI Performance‘s webpage, there are also some definitions we try to maintain. If you are going to use the QuarterHorse with ...

Ford Tuning Class Fall 2013 – Louisiana (finished)

Thank you NOLA Motorsports Park for hosting us for the First Moates 4/20-4/21 Ford EFI training! The quality of the facility, students, participants, and support staff all worked together to yiel...

Ford Tuning Class Fall 2013 – Ohio (finished)

We’re offering another class! We are going to be offering a class on tuning Fords with QuarterHorse November 15th, 16th and 17th in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There will be a mixture of classroom i...

Ford Tuning: Getting Started with Moates Hardware

We’re offering another class! We are going to be offering a class on tuning Fords with QuarterHorse October 25th, 26th and 27th in Milford, Ohio (East side of Cincinnati). There will be a mixture...

Ford Tuning: Injector Scaling

Chapter 1: Introduction, Overview and Summary Questions you may have coming in: How do I determine what is needed? Keep reading! What vehicles are compatible? Hardware will work with all 2004 and ...

Ford Tuning: Load with failed MAF table(s)

One of the most common modifications that require recalibration of the ECM are changing injectors and changing Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensors. For the rest of this article, we’re going to assume that...

Ford: Using our gear with other vendors’ products

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...

Fairly regularly we get asked something along the lines of, “I had my car tuned by Joe Bob at Fast Bob’s Racing and he used a ___________ (not ours) chip. I want to make a few changes to the tune...

G1/GP1 or G4

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...

G1 Support Page

HDR1 Memcal Header

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 s...

G2 Adapter Installation

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 o...

G3/GP3

G3/GP3 Configuration and Use

Moates.Net G3 Switching Adapter Installation Instructions The 'G3' Switching Adapter (also: Using the 'EX' with the G3) For placing several different binaries on a single chip for GM applicat...

GM 86-95 OBD1 Guide (READ ME)

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...

GM 94-95: Reflash or not?

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...

CABL1 OBD1-Style ALDL Connector

GM 96-97: The “odd” years

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...

GM 98+ OBD2 Guide (READ ME)

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...

GM: TPI Forced Induction

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...

GM: TunerCat OBD2 Tuner

Ground loops, or why power inverters can fry things

Introduction TunerCat OBD2 Tuner is a software package that allows tuning of 96-current GM vehicles. For some early 96-97 vehicles, it is often the only solution. TunerCat OBD2 Tuner must be purc...

Hardware Installation Guide

Quick Explanation / TL;DR: / READ ME If you have called to ask for help, one of the things we often ask you is, “Are you using a power inverter to power your laptop? Do you have your laptop plugg...

Hardware

This guide applies to all Moates hardware with USB interface. This includes: Ostrich 1.0 Ostrich 2.0 Burn1 Burn2 HuLog Xtreme HuLog HondaLog Autoprom (APU1) ALDU1 Xtreme ALDU Begin by inserting t...

HDR1

HDR1 Memcal Header

Moates.Net HDR1 Memory Header Installation Instructions Instructions for using the 'HDR1' Memory Header The HDR1 memory adapter is primarily designed to download the existing code from a stoc...

HDR1 Support

HDR1 Memcal Header

HDR1 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 th...

Help We Provide

We aim to be as transparent as possible about EFI tuning and the products we sell, allowing you to make educated decisions. You won’t call us up and have someone tell you it will be easy and you’...

Honda Chipping Kit

Honda Chipping Kit Install

by keebler65 on UberData http://home.mn.rr.com/keebler65/honda Intro Uberdata is basically a FREE piece of software that enables you to modify your Honda ECU's code using a Windows-based program...

Honda Chipping Kit Install: SMD for JDM/Small-Box ECUs

This is Keebler65’s old guide. Some of the chipset and software info is a bit dated, but the techniques are good. ECU Chipping You need to add a few additional components to the original Honda ECU...

You will need bridge J1 on the back of the ECU. Add C49 & C50 and C91 & C92 on back C49 & C50 –> .004UF (Digikey part number 399-1230-1-nd ) C91 & C92 –> .00001UF ( digikey...

Honda Engine Sim

Honda: Identifying your ECU

The Honda EngineSim was introduced to allow interactive bench testing of Honda ECUs. It supplies the signals from the distributor and many sensors so that an ECU can be fooled into thinking it h...

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...

Honda Kit

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...

Honda Overview READ ME!

All Support Articles and Pages

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...

Honda Tuning with Crome

This is a very nice PDF tutorial written up by Darren Kattan. Check it out by clicking HERE.

HuLog/HondaLog

HULOG/HondaLog Installation

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...

Hulog/Hondalog 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...

Instructions and Manuals

Go here: http://support.moates.net There's a variety of information there. It's set up so you can add your own comments, so please do! Also, look at the very top of the current display page...

Jaybird

The Jaybird Overview The Jaybird is a USB based device used ONLY for loading tunes onto F3 adapters. It is designed to be the simplest and cheapest solution for programming J3 style Ford chips...

Live Support Session

Live Support Session Support

If you would like a 'live' technical support session, where we can take control of your computer remotely to help you walk through troubleshooting or tutorial exercises, please make arrangements v...

Logging a wideband with TunerPro RT: Ford/QH

Do not try and start a remote session with us unless you are talking to us on the phone or have made an appointment for us to expect you. If you get a message such as ‘not available’, then you n...

Logging a wideband in TunerPro RT can be a little complicated because it requires simple algebra and a basic knowledge of how ADCs and widebands work. While there are a few steps, it’s fairly str...

Moates Dealers – Ford

Moates hardware works with TTS Datamaster

When Moates.net started, virtually all of our customers were people buying the tools we made for themselves and their own car. All of our products were shipped blank and tunes were loaded on them...

Moates hardware works with TunerCat OBD1 Tuner

Our products (AutoProm, ALDU1) work with TTS Datamaster. We do not sell TTS Datamaster – this page is provided for informational purposes only. For more information, please see Datamaster’s webs...

Moates.net Philosophy (READ ME)

Our OBD1 tuning products ( AutoProm, ALDU1+CABL1, BURN2, Ostrich) will work with CATS OBD1 Tuner. We do not sell this package – this page is provided for information purposes only. For more info...

G6 Adapter for Commodore/Holden

GX Switching Adapter for 28-Pin Sockets

We are a small technically-oriented outfit that focuses on product development not fancy packaging, phone support, and marketing. We bring you high-quality, value-priced products aimed at self-st...

Neptune RTP

Nismotronic: Incompatible ECUs

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...

Nissan: 20×2 2Chip-64k ROM Board

Lately, there have been several users having issues getting a Nissan ECU with a 20×2 header that looks like it should be compatible with Nismotronic to work. There are some extremely subtle diffe...

Nissan 2Chip-64k

These ROM boards are for Nissans that use a 64k program with a 20×2 header. These boards require TWO 512k chips such as the C2 SST27SF512 chip that we sell or a 27C512. They require the same ROM...

Nissan 20×2 Boards

Nissan: NEMU hardware install

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....

Nissan: NEMU+Nismotronic Tuning Package

The hardware portion of the NEMU tuning package requires installation in an ECU to be functional. This install is NOT for beginners, although it is not extremely difficult with the correct tools....

The Nemu+Nismotronic Tuning Package is a complete, single-vehicle solution. High-speed datalogging, emulation, onboard storage, and advanced custom ROM options: these features are available nowher...

Nissan Overview

Nissan 2Chip-64k

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...

O-Meter

General

OBD1 BMWs – what you need

Check out the documentation to understand what all this unit can do! Does AFR/Lambda/Universal display, data storage, etc. Fully user configurable through two easy-touch buttons. Available in red (...

Categories: General O-Meter The O-Meter’s physical dimensions are 2.500″ x 1.625″ x 0.800″Check out the documentation to understand what all this unit can do! Does AFR/Lambda/Unive...

BMW - setups

OBD1 BMWs are an example of how our products get used for applications that we never intended. Loosely speaking, this range of ECU appears to be in the 1985-1995 range. Many of our tools are “ge...

OBD1 GM: Checksum Disable

OBD1 GM Commercial Tuners

The check sum routine is a piece of the ECU code that checks to make sure the program is valid. When you use the “Save” or “Save As…” commands in TunerPro, TunerPro updates the checksum automatic...

When Moates.net started, virtually all of our customers were people buying the tools we made for themselves and their own car. All of our products were shipped blank and tunes were loaded on them...

OBD1 GM: Getting Started

This is intended to provide a brief overview of the steps required to get up and running tuning an OBD1 GM vehicle. It is deliberately vague. Instead of providing an exhaustive guide here, there...

Ostrich

Untitled Document Here's how you install the Ostrich: 1) Get on the website here in the 'software and drivers' section and download and unzip the 'USB Drivers' file. Remember where you put it...

Ostrich 1.0

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 ...

Ostrich 1 Operation

Ostrich 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...

Ostrich 2.0

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 ...

Ostrich ROM stacking

Pinouts for 4-Pin Interconnect Cable for Various Products

ROM Switching Kits

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...

Developers Corner

Please take a moment to check that you have this arrangement correct for your combination. We’re talking about four pins and colors, you can do this! For TTL-level communications, we use 4-pin lat...

Posting Tips

If you have a piece of information that you consider to be valuable, we encourage you to post it for other customers! We would especially like to see some video walk-throughs. If you have a video ...

Press Coverage

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 ...

Privacy

Programming Chips: Using Offsets

No information you supply us with will be shared with others, unless you expressly request it. Security is of extreme importance, and the best of secure data handling is used for credit card inform...

Programming Chips Using Offsets Support

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 ...

27SF512 JWT Chip

C2 SST 27SF512 Chip

G6 Adapter for Commodore/Holden

GX Switching Adapter for 28-Pin Sockets

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...

Quarterhorse

Rotary Switch for F3v3 and others.

QuarterHorse: 1.4 to 1.6 Firmware

About the QuarterHorse The QuarterHorse delivers in unparalleled fashion. It plugs into the J3 port like a chip, but can do much more. The QH hardware is compatible with all EEC-IV and EEC-V ECMs...

Quarterhorse Battery and Resistor Check

There has been one major firmware upgrade for the QuarterHorse. There is minimal impact for EECIV users (i.e. Foxbody, 94-95 GT) but EECV users will see a much bigger difference. What changed? E...

QuarterHorse: Battery Installation

This note only applies to older QuarterHorse hardware version 1.3 (fw ver 1.6) units which have the battery soldered to the QH. Production of this style QuarterHorse stopped around 2016 and was r...

Battery BR2032

QuarterHorse Battery Life

Currently shipping QuarterHorses differ from the original in two subtle ways: There is a circuit to keep the QH’s memory using power from the Keep-Alive-Memory voltage supplied to the ECM with th...

QuarterHorse – Optoisolator Install and Use

We get asked, “How long will the battery on the QuarterHorse last?” Unfortunately, we can’t give you a straight answer to this. It’s not because we’re trying to be difficult – it’s because there ...

On some vehicles, the QH doesn’t work well due to an excessive amount of electrical noise or ground potential differences. In these cases, the optoisolator module we sell provides electrical isol...

RMA Procedure

RMA Return Service

Although we do our best to test things before shipping them to you, things happen. And sometimes those things mean that the devices you order from us just don’t work. In other cases, devices qu...

Roadrunner

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...

RoadRunner and Bosch ME7

VAG: VW / Audi

RoadRunner: EFI Live with RTACS Support

Lately, we’ve seen a lot of interest in using the RoadRunner as a general purpose ROM emulator for the Bosch ME7 platform as found in ~2000-2005ish Volkwagen 1.8t and Audi 2.7t applications. This...

Roadrunner: Hard Resets Support

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...

Rotary Switch Install for QuarterHorse

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 ...

Rotary Switch for F3v3 and others.

ROM Switching Kits

Rotary Switch Installation Procedures for QuarterHorse on EEC-IV Here are pictures which detail how the rotary switch is installed on the QuarterHorse. The kit comes with a length of no-clean sol...

Shipping & Returns

SocketBooster 1.0 and 1.1

Product Shipments: We ship product TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY.We strive to ship orders that are submitted prior to 1PM CST on days when we are shipping. Orders submitted after 1PM CST may not sh...

General

The SocketBooster 1.0 exists to provide active conditioning for signals from our Ostrich2.0 and ChipExtender products. In some circumstances, the logic levels generated by these devices do not me...

Support and Help

Support: Information we need

There are several options for support and help: Search: This is at the top right of the page you're currently viewing. Useful for quickly finding products and information about them. Note you c...

Our support email box gets a lot of messages that are loosely of the form: “IT DOESN’T WORK!” Unfortunately, this does NOTHING to help us help you figure out what is going on. The following ten ...

Theory: Alpha-N

Theory: An Injector Model

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...

Theory: BASIC Tuning Guidelines

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 ...

This article is being written to answer the most basic questions about what to shoot for when tuning an engine. This is not intended to be absolutely what you must do – it’s intended to be a sta...

Theory: Mass Air Flow

Theory: Modes of Operation

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 ...

Theory: Speed-Density

Theory: Speed Density, pulsewidth variants

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...

Transitioning to tuning older pre-OBD vehicles

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...

Troubleshooting: APU1 / AutoPROM

A substantial portion of the folks that contact us these days aren’t totally new to tuning. The vast majority have worked with other tools before. HP Tuners, EFI Live, Diablosport, SCT, Sniper, ...

Troubleshooting: BURN1/BURN2

The AutoPROM is a complex device and it can be confusing to get up and running. This guide is intended to get you to the point where you are connecting to a vehicle and able to use its functions....

Troubleshooting: BURN2 Verification Failed

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...

Troubleshooting: DORESET, the Demon/Ostrich reset utility

If you receive the dreaded “Verification Failed” message after trying to program a chip with the BURN2, there are only a few possible reasons. Fake chips. There are lots of fake 27SF512 chips fl...

Troubleshooting: HULOG/CROME datalogging issues

The Demon and Ostrich can sometimes get stuck in an odd state. This utility will allow you to reset them to a known state. Download link Download link 2 In order to get a device back into a sane...

While it may look simple, getting the Honda logging cables we sell to work with CROME can be quite challenging. This document aims to provide troubleshooting steps to ensure you get up and runnin...

Troubleshooting: Ostrich

Troubleshooting: Switches

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 ...

Troubleshooting: USB Drivers 101

Many of our products have physical switches on them to change device behavior. Unfortunately, we’ve noticed quite a few problems related to these switches. Over time, sometimes switches fail to ...

Tuner Pro RT v5: Using TPRT with QuarterHorse

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...

The QuarterHorse Ford tuning tool is supported by TunerPro RT version 5 and newer. This document will briefly cover the steps necessary for using the QuarterHorse with TunerPro RT. General Setup ...

TunerPro RT

GX Switching Adapter for 28-Pin Sockets

Nissan 2Chip-64k

TunerPro V5: Converting ADS to ADX format

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...

Tuning: MAF systems, air leaks and reversion

Among other things, TunerPro RT brings a new definition format, the ADX. This is an extended version of the previous file format, ADS. The file formats are NOT compatible, but you can convert be...

Tuning Nissans with Nismotronic – May 2014 Carlisle, PA (finished)

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...

A New Class! We are trying out a new class for 2014 – a 3 day class centered around Nissan vehicles using the Nismotronic product. The class will feature two days of classroom instruction and one...

Turbo Mopar 85-93

Dodge

We don’t have a lot of experience with these vehicles but they have a decent community providing tools for tuning the factory ECMs. Many of the ECMs can directly use 28 pin EPROMs like the SST27S...

Tutorial Videos

Typical Questions & Issues

Please visit our Video Channel at www.youtube.com/craigmoates/ for a variety of content.

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...

Unsupported Honda Setups

USB Driver and BURN2 Troubleshooting

Honda - setups

A Word of Warning This article was accurate as of the time it was written (2009) but things may have changed. At Moates.net, we rely on information from our users about what works and what doesn’...

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 ...

USB Driver Installation

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...

USB Drivers – FTCLEAN

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...

VTEC Conversion

VTEC-11F0 Conversion Kit

VTEC-1720 Conversion Kit

VTEC-1980 Conversion Kit

SK5151 High Side Switch

What Hardware do I Need to Get Started?

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...

What Hardware Do I Need to Get Started? This is one of the most frequent questions we see in our Moates.net support inbox. The answer, of course, depends highly on a few factors: What make, model,...

Who uses our gear?

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 email sup...

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