I also think cromes alphan map for itb tuning is better than hondatas tps based itb tuning solution. Honda tuning kit backordered due to hulog til 4620. My setup with crome only requires me to hookup the ostrich to the laptop via usb and wideband and im ready to realtime tune. The actual developer of the free program is john cui. The crome cui rom editor software along with additional hardware allows the user to adjust tune the programming of the obd1 hondaa. The crome c ui rom e ditor software along with additional hardware allows the user to adjust tune the programming of the obd1 hondaacura ecus rom to suit engine modifications.
Please consider using crome pro in your next hondaacura project for diy ecu tuning. There are lots of third class competitive products, but only with our tweakxp pro you can be sure to get the original tuning application designed for windows xp only. 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 for the rest of this guide, it is assumed that your ostrich has been assigned a com port and you have selected. Let your car warm up a little bit so the o2 sensor reaches operating temperature. In this video i show some basics on tuning with crome the free version for chipped obd1 honda computers and some of the basics on tuning hope you enjoy the video. The scg1 is a revolutionary approach to boost control that integrates an advanced standalone boost controller with innovates industry leading wideband air fuel.
Im doing this thread so i can fall back on it since im a beginner tuner. Complete ignition control, better datalogging, datalog graphing, live graphing, pwm boost control, antitheft, and a huge list of other features can really make the. A real how to tune hondaacura engines honda and acura car. Be able to operate your tuning software to upload basemap revisions and record datalogs. It always is a good idea to use the most recent software version even if. If you plan on tuning yourself, you need at minimal a wideband and a chip burner. Again, it is imperative that the rom you are using be modified with a compatible datalogging plugin. Crome and real time programming hondatech honda forum. The default filenames for the programs installer are 1. It views and logs all of your afr data inside your power vision to later be used in your powercore software suite for tuning. The program on your ecu that runs your engine is called a rom. Wideband o2 sensor properly installed if using hondata s300, neptune rtp, or ectune. A rtp display screen will show in the right side of. Ecu tuning software such as efilive is a great tool with a data logger datalogger to increase the performance of an engine.
Download for windows now, xp through windows 10 download for mac os x now, up to 10. Nov 21, 2017 in this video i show some basics on tuning with crome the free version for chipped obd1 honda computers and some of the basics on tuning hope you enjoy the video. To begin i really dont know anything about crome so i am trying to get some more information. I wanted to know what the best wideband that is the cheapest wideband that has accurate readings that can be used for both tuning and as a unit that will stay hooked up so i can view the entire time i drive. Everything is explained in detail on getting started. Spend some time getting used to the software and make a choice. As for the choice of rom editor it really depends on your wantsneeds.
This package includes one demon unit pictured above and one software license for the neptune rtp software. You need to sit down and look at the options available and determine which ones you will actually use. Diy obd1 tuning updating the ostrich firmware, crome v1. I am guessing that is ment that crome has the same tuning abilities as hondata does. An intermediate guide to operation of the latest crome. This item is for payment for a single user crome pro license. Crome is developed for windows xpvista7810 environment, 32bit version. Check the pulldowns for combo offers with other wideband products for great savings. Hp tuners, the home of vcm suite and the mpvi since 2003. Now enhancing these to new heights with a new feature rich vcm editor and vcm scanner, coupled together with the latest generation mpvi2, this is only tuning and diagnostic solution youll ever need for your modern obdii vehicle. A wideband oxygen sensor is required for best tuning results. Why pay 149 for crome and burn chips, its an unsupported abandoned bug infested ems. This usually means your software download has a serial number.
One main feature of neptune is that it can be used on a mac latop as there is software. Reach out to us on ideas and bugs that may need addressing in the software. If im useing the suplied laptop cable and software to datalog the. I also think crome s alphan map for itb tuning is better than hondatas tps based itb tuning solution.
Ha motorsports crome tuning ready obd1 p28 vtec ecu. Ha motorsports socketed obd1 p28 spec vtec ecu for tuning with crome pro. This ecu serves as the base for the crome pro tuning platform for all vtec engines. Make a note of what number x is, as we will use it to configure crome shortly. This gives the ability for one to run a honda bdh series engine with forced induction systems ie. Aem uego, innovate lc1, or plx wideband o2 sensor controller windows xp laptop with at least 2 usb ports, 1gb ram tip. Crome pro can do anything hondata can do except that the limiters with crome are fuel cuts and not ignition cuts. An intermediate guide to operation of the latest crome engine. Vehicle obd series notes honda civic 8891 dpfi obd0 obd1 ecu tuning system or. This is hr tunings allinone tuning board that has on board datalogging and real time emulation. Kit for tuning hondas aimed at shopsdealers who want to tune many vehicles.
Finally, an accurate airfuel ratio meter and wideband o2 sensor. All retail software uses a serial number or key of some form. Crome pro opens up the datalogging features within crome pro so that you may tune your own car using this software and other diy hardware we carry. A serial number can also be referred to as an activation code or cd key. Org and takes advantage of the findings of the brilliant members of the community. You will need a dyno and lambda meter to tune an engine. First thing im gonna do is through in the cc injectors and the gm 3 bar. When you search for crome pro tuning serial, you may sometimes find the word serial in the results. Hondata s300 unit obd1 chipped ecu mtxl plus allinone wideband hondata s300 the s300 version 3 is a plug in module to the obd1 factory honda engine computer included which vastly expands the capabilities of the factory ecu. While crome can open obd 0, i, and some ii roms, it is specifically designed to work with obd i.
This is the only obd1 editor that has native mac support. So with crome, a few guys could split the costs of the ostrich, wideband, and rom burner and all tune and chip their cars and not have to run any additional hardware like the hondata requires. Diy datalog with lc1, crome, and freelog honda d series forum. Basically your goin to need a wideband, i use the innovate. Specific modifications in the form of the adddatalogging.
I have read brian and others posting that crome is the same thing when compared to hondata. Ecu tuning software such as efilive is a great tool with a data logger. Support, documentation, resources for innovate products. Laptop tuning software and wideband o2 hardware innovate wideband o2. Both uberdata and chrome have datalogging software built into the program. Hondata kpro v4 ecu and wideband package kit this package includes the following. Honda tuning suite has an extensive amount of features which give you the best handle on tuning your engine. The free version of crome, meanwhile, includes dual table vtec maps, builtin boost table adjustment, and builtin fuel multipliers to take the guesswork out of tuning larger injectors.
So the search is on the for the best tuning setup that can hold those two separate tunes, that i can access easily from the drivers seat, and switch back and forth at will with the help of an. Ktuner, kpro, and flashpro systems can use the factory wideband sensor. Tuning with crome the complete guide to tuning honda vehicles with cuis rom editor. Fuel can be tuned on the street if you have a wideband. The honda tuning kit was put together to better assist customers that are looking to tune honda vehicles on a commercial basis. If you are tuning it your self, you will have to pay that license fee. Jdm ecus will still need to use the original demon unit for fitment. Additional honda chip kits are required for additional vehicles. Hi everyone, i payed for the licence like one week ago, i made sure it was the current version 1. I do support it as an enthusiast and as a vendor of hardware products that people use on a daily basis in conjunction with crome through my posts on various forums when i can. Chrome pro tuning software free download chrome pro tuning. Aug 27, 2014 the linszter datalog is the second version of the old honda datalog for android application.
Mar, 2007 the free version of crome, meanwhile, includes dual table vtec maps, builtin boost table adjustment, and builtin fuel multipliers to take the guesswork out of tuning larger injectors. Setup specially for tuning using the moates ostrich and moates hulog along with the crome pro crome dealer software. Own your own performance tuning workshop for less than the cost of one dyno day. Hondata s300 v3 ecu and mtxl plus wideband package kit this package includes the following. With crome, your ecu runs without any other stuff really added to it save the rom chip. Megatunix is a crossplatform tuning application for some of the available diy fuel injection controllers, including the megasquirt ms1, ms1extra, ms2 and ms2extra as well as the libreems efi system and the jimstim ecu stimulatordevelopment tool.
What is hondata, ectune, crome, uberdata, neptune etc. Wideband oxygen sensor allows viewingdatalogging airfuel ratios so that. Crome is a software developed by john cui and members of the forum. Check out the documentation to understand what all this unit can do. It requires a honda obd1 eprom modified ecu with j12 jumper removed, and tuned with crome normalqd2 or goldqd3 or ectune software. It is very important to remember this because without pgmfi. Simply put, crome is an obd1 honda rom editor which lets you edit and add extra features to your stock ecu. Tweakxp pro was the first tuning software especially designed for windows xp. Laptop computer with your tuning software installed and operational. Ecu chipping hardware, diy chip kits, basemap chips, vtec conversion kits. Also known as serial port tuners or obd port tuning uses the obd port to gain access to the maps via an interface.
Note that you should never downgrade your software version, as this will cause problems in cases where a later software update has updated the device firmware to a later version than what the software expects to find. For ecu remapping, one should replace the factory ems with an aftermarket ems. Cant wait to get my wideband abd get this thing dialed in. A wideband airfuel ratio measuring device pumps in air from the. Crome is a software developed by john cui and members of the forum that is used for tuning honda and acura vehicles with obd1 9295 civic and integra ecus.
Created in the end of 2017, bmtune is the new tuning software for your honda. The lm2 combines an airfuel ratio meter, a fullfunction 32channel datalogger, and powerful software to deliver a complete tuning workshop for less than the cost of one dyno day. If you plan on fully tuning the rom, the base rom you choose does not depend on your engine code. Setup specially for tuning using the moates ostrich and moates hulog along with the crome pro crome. The software is complete and well tested with years of top notch tuners developing it. I also state that the driver calls out each rpms by sthis will help the tuner to. Wide band o2 used for accurately measuring airfuel ratio tuning timing without a guage.
I intend to buy an lc1 lambda, what do i need to log this info and integrate the af readings on my laptop. Hondata kpro unit kseries 6 speed ecu clear kseries ecu cover mtxl plus allinone wideband hondata kpro4 the kseries programmable ecu kpro consists of a hardware modification to any kseries ecu, plus windows software which allows you to reprogram the ecu. Hp laptops often get very hot, which can be uncomfortable for tuning. Hondata ectune crome neptune pwm ecu hardware kit this kit will allow you to add egr output solenoid control to your obd1 ecu using. The linszter datalog is the second version of the old honda datalog for android application. Analog style wideband uego afr sensor controller gauge analog style boost pressure gauges 1 2. Obdii pass through provides afr readings through the factory ecu canbus ideal for users with piggyback programmers or open source tuning software. Crome i use because i find it better then hondata or basically any other ems. If you plan on using crome pro to datalog, keep the device manager open, and plug in. It always is a good idea to use the most recent software version even if it is a beta.