Memcal Question - are they different?

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11-19-2017
tony-baroni

Memcal Question - are they different?

Hi,

I purchased a Moates G1 adaptor for my ECM before purchasing a chip from another tuner. This tuner supplied their chip in a OEM package, with a memcal.

However, the supplied memcal printed PN is different than the one that I had in my vehicle. Should I be concerned about that, and switch over to a G1 w/ the original memcal with the new chip? Or continue running it with the supplied memcal from my tuner?

Thank you, tony
11-20-2017
Stokes1114

As long as the memcal is from a similar build it should be ok. Such as # of cylinders, TBI/MPFI and what not. However, if I have the original memcal then I am going to use it. I would look up what app the memcal is from.
11-20-2017
tony-baroni

Thanks Stokes - the tuner knew the specs for my engine, so I have to assume they did a good job matching. As I move towards burning chips, I'm going to switch over to the orginal one.
11-21-2017
Stokes1114

If your burning your own chips, the only thing the memcal will basically affect is limp mode. And as long as its a similar match to your motor (V8,TBI) or whatever it may be, your computer wont know the difference of memcals.
10-12-2019
tony-baroni

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It has been two years since this post, and I have lost track of which of the memcals is the stock one. I believe it is the one in the pic below. Can anyone tell me which mask/bin is compatible with this? When I search the GM ECM forum 16213479 does not return any results.

I just ordered the hardware from Moates which allows me to read the chip through the memcal with my BURN2 unit, because I want to try to start from scratch on my own. Or at least be able to compare the bin to the one I purchased from a tuner. Once that comes in I will need the other corresponding files for it.

Attachment 14711
10-12-2019
dave w

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Attached is a stock BNKM.bin file to help comparing files.

dave w
10-12-2019
dave w

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Attached is a $31 .xdf file for BCC BNKM.

dave w
10-13-2019
tony-baroni

Thank you Dave! Any idea on why the longer numerical numbers are not listed in the ECM page associated with this $31?
10-13-2019
dave w

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Originally Posted by tony-baroni

Thank you Dave! Any idea on why the longer numerical numbers are not listed in the ECM page associated with this $31?

Most all the information in the ECM section was hand entered. Understandably some of the information is truncated due to memory space limitations and saving time.
10-13-2019
tony-baroni

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I also found this sticker on the ECM.Attachment 14715