Hello, stopping in to say hi and introduce myself.
I live in the Eastern Iowa region and I am looking to pursue a few projects that require EFI tuning.
My wife has a 1997 Pontiac Firebird with the LT1 engine and OBDII. The previous owner installed full length headers and modified the shifting parameters. Now the car smells like a toxic waste dump when idling and shifts like a monkey mashing the lever with a brick. I'd like to clean that up a bit.
I have a 2005 GMC Sierra that is basically stock with the 6.0L V8 and a five speed manual transmission, wouldn't mind eliminating a few EPA regulated components. I also have some oversizzed tires and would like to recalibrate the speedometer.
I also have a 2012 Suzuki DRZ400S street-dirt bike that I ride to work. It is carbureted today, but I would like to put a microsquirt on it someday.
My main questions:
What hardware do you recommend to hack into my wife's firebird and my GMC? I would prefer something open source. I hope to find it somewhere in this forum, but would appreciate if you posted a few links to topics here I could read through.
My background:
I graduated with a BSME in mechanical engineering from General Motors Institute (now called Kettering University). I also have a MS in Automotive Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan. And for a kicker, I recently completed an MBA. I am currently a powertrain engineering supervisor for off-road diesel equipment.
I have experience programing ECU's but mostly with proprietary/corporate owned CAN loggers in the SAE J1939 and OBDII world. The equipment we use at work would cost several thousand dollars and is cost prohibitive for a private ECU tuning hobby enthusiast. So that is why I am here, looking for a cost effective way to reflash vehicle controlers.
I am very comfortable with Ohm's law, wiring harness design, operating milling and lathe equipment. I have extensive training on Air Fuel Ratio, knock, engine calibration, cam timing, spark timing, etc. I have rebuilt carburetors and engines, as well as tuned carbs to match custom exhaust and intake designs. Software is a bit more voodoo to me, but I can fumble my way around a bit.
Look forward to lurking about, hope to provide some sort of value someday as I get into my cars.
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