Shiftmaster EEC Tuner

[ImaNoob]

I have a line on a used Shiftmaster EEC Tuner that came out of a 86' SVO (I don't have mine yet and already looking for more upgrade items). This deal is too good.

Have a few questions:

- Anyone ever use one of these? Thoughts / Comments?
- Where can I get the software for this? I've searched all over and can't find it. Can find the user manual and faq but nothing as far as software to make changes.

Thanks in advance.
-Garry

[caroth]

Garry,

Unless you can get it for $75 or less, I would pass. There are better products and solutions out there for tuning your EEC.

The EEC Tuner can be very temperamental and will drive you nuts when it flakes out. I own one and have used it to tune my vehicles and have figured out it's issues. If I was starting from scratch and needed to upload a new tune without removing the chip, I would purchase a Quarter Horse by Moates.net.

The Quarter Horse when used with the Binary Editor will datalog your EEC and will display real-time data on your laptop.

PCMX is a stable software product, but lacks any updates by the developer in 5 years and his price is still $150. I think the product should be freeware at this point, and would like to see the developer move in that direction.

Binary Editor is actively being developed and has many cool features. The cost is $80 for the first license, but be sure to install it on a computer that you will use for years to come, otherwise the developer will hit you with a $40 charge for a new license, WHICH IS TOTAL BS!!

Now if you don't need real time data display on your computer and just want to change a few values in your EEC, like fuel injector size, RPM limit, open/closed loop rpm, etc, then consider purchasing a Moates F3 adapter and Jaybird programmer.

I run the Moates F3 adapter in both of my vehicles.

I have helped many guys tune their cars with a Moates F3 and LM-1 wideband. The important thing to remember is that you NEED a wideband O2 sensor and datalogging solution if you plan to make any changes to the EEC code. I like the LM-1 as it has 5 additional datalog channels along with the wideband O2 sensor.

[ImaNoob]

Thank you Mike and Caroth for the responses. I've done alot of research. Let me give you a little background, I used to calibrate OBDII for all 4-cylinder engines for Chrysler for MY 1998-2002/2003. I've calibrated alot of Turbo dodges , only way I'll calibrate anything is with a Wideband O2 - w/o your playing with fire. I've even gone as far as installing EGT thermocouple probes in the hottest exhaust port in the manifold. I'm unsure if the 2.3L SVO engine has one port that is hotter then others, on 2.2/2.5 Turbo Dodge there is one port that is hottest that you monitor.

The EEC tuner I found the guy wants $125 for it, it has no software for it, and to be honest I'm unsure if it has the serial cable from the EEC to the laptop.

Maybe I should just find someone local to help me calibrate the SVO for me? Its been so long since I've done custom calibration, and I don't have the time anymore like I did years ago. Just not sure anyone in California has done this before.

-Garry