Best Practice for Channels (Newb question)

[Xlexustech]

I am new to this so pardon my ignorance. Is thier typically a one size fits all set of channels that best practice for tuning?

Or is thier .. when you are tuning MAF.. use these channels,,, Injectors use these.. Timing these.. ?

[gtstorey]

You have to at least narrow it down by what you are tuning on. Even then it depends but there is a huge difference among different vehicle manufacturers.

[Xlexustech]

You have to at least narrow it down by what you are tuning on. Even then it depends but there is a huge difference among different vehicle manufacturers.

SORRY assume Gm LS Gen 4 and somday LT GEN 5.

I assumed proably incorrectly that the approach would be consistant across any platform.

[gtstorey]

In general there are some fairly standard channels to record for GEN4 GM stuff, but the availability and names of those channels will vary within the different ECM's. Some of the basic ones will overlap with some GEN3 and GEN5 stuff, but each will have its own unique ones required. And the GEN3 stuff can have the channel list overload the ECM and slow down the recording enough to make it unusable so you have to limit it to the ones that are really needed for what you are trying to do.

And I'm sure GENV will have a lot of different ones on top of the basic.

For GEN4 stuff you can probably start with the list in hjtrbo's signature. But you will probably have to tweak it depending on exactly what ECM you are using.

https://forum.hptuners.com/showthrea...l=1#post799209

[Xlexustech]

In general there are some fairly standard channels to record for GEN4 GM stuff, but the availability and names of those channels will vary within the different ECM's. Some of the basic ones will overlap with some GEN3 and GEN5 stuff, but each will have its own unique ones required. And the GEN3 stuff can have the channel list overload the ECM and slow down the recording enough to make it unusable so you have to limit it to the ones that are really needed for what you are trying to do.

And I'm sure GENV will have a lot of different ones on top of the basic.

For GEN4 stuff you can probably start with the list in hjtrbo's signature. But you will probably have to tweak it depending on exactly what ECM you are using.

https://forum.hptuners.com/showthrea...l=1#post799209

Undertood and thank you.... I earned two things... fist that configs may chance based on ECM.... off to learn more about that...
Second that channels are stored in an XML file which i an comfortable editing..
off to learn about importing that XML into scanner..

I love learning and grateful for this community !

Thank you thank YOU!