Came across the website while doing research on diagnostic tools for my '99 Holden LS1. Had most of my questions answered by reading the site and forum, but just wanted to verify...
. I've read plenty of stories about users and tuners of earlier versions of LS1Edit 'frying their PCMs'. While some shops recover them from a fee, it wasn't uncommon to read about people having a second PCM laying around as a backup. I noted in the features list for this software : "Automated VCM/PCM recovery protection." What's that actual involve, and what level of risk is there with uploading calibration changes with this software?
. My favoured tuning workshop uses LS1Edit - and the car has had many tweaks and updates in the last year with each new mod. I will continue to use them as the primary tuner. My idea was to data log for a couple niggly issues that the usual verbal explanations and 10 minute road/dyno efilive sessions were not polishing off as well as I would like. (For example, where my aftermarket torque converter locks up and releases.) Your software actually gives me the chance to spend time on fine tuning these areas to suit. Can the workshop simply load my latest VCM Suite 'tweaked' tuned from the PCM into LS1Edit next time I use them for major work? (And can I download their latest tune when I get home?) Or will I be better off keeping a track of changes I make using VCM suite, and get them to replicate it in LS1Edit?
Hope that makes sense,
Cheers
Doug