What hardware/software do I need exactly?

[BBPanel]

I have 4 personal project vehicles. All will run the 0411 (LS1b I believe) PCM (55 Belair, 56 Chevy Panel, 56 Chevy Truck, 66 Nova). I have 2 BBC, 1 SBC and one LS1. I will want to be able to read, write, and flash calibrations files. It would be nice to do this in real time - is there an auto tune feature? Which components do I need and what are the licensing requirements for the four vehicles? Will I be able to use their VINs in each tune? Tried reading about all of the products but it just all seems to sound the same after a while. I'm sure I could call Sales but I'd prefer to get more than one opinion. Thanks. -Bob

[joecar]

Hi Bob,

You will need this:
- hardware: FSV2 with GM Tuning
- software: V7 and V8 from here:July-2017-Beta-Release-5 (https://forum.efilive.com/showthread.php?27794-July-2017-Beta-Release-5)

You will need a wideband.

The "auto" tune you heard about is a handraulic procedure where you use the wideband to correct the VE and/or MAF tables (altho the scantool has features to make it easier/quicker).

www.moates.net (http://www.moates.net) sells the Roadrunner...
this is a 0411 PCM modified to allow real time tuning (on-the-fly, while PCM is running engine), (it interfaces to EFILive V7 tunetool via USB cable);
as you make changes in the V7 tunetool, the engine immediately reacts to those changes;
there is a mode where you can feed the scantool wideband correction data (from a calculated pid) back into the tunetool for real auto tune.
I don't know if Craig Moates still sells these...
see here: http://www.moates.net/roadrunner-ls1 (http://www.moates.net/roadrunner-ls1-realtime-emulation-pcm-p-105.html)

You will be able to write each vehicle's VIN to each PCM using the scantool
(the VIN has to be the modern 17-digit VIN, so you have to add extra characters to bring it to 17 characters).

FSV2 comes with 2 "VIN" licenses (actually they are PCM licenses)(each license is 1 PCM or 1 ECM and 1 TCM).

[BBPanel]

Thank you - where do I purchase 2 additional licenses? Are they already on the FSV2 and "unlocked" with a key code or something similar?

[joecar]

Licenses can be purchased here: tuninglicenses/flashscan-v2-vin-license (http://www.efilive.com/licenses/tuninglicenses/flashscan-v2-vin-license)

[BBPanel]

Thanks - just wanted to be perfectly clear on that.

[joecar]

No worries.