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    Greetings all!

    I have a 1994 Firebird and would like to know if EFILive V4 will work with this vehicle. My Firebird has a V6 3.4L SFI 'S' (8th character of Vin #) engine, automatic transmission, and the ECM interface has a 12 pin ALDL plug with the serial M pin.

    If V4 is compatible with my Firebird, does anyone have a vehicle description file that will extract DTC's and real time senor data for this vehicle?

    Thank you,
    Don
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    Use A257.ds for vehicle with automatic trans.
    Use A258.ds for vehicle with manual trans.

    The A258.ds has already been done for EFILive and is called GM258_L32_Fbody.xml

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    Thanks Paul for your reply.

    Since I have an automatic transmission, does this mean that I can not use GM258_L32_Fbody.xml with out first modifying it based on the A257.ds file.
    Where are the ds files located?
    Is the ds file format readable with a text editor?
    Do I basically compare the two ds files and modify the existing xml file using EFILiveV4?

    Thanks again,
    Don

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    I'm pretty sure the data streams are very similar.

    Take a look at this thread for more info on the *.ds files (yes they are just text files)
    http://forum.efilive.com/showthread....-buick-lesabre

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    Thanks very much Paul for those files and your help. That was exactly what I needed. I've got my interface built and working now and I'm getting data from the vehicle.
    All the Best!
    Don

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