Upgrading to an EFILive custom O.S

[GMPX]

And we need commercial version to do this?

Any hope for us other users?

Bill

Not at this stage Bill, we have some very, very neat stuff in the final stages of testing right now that will make the commercial upgrade well worthwhile.

Cheers,
Ross

[Tordne]

Not at this stage Bill, we have some very, very neat stuff in the final stages of testing right now that will make the commercial upgrade well worthwhile.

Cheers,
Ross

Anything you want to share as a teaser? The $150 upgrade cost was well worth it, even for us poor Kiwi's that have to pay 1.3 times that amount (damned US currency being so strong). You get so much more functionality for next to no cost.

Cheers,
Andrew

[ws6togo]

I am new to the EFI community and have a question. I have a 00 WS6 TA and am not sure what is meant by:
"If you are upgrading a 1999 or 2000 O.S to a 2001+ O.S then you will not be able to use any existing .tun file you may have for your 1999/2000 vehicle.
You will need to obtain a stock (or modified) .bin or .tun file to suit your vehicle. "
Obtain a stock .bin or .tun file from where? Do the HP tuner files work with EFILive?
Sorry to sound like a newbie...BUT I AM

The issue is the 1999 & 2000 PCM O.S's were sort of unique enough to be quite different to the 2001+ releases, which makes it very hard to 'adapt' a 1999 calibration into a 2001.
If you have not already done too much tuning on the car yet then use a tun or HPTuners bin from from a matching 2001-2002 WS6 (looking at your user name I am assuming you have a WS6?).
If you are going MAFless then it is pretty much mandatory you upgrade to a 2001 O.S or even better EFILive custom O.S (so you keep the twin spark tables), because the 2001+ programs did not use 2 VE tables.

Hope that helps.....

Cheers,
Ross

P.S - Newbies are welcome here too, we all have to start somewhere.

So I should be able to determine my GM O.S. number for my '00 WS6 TA? I just noticed at the top of this sticky that the year starts at '01. I have not done any computer tuning at all yet. What would be the "recommended" 01 WS6 tun file for me? The only mods I have done are Hypertech. I have changed to 160 stat, changed shift firmness and raised RPM between shifts, I added the "power tune" which probably doesn't do a darn thing. The only major chages I have done to my car so far is TCI 3000 stall converter and added BGRam air kit to my hood to make it more functional. I also added the lid with K&N filter, Have SLP Y pipe but its not an OYP. with QTP electric cutout in the I pipe.

[87gmc]

Questions on updating a 99 O.S. to 02 O.S. If the truck is bone stock is there any benefit updating it to a 02? I know for instance the 2000 truck gained 10 hp over the 1999 didnt know if was just tuned different or if was something mechanical they changed. It was just a curious questions.

I plan on using a custom o.s. when the ones come out where you can adjust afr at any given rpm along with map

[HioSSilver]

What's the purpose in the efilive o.s.?

[Tordne]

Basic summary below:

Only Version 1 OS has currently been made publicly available at this stage - 2 & 3 aren't far off

Version 1 - This will include the following -
Dual Spark Mafless with Octane scaler control.


Version 2 - This will include the following -
Dual Spark Mafless with Octane scaler control.
Valet mode speed limiter selectable via a toggle switch.
Two Step Rev Limiter for NON ETC cars.

This version is perfect for those who still want to run with a MAF and don't want to have to do a retune as you will have to do with Version 3.

Version 3 - This will include the following -
Dual Spark Mafless with Octane scaler control.
Valet mode speed limiter selectable via a toggle switch.
Two Step Rev Limiter for NON ETC cars.
Full RPM vs MAP Commanded AFR table with one really neat trick!!.
2 OR 3 bar support (up to about 26psi of boost with 10kPa,1.5psi increments) plus a boost timing table.

[HioSSilver]

the 2 step sounds cool

[87gmc]

is there something wrong with the 01270003 tun?

This version of the EFILive Tuning Tool has not been
configured to display this PCM's operating system.

Unregonized PCM

This may occur if...
your PCM has been updated by a GM dealer
to fix a software problem in the PCM.
OR
you are attempting to load an EFILive custom PCM
program without installing the matching *.cal file.
OR
you are attempting to load a non-EFILive custom PCM program.

Please save this calibration's *.tun file
and email a copy of it to: support@efilive.com
so that we can add support for it.

[BowlingSS]

I was 'hoping' to get the valet mode in this round of releases, but that is a major job, it's a rewrite (in assembler) of the speed limiter routines in the PCM (both cable and ETC throttle) across lots of GM O.S's, all of which are different (where is the sighing emoticon?).

Anyway, this lot should get everybody going MAFless.

Cheers,
Ross

What is the valet mode?

Bill

[GMPX]

is there something wrong with the 01270003 tun?

This version of the EFILive Tuning Tool has not been
configured to display this PCM's operating system.

Please make sure you also copied the set of *.cal files that were on the download page into -
:\Program Files\EFILive\V7\Calibrations

EFILive will display that message if there is no matching cal file for that O.S number.

Cheers,
Ross