At EcuTek we provide the technology to re-map ECUs, but we don't do the actual mapping except for mild fixes of standard ECU versions such as for drivability etc. There are EcuTek tuners all around the world who can custom map your car for you, and you can use our dealer locator to find the best-placed distributors for you.
Download the EcuTek Application Installer and use it to do a fresh installation of the ProECU software. Once that's done, run EcuTek Update from the Help menu, which will install any updated files or drivers that are needed. If you still have the problem, check that the new PC meets the far-from-stringent system requirements listed below and, if it does, get in touch with us and specify your operating system version and the exact wording of the message being displayed.
Our software products require far less memory and processing power than most modern applications you would run on a Windows PC. They have been specifically designed to run efficiently lean so that live data can be logged as fast as possible. The faster your PC, the quicker you can log and graph data; the more memory and disk space you have, the more data you can log, and for longer.
The minimum system requirements are:
Absolutely, in fact we envisage it being used with a laptop in most instances, and have purposely designed it to work with restricted screen space and Windows Small Fonts.
You can install the software on as many PCs as you like, but you will only be able to log data from your car with one PC (the one with the hardware plugged into it!). So you can install one copy on your laptop for logging, and have another copy on your desktop PC for subsequent analysis. You can even give a friend a copy so that they can peruse your logs.
It depends on what you're wanting to do. If you intend performance-tuning and/or adding greater functionality, an OBD-II reader won't help you; it's certainly much too slow and cumbersome for the kind of engine development work that's done by EcuTek. If all you intend doing is reading/clearing Diagnostic Trouble Codes, however, then yes, it may make more sense to acquire a reader if it's much cheaper than ProECU. If you intend purchasing OBD-II software you should seek confirmation that it will work with your make and model of car; you can't assume that it will.
Yes you can, but keep the following in mind: a 'piggyback' ECU works by altering the signals that go into the ECU, changing sensor voltages and altering the ECU's outputs, for instance, so as to get the standard ECU to behave differently. This is why some of the values read from ProECU don't represent the true current running-state of your engine; they are the values the ECU is using, certainly, but they might not reflect the real-world reality.
On many cars the diagnostic socket can be unclipped for relocation, and can be secured in a more suitable position using cable ties.
There's no wiring involved, you just connect the cable between the diagnostic port under the dashboard, and your laptop. And there's no need for any external power unless you want to run your laptop from the lighter socket.
Each time you save a log from a car it is saved as two files. One file (the .txt) has comments in it that you entered while logging; the other file (the .csv file) contains all the data. The data is in comma-separated variable format (hence the filename extension 'csv') and can be imported into many other programs for further analysis, including Microsoft Excel and Access.
Check that the car's ignition is on (rather than the key just being in the auxiliary position) and that the engine is not running. Also check that the interface is properly plugged into the laptop.
There are two likely reasons:
For the following reasons:
The ProECU tools allow you to dump the data from the ECU and send it to us so that we can investigate and add support for the ROM. This process usually takes up to seven days, depending on the complexity of the vehicle, but sometimes we receive submissions we cannot immediately support and, in such fortunately rare cases, it takes quite a bit longer.
As our vehicle support is constantly updated we can provide a comprehensive list of supported vehicles for all our software upon request. Please email sales@ecutek.com for further information. |
EcuTek tuning software makes it possible to edit and reprogram the standard ECU, but safe and successful recalibration very much requires the input of an experienced tuner, who will know what should be changed and understand where the limits lie.
The price of EcuTek tuning software suites is spread across the multiple cars tuned by each of our trade customers, and the pricing structure is not suitable for a single car-tune purchase. EcuTek is always busy researching and developing new features and products, and supplying this complex software to the enthusiast would involve devoting a significantly larger amount of time to email and telephone support, which would have a very detrimental impact on our research and development.
But having said all this, you CAN buy the ProECU Programming Kit from any EcuTek Master Tuner if you wish to program your car with a tuned ROM prepared and provided by an experienced tuner. Also, we have end-user tuning enabled on our Subaru BRZ and Mazda MX-5 Tuning Suites, and this facility may be extended to certain other suites in the future.
No. We have removed support for the serial (COM port) Vehicle Interface cable in the latest version of ProECU (and DeltaDash). However, you can download the older version of DeltaDash that DOES support the serial cable, at www.ecutek.com/downloads/deltadash-serial.zip. You will first need to delete the existing DeltaDash.exe file from the C:\EcuTek folder.
RaceROM is a powerful additional feature created by EcuTek to add extra features to the standard factory ECU. These typically include such things as Launch Control, Flat-Foot Shifting, Speed Density… and many others. RaceROM's additions can open-up almost unlimited tuning options and totally transform a vehicle.
The added features are listed on the webpage relevant to each of the ProECU products that support RaceROM, so you can look up the exact list of added functions that RaceROM brings to each car model.
You can find the latest version of our third party licence compliance and related documentation at: www.ecutek.com/thirdpartylicenses
Windows versions prior to Windows 7 are not supported.
You can find a detailed description of the operating systems that EcuTek software supports at: www.ecutek.com/os-end-of-support