Connecting a Laptop to my Car

chgman · 04-28-2007, 12:18 PM

Is there software and cable conections I can buy to connect to my car to my laptop for diagnostics and tuning.

doctreetop · 04-28-2007, 12:22 PM

Man you must have a sweet car or busting out some fast and furious style. ha.

To answer your question, most of the better ecu's have an option/ plug you can buy in order to hook up your laptop to tune it. If you dont know how to tune it properly, i would suggest taking it to someone who knows actually what there doing.

Just my .02 cents.

-Kevin

seven_mgte · 05-07-2007, 02:50 AM

mk1?

no.

PHOENIX · 05-07-2007, 05:52 AM

the ones that i have seen, for example (www.nology.com/laptopdyno.html) requires an OBDII Port which you do not have one in a MKI.

I have not researched it enough though to find out if there is another way.

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04-28-2007, 12:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
doctreetop No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 162 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Man you must have a sweet car or busting out some fast and furious style. ha. To answer your question, most of the better ecu's have an option/ plug you can buy in order to hook up your laptop to tune it. If you dont know how to tune it properly, i would suggest taking it to someone who knows actually what there doing. Just my .02 cents. -Kevin

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seven_mgte Cage Fighter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Coquitlam, BC.ca Posts: 327 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	mk1? no.

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PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 9,266 Thanks: 92 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/100% )	the ones that i have seen, for example (www.nology.com/laptopdyno.html) requires an OBDII Port which you do not have one in a MKI. I have not researched it enough though to find out if there is another way.