Help - Chip Burner/Consult Cable

[David Pertuz]

Wayne, et. al.

I'm tempted to take one of those collections of parts off your hands 
with costs like that - I've got the soldering tools and plenty of time. 
But how much does the software cost? Say, Calumsult? And are USB ports a 
problem? And does any of it work on a Mac? I would love to be able to 
geekily Consult-spoof off my laptop.

David

Wayne wrote:
>> I'm interested in this, but time is also a challenge. How tough was 
>> it to build and how much for all of the pieces? Instructions look 
>> detailed 
>
> Well, first off, pros of this approach:  You have a generic ECU to 
> serial converter that you can use with multiple Nissans, multiple 
> engines and your choice of software (les'se - I have CalumSult, 
> Conzult, nprobe, STTalk, Datascan and Zcontrol)
>
> The parts were $15 or $20-ish.  Forget if that includes the plastic 
> enclosure box.  The printed circuit was $10.  I built two; took me 
> about 2 hours to solder up the components (I'm slow).  More time to  
> hack up the box to mount it and splice cables.  I can sell you parts 
> for cost, but there's no way I could build you one without charging a 
> huge amount for labor.
>
> The quicker and probably more cost effective route:  Buy a Calum ECU 
> with the optional serial port.  I think he only charges $150-ish.  
> Con:  only works in one car.  Pro:  you get a tuned and re-chipable 
> ECU, with PC connectivity in one inexpensive package.
>
>    -Wayne
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