Ultimate chip hardware changes

[ty1548]

Hello,

I'm looking for input on what you guys what like to see, and opinions on what I'm considering for future Ultimate chip hardware.

What I can do right now is alter the number of settings and associated display nomenclature. In other words, if you have reprogrammed your EPROM and now only use say 10 settings, I can reprogram the controller to toggle through only these 10, and display whatever you want. Also, you can press and hold the button to quickly scroll through the settings, rather than hit the button once for each advancement. (Don't try this with you current unit, it will work for a few times then get "lost", requiring a power down/up sequence to reset it).

For the near future I'm going to stick with the 4 digit LED, so let's not get into different displays just yet.

One option that I'm considering is using a remote to change settings, eliminating the pushbutton.

Any interest in a display that reads O2 value (mv or A/F ratio)? I'd steer this towards those using the WB O2 sensor since it's more meaningful, but would also work with the stock sensor. The display would only show the current setting when the button is pushed, then return to O2 value after a few seconds.

How about boost being displayed instead?

How about a display that is held in a 2 1/16" gauge enclosure to be mounted in a gauge pod?

I'd like to offer a lower timing chip for those who cannot get 93 octane at the pump. How much timing would you like to see taken out in the street settings?

Any other ideas?

 

[Hu Ryde]

Any interest in a display that reads O2 value (mv or A/F ratio)? I'd steer this towards those using the WB O2 sensor since it's more meaningful, but would also work with the stock sensor. The display would only show the current setting when the button is pushed, then return to O2 value after a few seconds.

How about a display that is held in a 2 1/16" gauge enclosure to be mounted in a gauge pod?

I like these. How much do you think the new display and 02 readout would be for an existing Ultimate v7 owner?

 

[JustBeachin]

Maybe a smog setting, that has it run lean, higher idle (for the idle test), ...just thinking outloud....

 

[MikeRenz]

I was thinking instead of just one button....have a couple for your 'favorite' programs to make it easier to switch to the ones you most commonly use.

The gauge pod idea is great. What would you do with the locking mechanism??

 

[Raist103]

gauge pod would be great with a remote...and i would also like to know how much these upgrades would cost to my chip?

 

[ty1548]

If I go with a remote, then there would be no lock. You'd take the remote with you to prevent the programs from changing, or I may be able to program it to "lock" by hitting the remote button in a predetermined sequence.

I won't have any idea on cost until I know what exactly I'm going to build. I think the carrier should be compatable so you'd just need to replace the display.

Are there many out there doing your own chip burning that would want to purchase the present hardware with a custom display? Cost would be around $160. For obvious reasons I'd prefer to not offer a 16 setting version, and I doubt anyone with custom programs would need anywhere near that many anyway.

 

[MikeRenz]

personally...i wouldn't want a remote version. Any remote i've had for my car stereos, if I don't loose the remote, a button gets held in on it and the battery dies overnight. The remote is 'neat' but just one more thing to lose or break. Just my opinion...

 

[CLONE]

I'd like to see the LCD display come back and enlarged so that it can display all the info like scanmaster does. Major work and upgrade I know. But I can dream.

Otherwise I don't care what the display shows as I hide it away in my truck anyways.

I don't have any use for the remote.

The remote display for WB02 would be nice.

 

[doomdead]

i want it to talk.

 

[atc82]

i vote for the gauge pod idea.

 

[just a 6]

I used to have TMO's Stage III ECU in my Eclipse and with that ECU you could read a bunch of different stuff on stock boost gauge including timing.

So what i really miss with the Ultimate chip is a "timing reading" i really would like to be able to read the timing on my STG display, is it possible to do that?

Because what you really want to see is as much timing as possible and if you see the timing drop to much you know you got some possible knock issues. My personal oppinion is that a timing reading would be the best option on the Ultimate chip display, but that's just my $0.02.

Anybody else think it's a good idea?

 

[ParTyBoy]

i want it to talk.

I wants it to talk like my boy Pimpbot 5000 :lol: :lol:

http://www.sjca.edu/users/nate/sounds/pimpbot/tuneup.wav

 

[ParTyBoy]

I'd like to see the LCD display come back and enlarged so that it can display all the info like scanmaster does. Major work and upgrade I know. But I can dream.

Otherwise I don't care what the display shows as I hide it away in my truck anyways.

I don't have any use for the remote.

The remote display for WB02 would be nice.

My interest is in, could something like a scanmaster/lcd 2 1/16" gauge lcd readout be sold as an add-on for the ultimate... Where the lcd display (similar to a SPA Design Gauge) is a 2 1/16 gauge that slips into the lyle simmons 3 gauge pod and used as a readout for a scanmaster type device that hooks up to ultimate or ecm...

Top reading could be actual data... bottom part of lcd could be data description indicator.. ie what top data is.. 02, MAT, etc...

SPA Gauges can be found below

http://www.spa-uk.co.uk/design/index.htm

 

[HighPerformanceTrucks]

Todd,

An audible knock sensor with the knock display would be useful.

Adam Auerbach

Sy #2419

 

[Falco]

Todd,

2 1/16" gauge pod format would be great. An integrated knock warning (led and/or audio) would be also nice.

Later,

 

[ty1548]

I'm taking notes...

 

[dgoodhue]

Are there many out there doing your own chip burning that would want to purchase the present hardware with a custom display? Cost would be around $160. For obvious reasons I'd prefer to not offer a 16 setting version, and I doubt anyone with custom programs would need anywhere near that many anyway.

I would be interested, I had been thinking of reverse enginnering the display anyways. The other idea are cool, but I do most of that through datalogging and have my ultimate mounted in my glovebox.

 

[rockvillespeed]

todd, reread the post from the guy who wants to do hsi own chips where everyone was fighting - a lotta folks were pumping display ideas out.
mike

 

[ty1548]

Getting back to the remote idea, there are 2 reasons why I would like to go this route. First is because I want to eliminate the lock for appearance and packaging reasons. I have a lot more options for the new display without that bulky lock. Second, I'm thinking of keeping the "control box" separate from the display. You can then mount or hide the small control box anywhere and still disable it via the remote. My goal is to make the display read more than just the program description, making it multi-purpose thus larger than what I have now. If I keep the keylock, then it has to be mounted somewhere accessable.

If you guys are really opposed to the remote idea, I'll drop it. If you are just indifferent to it, then I'll probably go with it for the above reasons.

 

[keith455]

I don't like the remote idea. It's just something else that will get lost or broken. I'm assuming if there was a remote there'd be some kind of backup switch in case the remote does get "misplaced".

Only improvement i'd like to see is a quick way to go from the security setting to a previous setting.