Exactly. I came to the 200 from a tired 22RE in a lifted overweight pickup. This truck is plenty fast enough for me.
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Exactly. I came to the 200 from a tired 22RE in a lifted overweight pickup. This truck is plenty fast enough for me.
lmao
Seems crazy that no one has been able to flash the ECU to unleash more power or remap to gain response.
edwardg
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There are folks on here that continually claim that “the ECU hasn’t been cracked” and “no one can flash these ECUs“ which is just false.
HPTuners advertises support for the LC200 with 3UR-FE up to 2015 I believe. OVTuning can flash and tune at least a 2013 (mine) and possibly post facelift models but it’s a tremendous headache to deal with them at this point.
The stock map seems to be very conservative in terms of timing and fueling, which you might expect. So there are definitely gains on the table, but as with any engine/ECU mod, you’re taking a non trivial risk.
As an engineer and someone with experience tuning trucks and high performance cars, I’d advise anyone thinking about such options to understand and weigh the risk/benefit for their use case.
bloc
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One thing I haven't figured out yet, and admittedly I haven't spent any time looking into it (no need now, and likely ever), is does HPTuners "support" mean full access similar to what they allowed when I tuned the GenIV Vortec I messed with, or more basic features? When dealing with a tuning solution this complex and potentially capable I think it best to be specific about what is on the table.
Looks like HPTuners developed a tool and interface to be able to tune the LC200. Even more interesting is that it has the ability to tune the transmission!#%
$299 for the MPVI2, which comes with the VCM Editor
And 4x credits at $49/per. And access to the the calibration maps!#$
I have no real want to tune my 200-series, but it might just be interesting for kicks! Someone else needs to try this!
$299 for the MPVI2, which comes with the VCM Editor
And 4x credits at $49/per. And access to the the calibration maps!#$
I have no real want to tune my 200-series, but it might just be interesting for kicks! Someone else needs to try this!
Markuson
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I think it’s reasonable to suggest that simply regearing stands as the low-strain/high-gain power mod.
Re power in general...
-I was frankly blown away by the power of the 200 compared to my beloved 100 series.
Was like night and day.
Re power in general...
-I was frankly blown away by the power of the 200 compared to my beloved 100 series.
Was like night and day.
bloc
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That’s good stuff, and especially the ability to add a CANBUS pass-through for wideband O2... that is the configuration I used on my vortec and it was really convenient. I had to weld a bung into the exhaust but as mentioned with a changed intake setup I had a whole lot more tuning to do than is required for something like this with a simple S/C and injector install. I had zero tuning experience but a decent mechanical base and figured this software out pretty well.
The bad news is one of the biggest obstacles to me installing a supercharger (tuning options) just disappeared.
