ok now i looked all over n i cant seem to get a clear answer to my question. Which auto scanner do i use? i used a friends but his didnt show KR. Im new at this thing so bear with me. also which one do u guys recommend? thanks for all the help

 

ah crap blonde moment, ill get back to u shortly

 

I like my autotap, itsa pretty nice scan tool. If you're thinking about modding your car more, a tuner may be a better option- a little more pricey out of the gate, but a lot more features.

If you just want something to show the basics (including knock) you can get a gauge for like $200-250, the aeroforce.

 

LS1M scanners can be found used for about $100 on clubgp.

Otherwise if you plan on modding go with an HPTuners for $500.

 

okay so the hptuner for future modifications then. i looked at thier website looks kinda complicated to me to work with. or is it one of those things that you just have to sort of just mess withand tweek aroundto get the feel for it.

 

I'm not gonna lie- tuning is extremely difficult, especially if you've never dealt with it before. The scan tool portion is easy to figure out, and you can use that in the mean time while you read up and learn how to tune effectively.

Once you get the hang of tuning, its not that bad- but its not something you're gonna jump into in an afternoon and be a pro by the end of the day.

A lot of it is just reading online and finding which tables are the critical ones to be changing (there are only a handful that you use 99% of the time when doing tuning, the rest are pretty much 1 time changes)- and how changing them effects the car. You also have to get a feeling for what changes to certain tables do to the car- and how to scan to find out if it made the car better or worse.

The key to it IMO is to get a feeling for it before you jump in and start making changes- make sure you understand what the individual tables do, and what your goal is by changing it- and just do 1 change at a time when you're starting out.

 

i agree with bumpin96monte...it is extremely hard to use(i am learnin right now) and u have to understand what everything does but it is incredibly fun and i really enjoy it...