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Originally Posted by Jim Nilsen
Do I have to hook up the wires for the speed control to get the wideband to work correctly or can I just leave them alone and I just won't have the speedometer part of the screen work? What the heck does speed have to do with the A/F ratios anyway? Seemed kind of wierd to me to all of a sudden have as many gauges in the accel programs as I have on my dash?
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Jim --- Going from pure memory here -- you only need the speed signal (from the trans) if you were going to OPERATE the torque convertor lock up from the ECM. There is a "program" that is throttle and percentage based etc. Again - just going from memory - too lazy to go out to the shed and get that laptop that has all the info on it for Gen 7 (Windows laptop AKA DOOR STOP --- I use Apple for my daily fun).
I agree TOTALLY on the "why terminate the ends" -- but they try to make this stuff idiot proof - and in so doing - just make more work for those that are perfectly happy "hot rodding" their system. I understand it - but I don't have to like it.
I have a "set" of "pushy tools" (my name for them) that are used in the various new style connections - in order to "release" the pins from the connections - maintaining the pin on the wire.... I also have a wide variety of "stock" to re-terminate this stuff (I LOVE GM Weatherpack stuff!)... the problem with these guys - is they don't LABEL their looms.... you'd think it would be so easy for them to actually label each run with what it is... but NO..... so it's easy to get them a "pin out" or mixed up.... then you have a REAL MESS on your hands going over every single wire and it's location etc.... That makes my head spin just thinking of that nightmare!
SPEARTECH makes a nice wire harness for the LS computers (I have one for the '55 I'm doing)... very nice stuff - super simple - nothing extra if you don't want it.... Not sure they make - or would make up - a harness for "the other guys" stuff such as FAST or ACCEL.