Quit while you’re ahead. Bring it to a professional.
Quit while you’re ahead. Bring it to a professional.Hey all - finally coming around to reflashing my ECU. Was wondering if there were any videos lying around of people doing it themselves? To complicate matters I'm pretty sure I stripped the hex bolt that attaches the seat to the frame. I've been putting off these mod for a while and now that I have the time and cash I've hit another roadblock. Any suggestions are welcome - should I use a drill gun to remove the bolt?
I looked into a DIY tutorial for flashing the ECU from home as well but came up short. For one, you need special software, a special plug, and lastly you need to know which line of code you're messing with in order to achieve a desirable result. Sure, you might be able to navigate around if you somehow transferred the file(s) to your PC, got the file to open in Notepad++ and poked around, but the threat of burning out your starter, blowing up a valve because of too much compression, or drowning your engine in gas because of an extra value or misplaced #, x, 1, or % symbol is too risky.Hey all - finally coming around to reflashing my ECU. Was wondering if there were any videos lying around of people doing it themselves?
Ha - the way I read the OP, I thought he wanted help with simply removing the ECU.....not actually flashing it himself! :grin2:I looked into a DIY tutorial for flashing the ECU from home as well but came up short. For one, you need special software, a special plug, and lastly you need to know which line of code you're messing with in order to achieve a desirable result. Sure, you might be able to navigate around if you somehow transferred the file(s) to your PC, got the file to open in Notepad++ and poked around, but the threat of burning out your starter, blowing up a valve because of too much compression, or drowning your engine in gas because of an extra value or misplaced #, x, 1, or % symbol is too risky.
I thought the same thing. :nerd:Ha - the way I read the OP, I thought he wanted help with simply removing the ECU.....not actually flashing it himself! :grin2:
Ben
Once you get the stripped bolt sorted out, consider making this simple modification. It was well worth it, and simplifies seat removal because you only need to loosen the screw a few turns instead of removing it and dropping the screw into the abyss under the seat. And with the right tools you can do this right thru the oval slot in your side cover instead removing your side cover to access the screw.I'm pretty sure I stripped the hex bolt that attaches the seat to the frame.