BamSHO
SHO Member
I wouldn't say that, Rich has the fastest non meth LME tune SHO and his is an '11.
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BamSHO
SHO Member
Hey Jamie, what are you guys up to, HEHEHE! Little birdie told me something. Where is my love?
IDK what you are talking about...
That is what I thought you were talking about! V10 is available...you guys know the drill...
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BamSHO
SHO Member
I wasn't sure, I know couple guys posted they were trying out, wasn't sure if it was ready for everyone yet. Thanks Jamie!
Working on another project right now.
Working on another project right now.
No worries, we definitely appreciate your discretion!
Copracer288
New Member
Ok, not sure what you guys are getting at but I've had my '13 SHO for about 3 weeks now and I'll be ordering my Stage 1 package next week.
Is there anything special about the latest tune version that I might want to know about?
Is there anything special about the latest tune version that I might want to know about?
BamSHO
SHO Member
Just the lastest tune files from them. You will probably get it, you getting the 3bar map sensor too.
Copracer288
New Member
Definitely.
rcryniak
Active Member
What's different about this version?
OK, so my weekend is ruined, I am so livid! I used MyCalibrator ONE time 14 months ago when I got it, tuned my car, then put it back in box and stored in my closet. I plugged it into my PC and I get error messages, Code 50, won't initialize! How does a product work only ONE time in its life and then break somehow while just hanging out in a closet??!! Anyone else had this issue? So now I can't load my V10 tune! UGH!!! 
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Same PC, OmaHahn? Sometimes a change of OS can mess things up. Did you need to install drivers the first time? Tuning devices need a reliable power supply, not sure how that would affect this situation tho.
rcryniak
Active Member
OK, I may be a noob to working on cars (though having a ton of fun with it)... but now we're in my wheelhouse. Let's see if I can finally contribute something other than friendship and loads of questions 
Someone mentioned drivers, so I assume there's some custom driver for it? I'm going to work with that assumption for a minute...
If you're running Windows, I'm guessing you (like most others) have "upgraded" to Windows 10 since you last used the tuner, after all you said over a year ago, long before Windows 10 released. If you were running Windows 8, then you may or may not have a driver compatibility issue. If you were running Windows 7 (assuming you weren't running earlier versions) then you will almost definitely have a driver compatibility issue.
Again, this all assumes it needs a special driver at all, but more on this in a minute.
The tuner I bought from Livernois was the "MyCalibr8or Touch" a.k.a. the DashDAQ XL by Drew Technologies. (No longer sold, sadly.) So, without a doubt, different than yours. Mine has an SD card in it that's easy to remove, and the colorful touch screen interface is so awesome that I actually keep mine permanently mounted in the car and use it as a gauge. (It offers lots of gauge pages.) Anyhow, I've used it that way for a GOOD year and a half now in my car, every day, and use the SD card only to transfer files, it's simple and easy that way. In any case, I use mine daily, and yours was in a box for 14 months. It's very, very unlikely that it got damaged unless it was exposed to extreme heat and/or moisture, or unless you were jamming things into the USB or ODBII ports... that's just never a good idea, lol.
Anyhow, these are solid state devices with no moving parts, other than the buttons, and it was known to work before, so it probably isn't defective. So let's rule out the device. Can you hook it up to the car and use it in other ways? Does it communicate with the car, pull codes, do anything else? If so, chances are it's fine, but let's keep going.
Now, that only takes care of the overall device health and the ODBII port. In looking at the pictures on Livernois' site, it seems to have a USB port as well. That being the case, that would mean it's either treated as a generic USB mass storage device (like a thumb drive) which is how mine works more or less, or it has a special driver (like a game controller might) and communicates with your PC over USB. If the latter, you'll need to ask Livernois for updated drivers.
Since I don't see anything on the Livernois site about downloadable drivers or software, I'm assuming it doesn't require a special driver but is instead being treated like a USB mass storage device, and would show up as a disk drive on your computer. (I could be wrong, again I don't have that specific tuner, so I don't know for sure either way.) Anyhow, assuming this is all correct, and assuming the device is probably OK (especially if it hooks up to your car OK) then the next two diagnostic steps are clear:
1. Try a different cable. USB cables go bad more often than the devices they connect. It could definitely cause your symptoms, and is very easy and inexpensive to fix. (Buy a new one!)
2. With a known good cable... Plug it into another computer, any computer, your friend's computer, neighbor's computer, dog's computer, anything you can find. If you have an android phone that might possibly work too, at least to verify that the device can speak to the USB port... you can hook anything up to your Android's USB port, keyboard, etc., whatever, so if all else fails, could be worth a shot if you can find a suitable cable. Worst case, if you don't have access to another computer, go to Walmart and try it on one of theirs on display.
In any case, once you have secured a second computer to try, see if it gives you an error like it did on your own PC. At this point, if it works on another PC, then it's something with your computer that's wrong. (And then use that other computer you've borrowed to put the v10 tune on your device!!) If it doesn't work on another computer (make sure you try one with Windows 7 if you can find one to rule out Windows 10 compatibility)... in all cases using a known good cable.... then I'd say...
3. Now it's time to ask for a new device. It's possible the USB comms chip on it died, unlikely but possible.
To summarize, rule out, in this order: general device health (hook to your car), the cable, the computer (trying Windows 7 and/or an updated driver.) Just rule out everything but the device in order to know for sure, or best case, able to work around the issue and get that v10 tune installed!
Hope that helps man!! I wanna hear how awesome it is!!
Someone mentioned drivers, so I assume there's some custom driver for it? I'm going to work with that assumption for a minute...
If you're running Windows, I'm guessing you (like most others) have "upgraded" to Windows 10 since you last used the tuner, after all you said over a year ago, long before Windows 10 released. If you were running Windows 8, then you may or may not have a driver compatibility issue. If you were running Windows 7 (assuming you weren't running earlier versions) then you will almost definitely have a driver compatibility issue.
Again, this all assumes it needs a special driver at all, but more on this in a minute.
The tuner I bought from Livernois was the "MyCalibr8or Touch" a.k.a. the DashDAQ XL by Drew Technologies. (No longer sold, sadly.) So, without a doubt, different than yours. Mine has an SD card in it that's easy to remove, and the colorful touch screen interface is so awesome that I actually keep mine permanently mounted in the car and use it as a gauge. (It offers lots of gauge pages.) Anyhow, I've used it that way for a GOOD year and a half now in my car, every day, and use the SD card only to transfer files, it's simple and easy that way. In any case, I use mine daily, and yours was in a box for 14 months. It's very, very unlikely that it got damaged unless it was exposed to extreme heat and/or moisture, or unless you were jamming things into the USB or ODBII ports... that's just never a good idea, lol.
Anyhow, these are solid state devices with no moving parts, other than the buttons, and it was known to work before, so it probably isn't defective. So let's rule out the device. Can you hook it up to the car and use it in other ways? Does it communicate with the car, pull codes, do anything else? If so, chances are it's fine, but let's keep going.
Now, that only takes care of the overall device health and the ODBII port. In looking at the pictures on Livernois' site, it seems to have a USB port as well. That being the case, that would mean it's either treated as a generic USB mass storage device (like a thumb drive) which is how mine works more or less, or it has a special driver (like a game controller might) and communicates with your PC over USB. If the latter, you'll need to ask Livernois for updated drivers.
Since I don't see anything on the Livernois site about downloadable drivers or software, I'm assuming it doesn't require a special driver but is instead being treated like a USB mass storage device, and would show up as a disk drive on your computer. (I could be wrong, again I don't have that specific tuner, so I don't know for sure either way.) Anyhow, assuming this is all correct, and assuming the device is probably OK (especially if it hooks up to your car OK) then the next two diagnostic steps are clear:
1. Try a different cable. USB cables go bad more often than the devices they connect. It could definitely cause your symptoms, and is very easy and inexpensive to fix. (Buy a new one!)
2. With a known good cable... Plug it into another computer, any computer, your friend's computer, neighbor's computer, dog's computer, anything you can find. If you have an android phone that might possibly work too, at least to verify that the device can speak to the USB port... you can hook anything up to your Android's USB port, keyboard, etc., whatever, so if all else fails, could be worth a shot if you can find a suitable cable. Worst case, if you don't have access to another computer, go to Walmart and try it on one of theirs on display.
In any case, once you have secured a second computer to try, see if it gives you an error like it did on your own PC. At this point, if it works on another PC, then it's something with your computer that's wrong. (And then use that other computer you've borrowed to put the v10 tune on your device!!) If it doesn't work on another computer (make sure you try one with Windows 7 if you can find one to rule out Windows 10 compatibility)... in all cases using a known good cable.... then I'd say...
3. Now it's time to ask for a new device. It's possible the USB comms chip on it died, unlikely but possible.
To summarize, rule out, in this order: general device health (hook to your car), the cable, the computer (trying Windows 7 and/or an updated driver.) Just rule out everything but the device in order to know for sure, or best case, able to work around the issue and get that v10 tune installed!
Hope that helps man!! I wanna hear how awesome it is!!
Copracer288
New Member
Damn. That was one of the most helpful and informative posts I've ever read on any forum. Kudos, rcryniak.
bpd1151
Lurking Around
Man I feel horrible for all the time and excellent effort to write that post! Nothing on my end changed since last update / download. You won't believe how silly and simple the answer is - the MyCalibrator for some unknown reason can say a number of weird things on the display. Just ignore the message and click Update on the PC screen. As long as there's no errors on the PC screen and the new files download successfully according to the PC everything is fine. You just don't want error or weird messages on the tuner when plugged into car during tune!
LMS emailed and then called me this morning to advise me of this! They sent a new file to my PC program to address the initializing while plugged into PC. Then they sent the new tune files and made sure they downloaded successfully on My Calibrator!
TALK ABOUT THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER! Saturday morning and they took their time with me to make sure I was taken care of! LMS RULES!
Now time to load my V10 - 93 Tune and will post the results!!!
LMS emailed and then called me this morning to advise me of this! They sent a new file to my PC program to address the initializing while plugged into PC. Then they sent the new tune files and made sure they downloaded successfully on My Calibrator!
TALK ABOUT THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER! Saturday morning and they took their time with me to make sure I was taken care of! LMS RULES!
Now time to load my V10 - 93 Tune and will post the results!!!
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