dsm link

when u go to dsmlink.com it has something you can download, but then it says by dsm link for like 500$, what is the thing u can download for free? also, does dsmlink come with wires you hook up to the ecu, and is dsmlink important in ur views?

dsmlink is the best....u basically DL the program and u can play around with it...they socket ur ecu and i assume u get the wires.

yes, it is highly recommended by everyone that uses it.

do a search on this site

I've been a dsmlink user for almost a year now, and I must say it's the BEST mod I've done to my car. It's extremely user-friendly and makes tuning a breeze. Once you buy dsmlink you get access to the dsmlink forums that provide some of the best and most accurate information not only about tuning, but these cars in general. No bullshit on those forums either. Tom and Dave (dsmlink creators) visit those forums almost daily and help with any questions, ask for suggestions and things people want in upcoming versions of dsmlink, and also keep you updated with new things that dsmlink will be offering.

I could go on for a while about all the badass features that dsmlink has to offer, but their website explains most of it. I HIGHLY recommend dsmlink to anyone that is looking for a nice engine management/tuning device.

And yes, the program you download on the website is just the laptop software portion of dsmlink so you can goof around with it and see some of the features. When you purchase dsmlink, you get their chip (which they can install for you if you send them your eprom ecu), the cables needed to hook your laptop up to the diagnostic port in your car, and a cd with the dsmlink program on it (same one from the website).

Not to jack this thread, but wheres a good starting point to change on your car when using dsmlink, ill be getting it in under a month and i want to start tuning ASAP lol

Not to jack this thread, but wheres a good starting point to change on your car when using dsmlink, ill be getting it in under a month and i want to start tuning ASAP lol


Most people say once you start running anything over 550's that you should have dsmlink to tune. I am going to get it as soon as possible.

That will be the next big thing i buy for my gsx, I don't think anyone has ever spoken bad about the all mighty DSMLINK.

There really is nothing bad to say. IF you have any problems or new ideas Tom and Dave incorporate them very quickly. Seems like a new client side software version comes out every month... Free of course ;)

Typically the starting point is to get AFR to normal levels, like 10.5-11:1 for pump gas. Timing can be added in until you get knock, but this is a sensitive subject. On high horsepower motors I tend to stick with the stock timing values for the most part, making slight changes to the shape of the curve to suit the setup and airflow characteristics.

The trick is to get into it gradually, so the learning curve doesn't cost you a motor. Start with small changes, note the effect they had, and as always keep reading up (especially on the DSMlink forums). The good thing about the DSMlink forums is that there is such a high percentage of experienced and knowledgable DSMers there, misinformation doesn't last 10 minutes. You can place a relatively high level of trust in anything you read there.

Not to jack this thread, but wheres a good starting point to change on your car when using dsmlink, ill be getting it in under a month and i want to start tuning ASAP lol

Learning intales making mistakes, understanding why they effect your car, and learning how to correcting it. My 95 ecu was just socketed and v2 chip installed by dave and is on its way back here to Spokane. I should get it by Monday at the latest. My first priority is to get my fuel trims as perfectly close to 0 as I can and map out my current VE. If the weather works out I plan on creating a boost leak, then an exhasut leak to log their effects to learn a little more about Airflow..

careful with making a boost leak man. even small unnoticable leaks can overspin your turbo do its death very quickly, imagine what a leak you setup can do. i wouldn't risk it.

exsesivly yeah, 1 or 2 pulls shouldn't hurt anything.

making you turbo spin twice as fast to make the same boost WILL cause harm.

were not talking about a FPred here, I still have a t-25!

how do you think i blew my 14b... didnt take much acouple weeks and maybe a handfull of pulls ,then it was gone. all becasue of a boost leak.

on a side note,
rumor was that DSMlink V3 was going to have a MAFt incorporated into it.....not sure if this is ture but as soon as that happens , hello GM MAF!

I've been following up on the Major enrichment thread on the forum. Thats going to put Fullthrottle out of business!