The mechanics are well established to allow tuning (check out the TurboDodge forums sometimes).

The software, OTOH, is what's the problem. There's free programs to scan and tune a (slightly modified for tuning, OOB for scanning) OBDI Chrysler with just a special board, or some special wiring off a FTTI serial adapter. (The special board is to get the connectors intermixed properly more than anything.)


The files to feed MPTune, OTOH ... are missing for our trucks (well, for V6 and V8s on the SMECs/SBECs anyway.)

RwP

 

I have a 93 corvette. With that computer, you use a chip adapter that piggy backs the factory chip along with a field programmable chip. (moates adapter) Then there are programs like tunerpro, datamaster, etc, that will allow you to scan, monitor, and record running data..... Then you can read your factory chip and change just about any of the tuning specs on it.
But again, there is a much bigger market for chevy and ford, vs dodge

 

The Ostrich will work on the Dakota also; again, the problem is the data for the programs. (The Ostrich is the ROM-replacer that allows you to monitor the data; the other items such as 2Timers can also be used on both)

MPTune wants a .ASM file (the 68HC11 assembly code) and a .TMP (template for the data areas) to build a new image for the board; there's field programmable chips that can replace the masked ROM; there's also a simple circuit to add field programmability to the SMEC/SBEC.

It's the .ASM and .TMP (.TPL?) files that's missing. Alas.

We'd need those for other programmers also.

RwP