DIMSPORT FLASHPOINT GUIDE: TRASDATA

DIMSPORT FLASHPOINT GUIDE: TRASDATA



REQUIREMENTS:

  • WINDOWS LAPTOP WITH WINDOWS 11, 1TB SSD, AND 32GB RAM- MINIMUM


INSTRUCTIONS

THE EXAMPLES WILL BE A 2020-2021 FORD F250 POWERSTROKE


WE ARE GOING TO OPERATE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOU HAVE INSTALLED FLASHPOINT AND HAVE UPDATED YOUR SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, AND FIRMWARE


2020 FORD POWERSTROKE MD1CP006 ECM 

  • OPEN FLASHPOINT CLIENT 

  • SOFTWARE MAY TRY TO UPDATE AT THIS TIME, ALLOW IT TO DO SO

  • SELECT READ NEW TRASDATA

  • THEN SELECT THE MAKE MODEL AND THE ECU TYPE AND CLICK CONFIRM (GREEN CIRCLE)

(YOU CAN EXPAND THE WINDOW BY CLICKING AND DRAGGING THE CORNER MARKLED IN RED IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE ECM TYPES)

  • YOU CAN NOW CLICK DOCUMENTS FOR INSTRUCTIONS- AND ONCE YOU HAVE THE ECU CORRECTLY PINNED/CONNECTED YOU CAN CLICK OK TO PROCEED WITH THE READ-

  • MAKE SURE KEY IS IN OFF POSITION IF THE ECU IS STILL CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE

  • BEFORE YOU SAVE THE FILE DIMSPORT WILL ASK FOR THE LICENSE PLATE AND VIN NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PUNCH IN THE VIN NUMBER IN ALL CAPS- THIS HELPS WITH RECORD KEEPING- WITHOUT IT WE DO NOT KNOW IF WE TUNED THE UNIT OR NOT. LICENSE PLATE IS OPTIONAL, YOU CAN DESCRIBE THE UNIT IN THAT BOX. 

  • ONCE THE READ IS COMPLETE YOU CAN FIND YOUR FILES IN THE “OUT FOLDER”

    • C DRIVE > RACE2000 > OUT 

  • YOU CAN EMAIL THE FILE TO JCARDOZA@CALCODIESEL.COM IT WILL BE FFXXXXXXXXX.FPF

  • YOU WILL RECEIVE A MODIFIED FILE IN RETURN, IT WILL BE LABELED FPXXXXXXXXX_000_MOD.FPF

  • YOU WILL DOWNLOAD THIS FILE TO THE ”IN FOLDER”

    • C DRIVE > RACE2000 > IN

  • THEN CLICK “IN”

  • SELECT FILE WITH GREEN “M” LOGO NEXT TO IT (STANDS FOR MOD) AND CLICK “WRITE NEW TRASDATA” AND FOLLOW ALL PROMPTS.

  • ONCE FLASH IS COMPLETE PLUG ECM BACK INTO THE TRUCK, 

  • DISCONNECT EGR, THROTTLE VALVE, AND AFTERTREATMENT. YOU MUST SEAL THE CONNECTORS OR INSTALL A SHIBBY ENGINEERING PLUG KIT

 

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