Overview
HTR Performance Engineering calibrates your vehicle remotely using HP Tuners VCM Suite: you pull the stock read and record data logs, and we build and revise the calibration until it is final.
A smooth session depends on three things being in place before we start: the right hardware and software, HP Tuners credits loaded on your interface, and a mechanically healthy vehicle. This guide walks through each, then the calibration workflow step by step.
Required Hardware and Software
You need five things in place before your first session: an HP Tuners interface, VCM Suite on a laptop, credits, an OBDII wideband, and a fast internet connection.
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Interface device | HP Tuners MPVI3 or MPVI4 (or RTD4 for TDN remote delivery); MPVI4 required for Global B vehicles |
| Software | Latest VCM Suite (VCM Editor and VCM Scanner) installed on a laptop |
| Credits | Universal credits for your vehicle’s ECM and TCM, purchased and synced via the HP Tuners website |
| Wideband O2 | OBDII wideband kit: AEM part # 30-0334 or Ballenger part # SNSR-00993 |
| Internet | High-speed connection, so files transfer quickly and without corruption |
Interface: MPVI4
The MPVI4 plugs into the OBDII port and connects your laptop to the vehicle for reading, flashing and data logging. The MPVI4 is required for all Global B calibration work; the MPVI3 cannot be used on Global B vehicles. These interfaces can be provided by HTRP.
Wideband Lambda Sensor: Approved Kits
A wideband gives accurate air-fuel ratio data in your logs. Use one of these two kits so the data matches our configuration files.
AEM X-Series OBDII Wideband — part # 30-0334
Ballenger AFR500 — part # SNSR-00993
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Dynamometer Calibrations
A preferable method for calibration is access to a chassis dynamometer. This allows a more stable and safer environment for the calibration process. The facility you use must be properly equipped in providing a safe and stable test session. In addition a WiFi connection will be needed to communicate.
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No laptop? Remote calibration with HP Tuners TDN Program!
If you don’t have a laptop, HTR can deliver your calibration through HP Tuners’ Tune Delivery Network (TDN), using your Android phone or iPhone as the portal. You never install VCM Suite. See video below for setup and functions!
TDN is a browser-based and mobile platform that connects calibration shops with their customers. HTR manages your vehicle, receives your read file and sends calibration files through the TDN portal; you use the free TDN app to read, license and write to your vehicle.
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What you need for TDN Program.
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Phone | Android or iPhone with the free TDN app: Google Play · App Store |
| Interface | MPVI4 (required for Global B) or an RTD device supplied by HTR. iPhone users need an MPVI2+, MPVI3, MPVI4, RTD or RTD+; the original MPVI2 works with Android only |
| Credits | Still required: you license your vehicle in the app before writing the files. CLINK LINK FOR CREDIT REQUIREMENTS! |