looking into buying a wolf 3d v4 but i need to know how to install it because i know that i brings its own harness. what i need to know mostly is, is it calibrated already for my car or do i have to do something in specific to calibrate it? please help!!!

 

Hi Mikerx784 their is basically 2 types a stand alone unit that comes with a harness and a Plugin that plug directly into your harness. Some of the people here have Plugins and some have stand alones. Both need to tuned to some extent the stand alone comes dumb and the plugin has a basic map to start you off. Some of the plugin guys may already have tuned maps for a engine close to yours just post your specs first and see what happens.


Cheers
Michael Smith

 

well the wolf 3D v4 has its own harness so is a stand alone. which means that it brings a preset mode.Is that enough to start the car if its installed correctly nomatter if i have other upgrades?

 

There are two different kinds of the Wolf, there is the generic wire-in type and the plug-and-play type.

If you get the plug-and-play type you don't have to worry about wiring in a harness because it is a direct plug-in replacement for the factory computer. This being said it does not mean that it is 100% tuned to your particular car, it just means that it is setup and calibrated for stock parts. You will need to make sure the fuel maps are correct and do a bit of tuning yourself.

If you get the generic wire-in then it will require wiring the entire harness, and then calibrating the unit for your car, and then creating maps to run it.

 

Well put!!!! Stand alone = plugin = + =


Cheers
Michael Smith