what is the best scan tool for 85 hot air?

[jessecool]

I am currently building a 85 Hot Air from ground up.But just about everything on the market is for 86/87's.I looked into scanmaster but i dont think it will work with 85.I just want to know whats going on with the car,and proper tune it,IAC,MAF,all sensors...ect. Can anyone help thanks....

 

[bot]

I like the powerlogger with wb-o2 , but you would have to convert to a 86/87
ECM to run that .

I used autoxray scaner before I got the pl. which was hard to tune with
the pl is much faster

 

[Boost231]

Best thing to do is just get an 87 ecm and the iat sensor. Buy the wiring from caspers and get a tt chip. Get a powerlogger and lc-1 from fullthrottle and you will be set. So ya

87 ecm
Powerlogger
Lc-1

 

[turbo6x2]

Do the ecm conversion, the 84-85 has limited function and higher failure rate.

 

[Jerryl]

X3 Here.
The ability to get more data with the 87 ECM, log and review the variables with PL, and chip availability through TT is worth the $$.
Of course, if all you are doing is a stock restoration at stock performance levels, than the OTC2000 or OTC4000 with a stock chip are fine.