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CORE

INSTALLATION GUIDE

August 2024

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  • Page 1: Core

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE August 2024...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Date Revisions August 2024 Initial Release Copyright © 2024 HP Tuners LLC. All Rights Reserved. HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 2 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE REVISION HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION REGISTRATION AND VERIFICATION SAFETY INFORMATION LIMITED WARRANTY LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CORE DIMENSIONS ECU INSTALLATION PRE-START SETUP WIZARD CORE CONNECTORS PINOUTS HP Tu ne rs , L LC...
  • Page 4 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE ETHERNET GROUND HPTNET INPUT LAMBDA OUTPUTS POWER TRIGGER MAIN POWER SENSORS & CONNECTORS IGNITION & INJECTION WIRING DUAL INJECTION CONFIGURATION NITROUS SYSTEM WIRING ETHERNET CONFIGURATION WIRING HARNESS HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Please read all the associated documentation to get the most out of your Electronic Control Unit (ECU). Your purchase and u se of the HP Tuners CORE ECU is subject to the HP Tuners General Terms and Conditions, which can be found at https://www.hptuners.com/terms-of-use/.

  • Page 6: Limited Warranty

    LIMITED WARRANTY HP Tuners warrants to the original purchaser of an HP Tuners CORE ECU that the product will be free from defects in materials or workmanship in the manufacturing proce ss for a period of twelve months from the date of registration.
  • Page 7 HP Tuners CORE harness for twelve months from the date of purchase. During the twelve month warranty period, we will, repair or replace (in our sole discretion) any CORE harness found by HP Tuners (in our sole discretion) to contain defective materials or workmanship, at no cost to you.

  • Page 8: Limitation Of Liability

    OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF A CORE ECU PRODUCT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT HP TUNERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  • Page 9: Core Dimensions

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE CORE DIMENSIONS Below outlines the dimensions in millimeters (mm) for the CORE ECU. Figure 1. CORE Dimensions HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 9 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...

  • Page 10: Ecu Installation

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE ECU INSTALLATION The below step-based instructions outline the recommended procedures to install the CORE for y our LS motor. Optional Tools: • Crimper • Wire loom • Heat shrink • Wire cutters • Zip ties • Various wrenches, ratchet, metric & standard sockets, screwdrivers, and ratchet extensions •...
  • Page 11 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE • If possible, mount the CORE ECU where the OE ECU was located. 2. Use a 5 mm drill bit to create the four mounting holes (If applicable). 3. Mount the ECU, use the supplied 4 lock washers and 4 nuts to mount the ECU.
  • Page 12 RAM: 8GB 10. Download and open a Tune file into VCM live. 11. Connect your laptop to CORE with an ethe rnet cable (not included) to the female ethernet pigtail on the harness. NOTE: • Ensure to use a USB to ethernet adapter when connecting to CORE.
  • Page 13 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE NOTE: • Once you receive the unlock code and enter the code into VCM live, your twelve month warranty begins. Figure 2. Activation Acknowledgement Screen VCM Live User Guide 15. Create or open a Screen Layout (refer to the...

  • Page 14: Pre-Start Setup Wizard

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE PRE-START SETUP WIZARD Once CORE is installe d, and VCM Live and your tune file have been downloaded successfully, we recommend following the below steps before making any modifications to your LS engine. The below setup wizard can quickly configure many of the ECU’s parameters based on the sensor...
  • Page 15 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 4. Wizard Sensor Setup 5. After each sensor part number is selected, a list of parameters will appear (Figure HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 15 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 16 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 5. Wizard Parameter Checklist 6. Ensure these parameters are reporting a working value within VCM live by adding Measurement & Characteristic lists. NOTE: • VCM Live User Guide Refer to the to add Measurement & characteristic lists.
  • Page 17 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE 9. If live tuning is enabled, VCM Live will send these updates to the ECU immediately. If live tu ning is NOT enabled, click to write the update tune to the vehicle. 10. Once all sensors have had their corresponding part numbers selected within the Setup Wizard and all sensors show a working value within VCM live, modifications can be made to y our vehicle.

  • Page 18: Core Connectors

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE CORE CONNECTORS CORE has four conne ctors on the bottom end of the ECU (Figure 6). Each connector head has 34 or 26 contacts with four rows, combined 120 contacts total with all four connectors. Figure 6. CORE Connectors (Connector side view with ECU facing upwards)

  • Page 19: Pinouts

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE PINOUTS Below outlines connectors A-D and each of their pinouts and the color code for the I/O type. • POWER = LIGHT BROWN • TRIGGERS (Cam & Crank Inputs) = LIGHT PINK • INPUT (all analog inputs are configurable and can be used as a...
  • Page 20 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE CONNECTOR A PINOUT Table 1. Connector A Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 20 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 21 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE CONNECTOR B PINOUT Table 2. Connector B Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 21 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 22 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE CONNECTOR C PINOUT Table 3. Connector C Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 22 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 23 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE CONNECTOR D PINOUT Table 4. Connector D Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 23 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...

  • Page 24: Can

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Table 5. CAN I/O Pinout Description ETHERNET Table 6. Ethernet I/O Pinout Description GROUND Table 7. Ground I/O Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 24 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...

  • Page 25: Hptnet

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE HPTNET Table 8. HPTNET I/O Pinout Description INPUT Table 9. Input I/O Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 25 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...

  • Page 26: Lambda

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE LAMBDA Table 10. Lambda I/O Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 26 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...

  • Page 27: Outputs

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE OUTPUTS Table 11. Output I/O Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 27 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...

  • Page 28: Power

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE POWER Table 12. Power I/O Pinout Description TRIGGER Table 13. Trigger I/O Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 28 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...

  • Page 29: Vss

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Table 14. VSS I/O Pinout Description HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 29 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...

  • Page 30: Main Power

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE MAIN POWER The CORE’S main power is through connector “D” pin D7, with a max current of 10 amps. The main power for the ignition switch is found on connector “C” pin C1 and the main power for the throttle body can be found on connector “A”...
  • Page 31 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 7. Crankshaft Position Sensor DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 31 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 32 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR The camshaft position sensor on most Ge n III LS engines can be found on the rear valley of the block behind the intake manifold. The camshaft position sensor on most Ge n IV LS engines can be found on the front of the engine on the front timing cover.
  • Page 33 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 9. Camshaft Position Sensor DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 33 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 34 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) The throttle position sensor on most Gen III & IV LS engines can be found towards the front of the engine on the throttle/butterfly shaft assembly, which is only applicable to the Gen III Drive-By-Cable harness.
  • Page 35 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR The accelerator pedal position sensor is located on the left side of the accelerator foot pedal, which is only applicable to the Gen IV Drive-By-Wire harness. Generation ACDelco Gen III Gen IV Varies by Application Varies by Application Table 18.
  • Page 36 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE (MAP) SENSOR The MAP sensor on most Gen III & Gen IV LS engines can be found on top of the intake manifold. Generation ACDelco Gen III 19418810 12614970 12591290 Gen IV 213-4434 12644228 Table 19.
  • Page 37 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 13. Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 37 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 38 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR The coolant temperature sensor on most Gen III & IV LS engines can be found on the driver side bank 1 cylinder head. Generation ACDelco Gen III 15326388 213-953 Gen IV 15326388 213-953 Table 20.
  • Page 39 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE (IAT) SENSOR The IAT sensor on most Gen III LS engines is located on the intake pipe separate and not incorporated into the M AF sensor. The IAT sensor on most Gen IV LS engines is located on the intake pipe that is usually incorporated into the MAF.
  • Page 40 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR The oil pressure sensor on most Gen III & IV LS engines can be found towards the back on the engine, above the flywhe el housing. Generation Gen III 12677836 Gen IV 12673134 Table 22. Oil Pressure Supported Sensor Table Figure 15.
  • Page 41 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 16. Oil Pressure Sensor DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 41 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 42 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE LAMBDA SENSOR (OXYGEN SENSOR) Both upstream lambda sensors can be found after the exhaust manifold flanges and before the catalytic converter on each bank. Generation BOSCH Gen III 17025 Gen IV 17025 Table 23. Lambda Supported Sensor Table Figure 17.
  • Page 43 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 18. Lambda 2 Sensor DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 43 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 44 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE KNOCK SENSOR Both knock sensors on most Gen III LS engines can be found under the valley and uses an extension harness with one connector. Both knock sensors on most Gen IV LS engines can be found on the lower sides of the engine block in front of the starter motor or near the motor mounts and uses a separate connector for each knock sensor.
  • Page 45 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 20. Knock Sensor 1 & 2 DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 45 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 46 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE MASS AIR FLOW (MAF) SENSOR The MAF sensor on most Gen III & IV LS engines can be located on the intake tube. NOTE: • Both the Terminated Gen III Drive-By-Cable & Gen IV Drive-By-Wire harnesses will have a 5 wire MAF that inte grates with the IAT.
  • Page 47 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 21. Mass Air Flow DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 47 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 48 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE FUEL INJECTORS The fuel injectors are located on top of the intake manifold on both the left and right banks. Figure 22. Fuel Injectors 1-4 DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC...
  • Page 49 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 23. Fuel Injectors 5-8 DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 49 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 50 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE IGNITION COILS The ignition coils are located on both the left and right valve covers with a total of two connections, one for each bank. Generation ACDelco Gen III Varies by Application Varies by Application Gen IV...
  • Page 51 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 25. Ignition Coil Bank 2 DBC & DBW Connector View NOTE: • First dozen DBC & DBW harnesses will N OT have the blue trace on the 12v ignition wire, this does not affect the functionality of either harness.
  • Page 52 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR The barometric pressure sensor is often located on the fire wall on the right- hand side of the A/C blower motor when it’s a standalone sensor. When it’s not a standalone unit, the MAP and barometric pressure sensor are the same sensor.
  • Page 53 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR The vehicle speed sensor is often on the driver rear side of the transmission. Figure 27. Vehicle Speed Sensor DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne...
  • Page 54 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE ALTERNATOR CONNECTOR The alternator conne ctor is located on the back side of the alternator. Generation ACDelco Gen III Any 4 Cavity Connector Any 4 Cavity Connector Gen IV Any 4 Cavity Connector Any 4 Cavity Connector Table 28.
  • Page 55 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE THROTTLE BODY CONNECTOR The throttle body connector is located on the throttle body itself. The below table specifies the recommended part numbers for the gen III harness, any throttle body can be used with the gen III harness, if the same style IAC and TPS sensor are used along with the throttle body.
  • Page 56 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE The idle air control valve is located directly above the right-hand side of the intake manifold or often on the throttle body. Generation ACDelco Gen III 17113391 217-1806 Gen IV Table 30. Idle Air Control Supported Valve Table Figure 30.
  • Page 57 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE CAN CONNECTORS The CAN connectors are located by the fu se box, close to the ECU side of the harness. Generation DT Connector Gen III AT04-4P TPA-AW4P Terminal – AT60-202-16141 Gen IV AT04-4P TPA-AW4P Terminal – AT60-202-16141 Table 31.
  • Page 58 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 31. CAN BUS 1 (Deutsch) DBC & DB W Connector View Figure 32. CAN BUS 2 (Deutsch) DBC & DB W Connector View HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne...

  • Page 59: Ignition & Injection Wiring

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE IGNITION & INJECTION WIRING The suggested ignition and injection wiring can be found in the below order. Users may configure the firing order in the “Cylinder Firing Order” table within VCM live but the pinout wiring below is how the pre-terminated harnesses are wired.
  • Page 60 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Ignition Coil Cylinder 5 Ignition Output 6 Ignition Coil Cylinder 3 Ignition Output 8 Ignition Coil Cylinder 1 Ignition Output 1 Ignition Coil Cylinder 7 Ignition Output 3 HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne...
  • Page 61 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Ignition Coil Cylinder 6 Ignition Output 5 Ignition Coil Cylinder 4 Ignition Output 7 Table 32. Ignition Wiring Table HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne Page 61 Bu ffa l o Gr ove , IL 60089, US A...
  • Page 62 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE PIN # Harness Output Description Pin “A” Location Fuel Injector Injection Output 1 Cylinder 1 Fuel Injector Injection Output 2 Cylinder 8 Fuel Injector Injection Output 3 Cylinder 7 Fuel Injector Injection Output 4 Cylinder 2 HP Tu ne rs , L LC...
  • Page 63 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Fuel Injector Injection Output 5 Cylinder 6 Fuel Injector Injection Output 8 Cylinder 3 Fuel Injector Injection Output 7 Cylinder 4 Fuel Injector Injection Output 6 Cylinder 5 Table 33. Injection Wiring Table HP Tu ne rs , L LC...

  • Page 64: Dual Injection Configuration

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE DUAL INJECTION CONFIGURATION There are 16 injectors on the CORE ECU. Eight injectors are use d for primary injection, eight are u sed for secondary. The secondary injectors are mated to the primary injectors and will match the firing order of the primary. They must be connected to the same cylinder.

  • Page 65: Nitrous System Wiring

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE NITROUS SYSTEM WIRING Below outlines the recommended procedures to wire a nitrous oxide system that is controlled by the CORE ECU. Figure 33. Single Stage Nitrous Wiring HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne...
  • Page 66 ECU. GENERAL PURPOSE OUTPUTS The CORE’s general purpose outputs can be used as an input or output and are all controlled by VCM live. Low side drivers are ground triggers and high side drivers are all 12-volt power triggers, which will be driving a relay and not any high amperage devices.

  • Page 67: Ethernet Configuration

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE ETHERNET CONFIGURATION When purchasing the CORE ECU an optional harness can be purchased to connect to the ECU, that harness will have a 2-meter ethernet branch cable that allows routing of the ethernet connector into the vehicles cabin. The ethernet connector will allow a standard ethernet cable to plu g into the harness.
  • Page 68 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE If issues are still present, follow the be low steps to reset your network adapter. 1. Right click on the Windows Logo. 2. Select “Device Manager”. HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne...
  • Page 69 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Click on the drop-down arrow on the left-hand side of the “Network Adapter”, Then right click on the network adapter to reinstall. NOTE: • The exact name of the network adapter will vary from computer to computer.
  • Page 70 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. Click “Uninstall device”. NOTE: • If a checkbox appears to also delete the driver software, leave this box UNCHECKED. 5. Select “OK”. 6. Restart your computer. The adapter will be reinstalled on startup and the adapter will be re set.

  • Page 71: Wiring Harness

    WIRING HARNESS Below outlines the available harnesses for CORE. TERMINATED GEN III DRIVE-BY-CABLE LSX CORE ECU HARNESS On this harness the knock sensors are located in the valley. The MAP sensor and Cam sensor are located on the back of the engine. EV1 and EV6 connectors can be purchased with this harness to allow usage of the OEM connector sty le Gen III LS application.
  • Page 72 4L60e/4L80e expansion harness for direct plug in and play to the 4L60e and 4L80e transmission setups. TERMINATED GEN IV DRIVE-BY-WIRE LSX CORE ECU HARNESS This harness has an electronically controlled throttle body, along with an accelerating pedal fe eding a signal to the ECU to control the electronic throttle.

  • Page 73: 700 E A Stw Ood La Ne

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE NOTE: • The EV6 injector is standard on the Gen IV Drive-By-Wire harness. • The Gen IV Drive-By-Wire harness MAP se nsors wiring is long enough to go to either front or rear of the intake manifold.
  • Page 74 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE UNTERMINATED 15’ FLYING LEAD CORE ECU HARNESS This harness comes with the four ECU connectors along with the 15 ft sections of wiring already pinned for the ECU connector. This kit provides cavity plugs for the cavities not being use d.
  • Page 75 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4L60E/4L80E TRANSMISSION CONTROL CORE ECU SUB HARNESS This is a single plug-in solution harness for the 4L60e & 4L80e transmission. Figure 38. 4L60e & 4L80e Harness Assembly HP Tu ne rs , L LC 700 E a stw ood La ne...
  • Page 76 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5FT CORE ECU I/O SUB HARNESS This sub harness allows users the ability to utilize additional I/O when not utilizing the 4L60e/4L 80e sub harness. Figure 39. 5ft I/O Harness Assembly HP Tu ne rs , L LC...

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