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CORE ECU
INSTALLATION GUIDE
27 August 2024

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  • Page 1 CORE ECU INSTALLATION GUIDE 27 August 2024...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE REVISION HISTORY Date Revisions August 2024 Initial Release August 27, 2024 Updates to automatic transmission wiring   Copyright © 2024 HP Tuners LLC. All Rights Reserved. HP Tuners, LLC Page 2 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INSTALLATION OF CORE PRE-START SETUP WIZARD CORE CONNECTORS PINOUTS CONNECTOR A PINOUT CONNECTOR B PINOUT CONNECTOR C PINOUT CONNECTOR D PINOUT ETHERNET GROUND HPTNET INPUT LAMBDA OUTPUTS HP Tuners, LLC Page 3 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 4 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR ALTERNATOR CONNECTOR THROTTLE BODY CONNECTOR IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE CAN CONNECTORS I/O CONNECTOR IGNITION & INJECTION WIRING IGNITION WIRING INJECTION WIRING HP Tuners, LLC Page 4 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 5 REQUIRED WIRING GENERAL PURPOSE OUTPUTS ETHERNET CONFIGURATION WIRING HARNESS TERMINATED GEN III DRIVE-BY-CABLE LSX CORE ECU HARNESS TERMINATED GEN IV DRIVE-BY-WIRE LSX CORE ECU HARNESS UNETERMINATED 15’ FLYING LEAD CORE ECU HARNESS 4L60E/4L80E TRANSMISSION CONTROL CORE ECU SUB HARNESS 5FT CORE ECU I/O SUB HARNESS...

  • Page 6: Introduction

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

  • Page 7: 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 process for a period of twelve months from the date of registration.

  • Page 8: Limitation Of Liability

    Proof of Purchase (original invoice and/or order number) and serial number. This limited warranty will not apply to any problems with a CORE ECU and CORE harness that, in HP Tuners’ determination, is a result of conditions, malfunctions or damage unrelated to defects in material or workmanship in the manufacturing process, including failure to comply with HP Tuners’...

  • Page 9: Core Dimensions

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE CORE DIMENSIONS Below outlines the dimensions in millimeters (mm) for the CORE ECU. Figure 1. CORE Dimensions NOTE: Mounting hole size is 5.0 mm. HP Tuners, LLC Page 9 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 10: Ecu  Installation

    Ensure the ECU and harness is mounted away from any moving components, excessive heat, and vibration. ￭ 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). HP Tuners, LLC...
  • Page 11 8. Reconnect the vehicles battery. 9. Download and install VCM live. VCM LIVE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: ￭ OS: Windows 10 ￭ CPU: Intel Core i3-63000 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ￭ RAM: 8GB HP Tuners, LLC Page 11 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 12 10. Open VCM Live. 11. In the menu bar, select Tune > Open Tune. 12. Browse to Documents > HP Tuners > VCM Live > Tunes and select the base tune that you wish to use with the new ECU. 13. Connect your laptop to CORE with an Ethernet cable (not included) to the female Ethernet pigtail on the harness.
  • Page 13 NOTE: Once you receive the unlock code and enter the code into VCM live, your twelve month warranty begins. 17. Create or open a Screen Layout (refer to the VCM Live User Guide). HP Tuners, LLC Page 13 700 Eastwood Lane...

  • Page 14: Pre-Start Setup Wizard

    Figure 3. Opening the Setup Wizard 4. Select each of the below applicable sensors and ensure to select the cor- responding sensor part number being used for your specific setup. HP Tuners, LLC Page 14 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 15 5. After each sensor part number is selected, a list of parameters will appear. Figure 5. Wizard Parameter Checklist 6. Ensure these parameters are reporting a working value within VCM live by adding Measurement & Characteristic lists. HP Tuners, LLC Page 15 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 16 NOTE: The setup wizard will not remember your settings the next time you open it. This is to prevent accidentally programming a second vehicle with the wrong settings. HP Tuners, LLC Page 16 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 17: Core Connectors

    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) HP Tuners, LLC Page 17 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 18: Pinouts

    Table 36 when using 4L60e & 4L80e harness as well. NOTE: When NOT using the 4L60e & 4L80e harness those I/O types default to INPUT, OUTPUT, and VSS. HP Tuners, LLC Page 18 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 19: Connector A Pinout

    Injection Output 5 - (Cylinder 6 (supply injector from switched ignition & Primary Injector 5) supply) 2A low side driver output 1 Low side driver control (connect load to HP Tuners, LLC Page 19 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 20 Low side driver control (connect load to 2A low side driver output 7 switched ignition supply) Injection output 8 (Cylinder 3 & High impedance injector low side control HP Tuners, LLC Page 20 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 21 Idle air control coil 2P Idle air coil 2 high side control ECU GROUND / BATTERY Supply ECU GROUND NEGATIVE Ground Table 2. Connector A Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 21 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 22: Connector B Pinout

    Digital hall effect sensor - VR sensor   Speed input 3 Digital hall effect sensor - VR sensor   Camshaft position 1 Digital hall effect sensor - VR sensor HP Tuners, LLC Page 22 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 23 Low side driver control (connect load to 2A low side driver output 11 switched igntion supply) ECU GROUND / Supply ECU  GROUND BATTERY  NEGATIVE Ground Table 3. Connector B Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 23 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 24: Connector C Pinout

    Low side driver control (connect load to 2A low side driver output 13 switched ignition supply) ECU GROUND / Supply ECU  GROUND BATTERY  NEGATIVE Ground HP Tuners, LLC Page 24 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 25   General purpose analog input 0-5V Lambda heater low side Lambda heater low side driver control driver output 1 (Heater (connect "Heater voltage H+ / Uh+" to HP Tuners, LLC Page 25 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 26 General purpose analog input 0-5V General purpose analog input   General purpose analog input 0-5V   NTC temperature input 5 NTC  termperature input Table 4. Connector C Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 26 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 27: Connector D Pinout

      HPTnet CAN_N Differential I/O CAN_C_P (impedance matched to 120 ohm recommended) BATTERY  VOLTAGE 10A fused 12V power input +12V source (10A fuse Power I/P BATTERY  VOLTAGE HP Tuners, LLC Page 27 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 28 CAN_A_P (impedance matched to 120 ohm recommended) CAN_B_N Unshielded twisted pair with Differential   CAN_B_N CAN_B_P (impedance matched to 120 ohm recommended) HPTnet Ground Power O/P HPTnet ground reference HP Tuners, LLC Page 28 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 29 CAN_B_P Unshielded twisted pair with Differential   CAN_B_P CAN_B_N (impedance matched to 120 ohm recommended) ECU GROUND / Supply ECU  GROUND BATTERY  NEGATIVE Ground Table 5. Connector D Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 29 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 30: Can

    10/100 Ethernet, Unshielded twisted pair with   Ethernet Tx_P ETHERNET_TX_N (CAT5 recommended) Differential 10/100 Ethernet, Unshielded twisted pair with   Ethernet RX_P ETHERNET_RX_N (CAT5 recommended) Table 7. Ethernet I/O Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 30 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 31: Ground

    120 ohm recommended) HPTnet +12V Power O/P HPTnet +12V reference supply voltage (12Vdc, 2.6A) Power HPTnet Power O/P HPTnet ground reference Ground Table 9. HPTNET I/O Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 31 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 32: Input

      General purpose analog input 0-5V input 11 General purpose analog   General purpose analog input 0-5V input 12   NTC termperature input 5 NTC tempeature input HP Tuners, LLC Page 32 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 33: Lambda

    LAMBDA IA2 (Trim resistor RT /     LAMBDA IA2 (Trim resistor RT / IA)     LAMBDA UN1 (Nernst voltage LAMBDA UN1 (Nernst voltage UN / RE) HP Tuners, LLC Page 33 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 34: Outputs

    Injector 5) 2A low side driver Low side driver control (connect load to switched output 2 ignition supply) Throttle Body 1P H-Brdige output high side control HP Tuners, LLC Page 34 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 35 (Cylinder 3 & Primary injector fromm switched ignition supply) Inector 8) Injection output 7 High impedance injector low side control (supply (Cylinder 4 & Primary injector fromm switched ignition supply) HP Tuners, LLC Page 35 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 36 2A low side driver Low side driver control (connect load to switched output 11 igntion supply) 2A low side driver Low side driver control (connect load to switched HP Tuners, LLC Page 36 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 37 Low side driver control (connect load to switched output 13 igntion supply) 2A low side driver Low side driver control (connect load to switched output 8 igntion supply) Table 12. Output I/O Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 37 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 38: Power

    Camshaft position 3 Digital hall effect sensor - VR  sensor   Camshaft position 4 Digital hall effect sensor - VR  sensor Table 14. Trigger I/O Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 38 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 39: Vss

    ECU  C33 - GENERAL  PURPOSE  ANALOG INPUT  12 LT  BLU ECU  5V REFERENCE  2 DK  BLU/RED ECU B9 - SPEED INPUT  3 PPL/BLK ECU B21 - SPEED INPUT  4 HP Tuners, LLC Page 39 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 40 Color Comment LT BLU/PPL ECU  B16 - FREQUENCY/DIGITAL  INPUT  2 LT BLU/YEL ECU  B17 - FREQUENCY/DIGITAL  INPUT  3 BATTERY  NEGATIVE Table 16. Auto Transmission I/O Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 40 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 41: Main Power

    The crankshaft position sensor on most Gen III & IV LS engines can be found on the lower right-hand side of the engine block above the starter. Generation ACDelco Gen III 12560228 213-354 Gen IV 12585546 Table 17. Crankshaft Supported Sensor Table HP Tuners, LLC Page 41 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 42 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 7. Crankshaft Position Sensor DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 42 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 43: Camshaft Position Sensor

    Some may have an extension cable. Generation ACDelco Gen III 12561211 213-363 Gen IV 213-3826 Table 18. Camshaft Supported Sensor Table Figure 8. Camshaft Position Sensor DBC Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 43 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 44 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 9. Camshaft Position Sensor DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 44 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 45: Throttle Position Sensor (Tps)

    Gen III Drive-By-Cable harness. Generation ACDelco Gen III 17123852 213-912 Gen IV Table 19. TPS Supported Sensor Table Figure 10. Throttle Position Sensor DBC Connector View   HP Tuners, LLC Page 45 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 46: Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor

    Gen III Gen IV Varies by Application Varies by Application Table 20. APP Supported Sensor Table Figure 11. Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor DBW Connector View     HP Tuners, LLC Page 46 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 47: Manifold Absolute Pressure (Map) Sensor

    Generation ACDelco Gen III 19418810 12614970 12591290 Gen IV 213-4434 12644228 Table 21. MAP Supported Sensor Table Figure 12. Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor DBC Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 47 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 48 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 13. Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 48 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 49: Engine Coolant Temperature (Ect) Sensor

    Generation ACDeleco Gen III 15326388 213-953 Gen IV 15326388 213-953 Table 22. ECT Supported Sensor Table Figure 14. Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 49 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 50: Intake Air Temperature (Iat) Sensor

    EFI and/or BP to split the 2 wire IAT sensor. Generation ACDelco Gen III 12160244 (N/A with 5 wire MAF) 213-243 (N/A with 5 wire MAF) Gen IV 12160244 213-243 Table 23. IAT Supported Sensor Table HP Tuners, LLC Page 50 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 51: Oil Pressure Sensor

    Generation Gen III 12677836 Gen IV 12673134 Table 24. Oil Pressure Supported Sensor Table Figure 15. Oil Pressure Sensor DBC Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 51 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 52 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 16. Oil Pressure Sensor DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 52 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 53: Lambda Sensor (Oxygen Sensor)

    Generation BOSCH Gen III 17025 Gen IV 17025 Table 25. Lambda Supported Sensor Table Figure 17. Lambda 1 Sensor DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 53 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 54 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 18. Lambda 2 Sensor DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 54 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 55: Knock Sensor

    Generation ACDelco Gen III 12673134 213-3521 Gen IV 213-1576 Table 26. Knock Supported Sensor Table Figure 19. Knock Sensor DBC Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 55 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 56 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 20. Knock Sensor 1 & 2 DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 56 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 57: Mass Air Flow (Maf) Sensor

    213-4657 (5 wire MAF, applicable for LS1, LS2, & LS6) & LS6) Gen IV 15865791 213-4222 Table 27. MAF Supported Sensor Table Figure 21. Mass Air Flow DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 57 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 58: 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 Tuners, LLC Page 58 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 59 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 23. Fuel Injectors 5-8 DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 59 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 60: Ignition Coils

    Varies by Application Gen IV Varies by Application Varies by Application Table 28. Ignition Coil Supported Table Figure 24. Ignition Coil Bank 1 DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 60 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 61 Figure 25. Ignition Coil Bank 2 DBC & DBW Connector View NOTE: First dozen DBC & DBW harnesses will NOT have the blue trace on the 12v ignition wire, this does not affect the functionality of either harness. HP Tuners, LLC Page 61 700 Eastwood Lane...

  • Page 62: Barometric Pressure Sensor

    MAP and barometric pressure sensor are the same sensor. Generation Gen III 30-2130-15 Gen IV 30-2130-15 Table 29. Barometric Pressure Supported Sensor Table Figure 26. Barometric Pressure Sensor DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 62 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 63: Vehicle Speed Sensor

    VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR The vehicle speed sensor is often on the driver near side of the transmission. Figure 27. Vehicle Speed Sensor DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 63 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 64: Alternator Connector

    Any 4 Cavity Connector Gen IV Any 4 Cavity Connector Any 4 Cavity Connector Table 30. Alternator Supported Connector Table Figure 28. Alternator DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 64 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 65: Throttle Body Connector

    Generation TPS: 17123852 Gen III IAC: 17113598 Gen IV 12570790 Table 31. Throttle Body Supported Connector Table Figure 29. Throttle Body Connector DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 65 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 66: Idle Air Control Valve

    Generation ACDelco Gen III 17113391 217-1806 Gen IV Table 32. Idle Air Control Supported Valve Table Figure 30. Idle Air Control Valve DBC Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 66 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 67: Can Connectors

    Terminal - AT60-202-16141 AT04-4P Gen IV TPA-AW4P Terminal - AT60-202-16141 Table 33. CAN Supported Connector Table Figure 31. CAN BUS 1 (Deutsch) DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 67 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 68 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 32. CAN BUS 2 (Deutsch) DBC & DBW Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 68 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 69: I/O Connector

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE I/O CONNECTOR Figure 33. I/O (Molex) DBC & DBW Connector View Figure 34. I/O (Molex) Pin 1-20 Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 69 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 70: Ignition & Injection Wiring

    IGNITION WIRING Pin # Harness Output Description Pin "A" Location Ignition Coil Cylinder 8 Ignition Output 2 Ignition Coil Cylinder 2 Ignition Output 4 HP Tuners, LLC Page 70 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 71 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 Tuners, LLC Page 71 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 72 Pin # Harness Output Description Pin "A" Location Ignition Coil Cylinder 6 Ignition Output 5 Ignition Coil Cylinder 4 Ignition Output 7 Table 34. Ignition Wiring Table HP Tuners, LLC Page 72 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 73: Injection Wiring

    Fuel Injector Cylinder 1 Injection Output 1 Fuel Injector Cylinder 8 Injection Output 2 Fuel Injector Cylinder 7 Injection Output 3 Fuel Injector Cylinder 2 Injection Output 4 HP Tuners, LLC Page 73 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 74 Injection Output 5 Fuel Injector Cylinder 3 Injection Output 8 Fuel Injector Cylinder 4 Injection Output 7 Fuel Injector Cylinder 5 Injection Output 6 Table 35. Injection Wiring Table HP Tuners, LLC Page 74 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 75: Dual Injection Configuration

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE DUAL INJECTION CONFIGURATION There are 16 injectors on the CORE ECU. Eight injectors are used for primary injection, eight are used 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 76: 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 35. Single Stage Nitrous Wiring REQUIRED WIRING An enable/arming input of a ground is required. When enabled, this feature must be configured/enabled in VCM live and the primary activation is TPS and engine speed which are active inputs in the ECU.
  • Page 77 NOTE: Never have the ECU directly power a nitrous oxide solenoid. All nitrous solenoids require more than a 2A rating for the ECU output. NOTE: When nitrous is enabled as a feature, no fuel cuts will be allowed. HP Tuners, LLC Page 77 700 Eastwood Lane...

  • Page 78: 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 plug into the harness.
  • Page 79 5. Ensure the information matches the settings below. If issues are still present, follow the below steps to reset your network adapter. 1. Right click on the Windows Logo. HP Tuners, LLC Page 79 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 80 2. Select Device Manager. 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. HP Tuners, LLC Page 80 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 81 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 reset. HP Tuners, LLC Page 81 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 82: Wiring Harness

    WIRING HARNESS This section 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 style Gen III LS application.
  • Page 83 It can be paired with either additional I/O flying lead harness or 4L60e/4L80e expansion harness for direct plug in and play to the 4L60e and 4L80e transmission setups. HP Tuners, LLC Page 83 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 84: Terminated Gen Iv Drive-By-Wire Lsx Core Ecu Harness

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE TERMINATED GEN IV DRIVE-BY-WIRE LSX CORE ECU HARNESS This harness has an electronically controlled throttle body, along with an accelerating pedal feeding a signal to the ECU to control the electronic throttle. On the Gen IV Drive-By-Wire harness the MAP and Cam sensor are both located on the front of the engine.
  • Page 85 It can be paired with either additional I/O flying lead harness or 4L60e/4L80e expansion harness for direct plug in and play to the 4L60e and 4L80e transmission setups. Figure 38. Fuse & Relay DBC & DBW Center Assembly HP Tuners, LLC Page 85 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 86: Uneterminated 15' Flying Lead Core Ecu Harness

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE UNETERMINATED 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 used.

  • Page 87: 4L60E/4L80E Transmission Control Core Ecu Sub Harness

    CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4L60E/4L80E TRANSMISSION CONTROL CORE ECU SUB HARNESS This is a single plug-in solution harness for the 4L60e & 4L80e transmission. Below outlines the 4L60e & 4L80e harness pinouts and I/O type. Figure 40. 4L60e & 4L80e Harness Assembly...
  • Page 88 LT BLU/PPL LOOSE - FREQUENCY/DIGITAL INPUT 2 LT BLU/YEL LOOSE - FREQUENCY/DIGITAL INPUT 3 LOOSE  - BATTERY  NEGATIVE Table 36. 4L60e & 4L80e Harness I/O Pinout Description HP Tuners, LLC Page 88 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...
  • Page 89 CORE INSTALLATION GUIDE Figure 41. 4L60e & 4L80e Pin 1-20 Connector View HP Tuners, LLC Page 89 700 Eastwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089, USA...

  • Page 90: 5Ft Core Ecu I/O Sub Harness

    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/4L80e sub harness. Figure 42. 5ft I/O Harness Assembly HP Tuners, LLC Page 90 700 Eastwood Lane...

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