Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

I've been to the gettdyne website like 3 times, and read the entire web page worth of info !! But I d-loaded the "bin editor" and installed it and it came up with an error message and didn't even open the program...

People say "stand-alone" is better, but really, better for who ?

What about the dude with a MSD BTM, apexi AFC, dsm 450s, and a wide band O2 ? I know how to work and understand all those things, but injector timing adjustments, ignition timing adjustments vs rpm etc... Sounds like it could be pretty dangrous to the average dumbass like me that can't even figure out how to get the software to open up...

Maybe I'll be best off just buying a chip from someone computer smarter than myself ( and I don't mean some jackass off ebay ).

Get the chip maker to let the ECU not trip out over seeing boost, retard timing 1* per PSI and have the maps re-set for dsm 450s. With a chip like that and my AFC I'd think I'd be able to get a pretty good tune...

Maybe one day someone will mod a DSM ECU to run in a honda, preset for boost, timing, injectors, knock sensor and everything else, but still use the factory honda harness and sensor... wow, what a crazy idea..

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

the error message you are getting is probably due to a missing DLL file. Check the ghettodyne website for that error message. I had the message too when I D/L GD to check it out. Mine works good now.

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

i can program you a chip if you'd like?

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

oh man cant figure out how to work the software.. just buy a zdyne if you want something easy. thats what i did and i wish i got ghettodyne. could have saved some cash.

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

I'm a car freak, not a computer freak.

I'll never buy an AEM or zydne for my civic, maybe an AEM for my stealth...

Just saying, why give a miget a 100lbs sword to kill a mouse, when he can do it with a must easier to use dagger.

BTW I think getteodyne is GREAT, but like I said, I'll leave the pc stuff to the PC freaks..

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

---- man... aint nothing hard once you know how

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

it's all money vs. reliability vs. ease of use. kinda like the old saying cheap,reliable,fast you can only choose two. ya dig?

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afc kicks ass! ;D

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

If GhD was $1000 a pop, I GARANTEE it would be easy as pie to use, have tons of R&D testing, tech support, you name it. If you care to share the error, maybe we can help?

Mike

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

Bottom line:

Stop complaining, no one is making you use it. And blame yourself for your ignorance, and inability to comprehend basic computing tasks, not the software. >:(

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

in other words, its still in its infancy and who knows how long it will be before its as user friendly as the commerical products. if you have the balls to learn you can do it the manual way, by splicing in and editing the values directly. all can be found at www.pgmfi.org if you so dare to dive in

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

Here is the "error" I'm seeing when I open the ghettodyne program

"component 'COMDLG32.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing ot invalid"

I put the "fix" file called "setup.bat" in the same folder as the rest of the ghettodyne files and double clicked it, but it didn't fix the problem I guess.

BTW: TurboEF9, this was in my first post "Sounds like it could be pretty dangrous to the average dumbass like me that can't even figure out how to get the software to open up...
", sound like I am blaming my self.. My brother can't even understand how turbos work, yet he is a computer pimp, I'm the exsact flip mode of that.

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

The frustrating part of this whole thing is that if you go to www.GhettoDyne.com, click on the help menu and click on "errors" your error is the very first one listed. This has not so much to do with computer savy as it does pure laziness.

Mike

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

..then how come you haven't gotten your OCXs registered correctly? They're all there in the GhD directory when it's unarchived. Hrm.. pimp.

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

pwned

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

I am a computer geek and I kept getting the same error even after the fix listed on the website. I had to run it in the 'Compatibility' mode that WinXP offers. To do so:

Right click on the shortcut on the start menu and choose 'properties'.
Next select the Compatibility tab at the top. In the middle of the window, it will have a checkbox for running in Compatibility mode. Select this and choose Win2000. Click OK at the bottom and now start the application by selecting the shortcut you just modified. It should work now, hopefully.

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

lol my fix was simple unzip the old version Of GD and the the new version put them both on the desktop and guess what WOW it works what ya know....

Re:Why the hell is gettodyne so complicated !! ?
 

Another satisfied customer... ;D

Mike

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;)