Stage 3b upgrade to self tuning question

[mrlegoman]

I just bought a car with a Stage 3b Hondata installed. (B18c1 JRSC)
From what I understand in order to tune the car myself I will need:

Datalogger - 200$
ROM Editor - 200$
Pocket Programmer w/ emulator board - 270$

But this requires the removal of the chip to program it, right?

Can "The Romulator" be used instead of the above?

I keep reading through the site over and over until my head hurts. Bascially, I want to simply be able to plug my laptop up while I'm in the car and have the ability to tune the settings. What do I need to do this?

[pills_PMD]

everything you've listed.. you put the romulator in the place of the eeprom.. but once you have a final tune that you've made.. you burn it to an EEPROM then you're good to go

[mrlegoman]

Everything?

Datalogger - 200$
ROM Editor - 200$
Pocket Programmer w/ emulator board - 270$
Romulator - 180$
USB serial adapter - 59$ (do I need two??)

Grand total = 909$ (+shipping)

The guy who I bought the car from bought the stage 3b back when the Hondata guys were working out of a garage. Is this system really worth me dropping the cash to upgrade? Or should I start thinking about starting from scratch with a s200?

[mrlegoman]

So my best bet would be:

Ship my 3b back to Hondata and have them upgrade it to a S200 (225).
So I will retain my Boost capability and gain the datalogging.
Add the ROM Editor (200)
Romulator (180)
and Programer (180)
($785 total)
And I ready to go, right?
Or should I scrap the whole thing and buy a Power FC?

[mrlegoman]

Is the programmer 270$ or 180$? Why and I seeing two prices?

[mrlegoman]

Oh yeah, and I would STILL need the USB serial adapter, right?

[pills_PMD]

the pocket programmer is 150 from www.xtronics.com and you can buy the emulator as well, but it is not entirely necessary

does your laptop have a serial port??