Greetings!
I need your help understanding a few things.
I'm interested in the engine control unit (ECU) cloning procedure. Theoretically, I'd like to have two units so I can experiment with one while the other serves as a backup.
Will a unit from a donor car work for cloning, or is a completely new unit required?
How is the ECU cloning procedure performed using VDASH? What are the steps and sequence? I assume it works like this: during cloning, VDASH reads the software from the old unit, then we remove the old unit from the car, connect another one, and then VDASH rewrites the software to the "new" unit. Is my assumption correct?
Will this result in two units with identical software? Will it be possible to swap these units at any time without additional manipulations?
I'm also interested in engine optimization.
My ECU currently has a "bad" firmfare; apparently, error codes were removed from the software mask. In VDASH, for my car, all items in the list of available optimizations are green.
Is engine optimization through VDASH possible with a "bad" firmware?
What happens during engine optimization? Is the software read from my ECU, are new calibrations applied to it, and then is my recalibrated software written back to the unit (meaning the issue with removed error codes would remain)? Or, when selecting from available options like ORI, ST1, ST2, will the original factory software that my car came with off the assembly line be loaded (with modified calibrations in the case of ST1, ST2)?
What does selecting the "Verify original software in ECM module" option do?
After performing engine optimization, will it be necessary to program the injectors separately?
When choosing, for example, ST1 EGR+DPF OFF, is it necessary to physically disconnect connectors from sensors, modules, and actuators of systems removed from the software?