Something wanna share with you all, about
Kess v2 master clone
First of all I would say that it has probably the widest coverage of vehicles
with its strengths in particular to older vehicles and Marques such as Ford and
Jaguar. Having widest range of protocols meant that this tool, in particular the
slave version being the number 1 choice for vehicle remapping franchises to
build networks with. Putting the slave tool aside as this has no function to a
professional chip tuner, lets look at the master version.
So apart from having the widest range of vehicles what else does the Kess V2
have going for it.
Features
For a start the GUI is very user friendly, this would be an advantage for
novice users as all vehicles are set out individually with models and engines
all separated so the user can easily identify the correct vehicle.
It also has a very broad help section, so every time you select a vehicle,
the tool will automatically give information on correct cables to use or how to
read the vehicle, again very user friendly.
There is on the master version a file back up folder where original files for
some ID only vehicles can be stored, this enables the user to have an original
file to hand instead of having to bootload the ECU or search for an original
file.
Another plus for the
Kess V2 is that it comes standard with a bootloader function for flashing
some ECUs on the bench such as Bosch me7.x.x and Visteon DCU102 where a read
function is unavailable.
The tool has industry standard features such as a battery real time monitor,
a recovery function, scan tool function to clear down DTC’s and automatic
checksum correction where available. On some ECUs a flash counter reset is also
available.
Overall the Kess V2 is quite a stable tool 90% of the time. However, lets
take a look at the negatives.
The Negatives
It does on occasion struggle with some protocols and with perseverance it
usually manages the job.
Another downside to the Kess is it’s data transfer rate when reading out some
vehicles. Some ECUs have been known to take up to 3 hours to read out. Even some
basic Bosch EDC16 on Kline have taken up to an hour to read out.
This becomes more of a hindrance for busy tuning shops and mobile tuners as
standing around for hours isn’t making money.
In Summary
I would score the
Kess
a
7/10.
Positives for me would be the coverage of older vehicles, and the ease of use
with its GUI for dummies platform.
Negatives are long read times and instability with some controllers.
Alientech also seem to be the last to release new protocols.