Saturday, October 31, 2009
Open Source Tuning: It Begins
I finally received a working Tactrix cable, the first unit I received was broken but Tactrix cross shipped me a new one right away. A little pricey at $178 but the alternative is the Cobb Access port at $700 so by comparison, not so much. The Tactrix cable is the only cable that is supported by Romraider and ECU flash, some of the opensouce tools needed to tune the Subaru. In case you didn't know, the OST software is free.
Direct wire Beltronics\ Escort install 2009 Subaru WRX
I am bound to get a speeding ticket! so my parents hooked me up with a Beltronics 995 and a direct wire kit for my Birthday. Thank you! I googled a bit and found this excellent How To.
I don't need to rewrite the how to so here are a few pics. I did have the direct wire kit but you could just use a RJ11phone cable and a 2A inline fuse from Radio Shack. I tried to use the "vampire" clip that came with the kit but it did not make a good connection and caused a short. In the end I just stripped the homelink harness and soldered the connections. If you decide to solder the use a tarp or an old blanket to catch any solder that may fall and potentially damage you interior.
I don't need to rewrite the how to so here are a few pics. I did have the direct wire kit but you could just use a RJ11phone cable and a 2A inline fuse from Radio Shack. I tried to use the "vampire" clip that came with the kit but it did not make a good connection and caused a short. In the end I just stripped the homelink harness and soldered the connections. If you decide to solder the use a tarp or an old blanket to catch any solder that may fall and potentially damage you interior.
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