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B4 Tuners

PostPosted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:40 am
by Zig_Zac
Hi,

Does anyone know any B4 tuners, in around Sydney somewhere?

I prefer not to get ECUtek, for obvious reasons... but its hard to find someone willing to tune the B4...

So if anyone knows any tuners in Sydney willing to take on the beast, let me know... I might even go the open source route

Thanks y'all :)

Re: B4 Tuners

PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:28 am
by KiDo_Tuning
Zig_Zac wrote:Hi,

Does anyone know any B4 tuners, in around Sydney somewhere?

I prefer not to get ECUtek, for obvious reasons... but its hard to find someone willing to tune the B4...

So if anyone knows any tuners in Sydney willing to take on the beast, let me know... I might even go the open source route

Thanks y'all :)


No public open source definitions done which is why it is difficult to find Opensource options. Interceptor ECU's cause issues with them as well. Really depends on if you have one of 2 or 3 ECU's of the 8 or 9 which were used. Basicaally a 1/3 chance of being tuneable

Re: B4 Tuners

PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:09 am
by Zig_Zac
Wow... that doesn't sound too promising.. LOL!

Re: B4 Tuners

PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:44 pm
by KiDo_Tuning
Zig_Zac wrote:Wow... that doesn't sound too promising.. LOL!


Exaactly :( They have a lot of potential but with the primitive 16bit ECU, it is hard to tune them. A big risk of bricking the ECU as well during a flash.

I know quite a fw guys have converted the engines to EJ207's and then loading in a normal 03/04/05 WRX tune to the ECU to simplify things, as the ECU can run automatics and those ROM's support automatics as well.

Re: B4 Tuners

PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:26 am
by Zig_Zac
KiDo_Tuning wrote:
Zig_Zac wrote:Wow... that doesn't sound too promising.. LOL!


Exaactly :( They have a lot of potential but with the primitive 16bit ECU, it is hard to tune them. A big risk of bricking the ECU as well during a flash.

I know quite a fw guys have converted the engines to EJ207's and then loading in a normal 03/04/05 WRX tune to the ECU to simplify things, as the ECU can run automatics and those ROM's support automatics as well.

Ahhh... thanks for that, but I don't think I'm looking at dropping another engine in it just yet... was just looking to tune the engine I have atm...

Now I haz a sad...

Re: B4 Tuners

PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 3:00 pm
by NZ_BE5D
Hey guys, I have a BE5D RSK B4 which I am looking to read via ECU Flash to see if it can be tuned.

I have a 1.3U Tactrix cable but i'm not sure which plugs need to be jumped to read the ECU. There are the two white plugs next to the green test connectors under the steering column and then two single white plugs in the kick panel below the OBD2 plug in the footwell.

The pics online for the WRX's don't seem to match the JDM B4.

Any help?

Thanks
Jeff

Re: B4 Tuners

PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 3:17 pm
by KiDo_Tuning
NZ_BE5D wrote:Hey guys, I have a BE5D RSK B4 which I am looking to read via ECU Flash to see if it can be tuned.

I have a 1.3U Tactrix cable but i'm not sure which plugs need to be jumped to read the ECU. There are the two white plugs next to the green test connectors under the steering column and then two single white plugs in the kick panel below the OBD2 plug in the footwell.

The pics online for the WRX's don't seem to match the JDM B4.

Any help?

Thanks
Jeff


Green ones under the dash are it for reading :) There is a 3 position, 2 wire white plug next to green connector which needs to be bridged like 01/02 WRX/Forester GT to write a new tune in though.

Re: B4 Tuners

PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:14 pm
by NZ_BE5D
Thanks, will give that a go :D