FR-S Turbo Build

[DarkPira7e]

I found Vital log viewer recently, it's super fast and reads CSVs. Just wanted to share in case anyone wanted to try something that actually is pleasant to use. It does cost $$$ for a license but I took the dive since I'm sick of megalog viewer and other crap.
vitalengineered.com
So far I installed it on 2 computers, it's just so fast, even with a long 45 minute log.

Putting in the new diff and link ECU soon hopefully. It's been too hot to want to do anything under the car

[DarkPira7e]

Link ECU installed!! Not bad to get the stock ECU out if you under the lower dash.

So far, it's been excellent. Wish I had done this so long ago. Much smoother driving and control of things.
Certainly a little bumpy with the settings initially, and having to remember things we had set years ago, like letting the fans run up to 40mph while driving. Monitoring and logging wideband in the rear O2 location using one of their aux feeds built in.

Buying another sensor and some other stuff so I can log oil pressure and have boost control... Rather odd that you can't use the cpc purge (doesn't put it on pwm, instead, it's on/off, wtf?)

Anyways, 5 map revisions in, driving so much better than before.
Vland headlights are INCREDIBLE but pointed way too low. Easy to fix.

Diff and manifold next!

[Drifter X]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

Link ECU installed!! Not bad to get the stock ECU out if you under the lower dash.

So far, it's been excellent. Wish I had done this so long ago. Much smoother driving and control of things.
Certainly a little bumpy with the settings initially, and having to remember things we had set years ago, like letting the fans run up to 40mph while driving. Monitoring and logging wideband in the rear O2 location using one of their aux feeds built in.

Buying another sensor and some other stuff so I can log oil pressure and have boost control... Rather odd that you can't use the cpc purge (doesn't put it on pwm, instead, it's on/off, wtf?)

Anyways, 5 map revisions in, driving so much better than before.
Vland headlights are INCREDIBLE but pointed way too low. Easy to fix.

Diff and manifold next!

Awesome update. Sorry. Longtime lurker on your build. How do the extra sensors plug into the Link ECU?


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[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by Drifter X

Awesome update. Sorry. Longtime lurker on your build. How do the extra sensors plug into the Link ECU?


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There are a bunch of unused inputs on the board that are just pins sticking up.
Link sells a harness for like $50 but I bought the connector (digikey part 455-2154-ND) for $0.18 and the matching pins that crimp onto the wiring (digikey part 455-2050-1-ND) for $0.02.
I bought a bunch of each to have around, but no sense in buying a premade one for $50 when I can make the same thing for less than a dollar and not have a ton of wiring I have to cut or hide somewhere in the dash.

You wire the sensor to the connector, and then tell the ECU "hey, aux input 00 and 01 has a value of 0 at .5v and 150 at 4.5v. " and you title that "oil pressure"

[RT-BRZ]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

There are a bunch of unused inputs on the board that are just pins sticking up.
Link sells a harness for like $50 but I bought the connector (digikey part 455-2154-ND) for $0.18 and the matching pins that crimp onto the wiring (digikey part 455-2050-1-ND) for $0.02.
I bought a bunch of each to have around, but no sense in buying a premade one for $50 when I can make the same thing for less than a dollar and not have a ton of wiring I have to cut or hide somewhere in the dash.

You wire the sensor to the connector, and then tell the ECU "hey, aux input 00 and 01 has a value of 0 at .5v and 150 at 4.5v. " and you title that "oil pressure"

Another interesting thing my tuner pointed out is that there are connectors that are no longer used like the rear O2 sensor that can be taken and used for other purposes. My rear O2 is now used to control my Flex Fuel sensor and my boost controller. My tune no longer uses the MAF (still uses IAT) so I could re-purpose that input as well. I think I'm going to use it this winter to re-purpose to running my oil pressure.

It's a great system. Also, they are pretty responsive if you get on the Link forums.

Welcome to the club.

[DarkPira7e]

Datalog drive with a few pulls on the new Link ECU.
We ran several 3rd gear pulls through a virtual dyno, estimating about 370whp right now at wastegate pressure? Just feels very smooth.

I did some windows up and windows down cruising (audio sucks, sorry)so people that want to hear it both ways with the maperformance catback can enjoy.
Skip to around 11 minutes for pulls