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As far as I'm aware for Subarus, Taxtrix Openport 2.0[1] is popular with modders and seems to have good software/workflow. Through this article though I discove

As far as I'm aware for Subarus, Taxtrix Openport 2.0[1] is popular with modders and seems to have good software/workflow. Through this article though I discovered the Panda[2]. It reportedly does J2534 and I wonder if this means it can use the same workflow. The price of the white Panda is attractive. I'm not sure if Openport is still actively developed. Oh, and stay away from the cheap clones. They're reportedly not good[3][4]. Does anyone have experience with the Pandas for remapping and use as a diagnostic tool? [1] https://www.tactrix.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=17&category_id=6&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53&redirected=1&Itemid=53 https://www.tactrix.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&... [2] https://comma.ai/shop/products/panda https://comma.ai/shop/products/panda [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4XJSuh10Xs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4XJSuh10Xs [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTNHqRYmzrk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTNHqRYmzrk

omginternets 5y ago
This is so cool! Thanks a million! Is there a place where one can download ECU mappings for various car models? Maybe this is silly, but it seems like there ought to be some kind of community-maintained repo, no?
- l8rlump 5y ago
  I haven't had much luck. Sometimes you can find stuff with a search engine or PM someone on a forum with a similar setup and ask them nicely to share their tune. But it should be said, it can be dangerous to flash configs from random sources to your ECU. I recently also rediscovered this (https://www.totalcardiagnostics.com/toad https://www.totalcardiagnostics.com/toad), which ostensibly "Contains 14,000+ optimized car ECU map files" and software to reflash. No idea on the quality or utility though.
  - omginternets 5y ago
    >But it should be said, it can be dangerous to flash configs from random sources to your ECU. Yeah, hence my search for a reputable source :/ Do you know what the general process is for tuning an ECU map, by any chance? (If not, no worries -- you've already been incredibly helpful!)
    - l8rlump 5y ago
      No personal experience, but maybe start with the "mix" playlist from Haltech's YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPjIS9Tg83M&list=RDCMUCU8HZcY0NBDWTOORKRwLqvA&start_radio=1&rv=uPjIS9Tg83M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPjIS9Tg83M&list=RDCMUCU8HZc...

omginternets 5y ago

This is so cool! Thanks a million! Is there a place where one can download ECU mappings for various car models? Maybe this is silly, but it seems like there ought to be some kind of community-maintained repo, no?

l8rlump 5y ago
I haven't had much luck. Sometimes you can find stuff with a search engine or PM someone on a forum with a similar setup and ask them nicely to share their tune. But it should be said, it can be dangerous to flash configs from random sources to your ECU. I recently also rediscovered this (https://www.totalcardiagnostics.com/toad https://www.totalcardiagnostics.com/toad), which ostensibly "Contains 14,000+ optimized car ECU map files" and software to reflash. No idea on the quality or utility though.
- omginternets 5y ago
  >But it should be said, it can be dangerous to flash configs from random sources to your ECU. Yeah, hence my search for a reputable source :/ Do you know what the general process is for tuning an ECU map, by any chance? (If not, no worries -- you've already been incredibly helpful!)
  - l8rlump 5y ago
    No personal experience, but maybe start with the "mix" playlist from Haltech's YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPjIS9Tg83M&list=RDCMUCU8HZcY0NBDWTOORKRwLqvA&start_radio=1&rv=uPjIS9Tg83M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPjIS9Tg83M&list=RDCMUCU8HZc...