93rdcurrent

Canzoomer,

I saw on a previous thread that you are considering making the piggyback unit capable of multiple maps to program say Stage 1 & 2 plus specific changes for altitude and humidity. What about forced induction? I know that in about a year I will be putting on a turbo. I will need to have aux spots for the turbo readings as well. Are there any plans? And if you're not ready to put R&D into this yet (perfectly understandable) is your unit upgradeable for this kind of application?

93rdcurrent

This is a good question... *bump*

RX-8 friend

We are working on Stage 3, and it will allow you to do this. It's also much "flashier" re fancy hardware in the car. It's also more expensive, of course . Stage 1 and 2 are easily upgradable to Stage 3 by just plugging in the extra modules. Pics will be available in due course.

Knowing what I know (insider knowledge , if I had an RX-8 I'd get a Stage 1 right now. I think it will improve the longevity of the exhaust system (the rational) and makes the car a lot more fun. Stage 1 is easy to upgrade to Stage 2 and then Stage 3, including forced induction. The upgrades are doable at home with a PC (easiest with a laptop, of course).

These engineering improvements have been delaying us for the last few weeks (along with suppliers being as slow as us), but full production is in sight now!

93rdcurrent

Thank you. I will be ordering my Stage 1 within a couple of weeks. I am going to be doing my mods gradually so the system will work with a gradual ECU Stage upgrade. This is the info I was looking for. You guys are awesome! :D

Omicron

Yes indeed. Some very impressive engineering going on at the 'ol CanZoomer shop.

canzoomer

Just to be clear:
Stage1 and Stage2 are now the **SAME** hardware.
Stage3 is a set of equipment to allow many features, **INCLUDING** choosing multiple maps on the fly.

All versions are now tuneable and upgradable.
Upgrade hardware kit of software and cable costs $75
Upgrade kit as above, plus full tuning software costs $150

Racer X-8

I can see a few benefits of going from 1 to 2, then to 3.

I'm leaning more towards 1 to 3 though. 3 will give you 1 for around town ("tame") performance. It also will give you 2 for when you want that kind of performance. It also will give you other maps (long story short). The only downside of going 1 to 3 is the extra $$$ spent at one time. That upgrade will require the exhaust mods for a Stage 2 + the multimap hardware & software for Stage 3.

When it's all done, wouldn't the person who went from 1 to 2 to 3 have spent more than the person who went from 1 to 3 ?

93rdcurrent

My guess is that they wouldn't have spent more except maybe in shipping charges. The cable to upgrade from your laptop is $75 needed to go from 1-2 or 1-3 and the hardware for mapping out the fuel, air, and timing will be needed to go from 1-3 or 2-3. Seems like it is all the same. But you will be able to get everything at your own pace. I won't be adding a turbo until next year so the extra aux ports and the need for doing my own fuel and timing maps aren't so important until then. Just glad to know that I can stay with Canzoomer products through till the end.