Just in case you guys have not been following the Mazdaedit thread .

The cheaper personal version of Mazdaedit is now available for US$250 . Tactrix 2.0 hardware is another $us200 ish . So it would really be worth it for one of you guys to buy this and give it a try . I would be happy to help someone get going on this if they want to take the risk of testing an untried product .

If only my r3 was running. I have even have a back up ecu for it.

At $450ish I would be willing, however when I emailed them I was advised RX-8 not supported by personal version. Would have to get PRO version.

How long ago ? It is shown as an option on their website but was only added recently .

Was told on Jan 25th. Reached out to them like you and I had talked about.

Hmmm . Maybe ask them why it was added as an option .

Email sent. Am hoping something works out soon. AFR is hitting 11.1 accelerating and my top end looks more like an EKG than dyno.

Still working on the personal version of the RX8 and MX5. Have been advised needs 2-3 weeks to complete.

I would be interested if this works... At a minimum I'd like to be able to tune the following:

1. Open loop AFR
2. Throttle map

Without affecting any other ECU functionality or any software bugs that could not be easily worked around.

Added bonus would be:
3. read and clear CEL codes
4. CEL masking for running without a cat
5. MAF calibration for closed loop
6. Knock sensor calibration
7. Ignition timing
8. Ignition retard

i was about to buy the tactrix kit, but i'm glad i saw this. I saw that the Mazdaedit site was showing years for the S2, but is that just a placeholder?

The creator claims he has many S2 customers already tuning. The hitches are: 1. No one on US or Aussie RX8 club boards have attempted on a S2 and reported back. 2. Only the professional version is currently "working". Which costs $899 for just the software. Basically the community needs a guinea pig or those like Brettus and others to test on S2.

I say just buy the f*king thing - he has told me and several others that it works on S2 so if he sells a product that doesn't do what he says it can , return it for a refund .

This

Everyone is EXPECTING Brett to do all the hard work for you S2 guys. (see mazdaedit thread as well)

Brett has done enough just trialing the MazdaEdit program itself, getting bugs and errors sorted out.

It's time one of you S2 guys took the plunge and gives it a go

Like Brett said, he will help you and if it doesn't work, just return it.

Thanks Slidin.
The business of modding an 8 has never been as straight forward as most cars and when it comes to tuning options the streets are paved with failure .
So I can see why these guys are having a hard time committing .

Sorry, let me clarify. Speaking for myself, I do not expect Brettus nor anyone else to do all the work. I only mentioned Brettus by name because he is the most vocal regarding MazdaEdit. There have been a number of people with MazdaEdit who have commented they will try it on a S2. I myself have emailed epifan. What I was told originally was the personal version did not work with S2. To be able to tune would require the professional version and was quoted $899. When Brettus commented that the personal version was now listed as supporting the S2, I again emailed epifan. What I was told was that it was in the works and should be ready in two or three weeks. I said it then and say it again, at around $450 I'm willing to be a guinea pig. But to be perfectly frank, I don't know sh** about tuning. I'm willing and hoping to learn, but don't expect to be able to do more than say "I was able to upload a tune." But only when the creator says, yes the personal version works for S2. Right now, to me, they aren't.

If anybody help me and give me free mappings and support i am going to test it my club members cars.

not sure about that one... i already mentioned in the other thread that i would be more than happy to spend the money even if it provides no benefit. Blanket statements ftl

Based on coversations going on in the MazdaEdit thread in the S1 area, I am happy to announce we will have a S2 working with a tune shop utilizing this software to answer the question. Saturday morning my MT 2009 GT will be at Dynotronics being read. They will take a look at the data then we will schedule a write. Will report back as this progresses.

Win!

Hopefully I can cruise up and check it out since they are local :)

just waiting on my goddam tax return deposit and i will be purchasing the kit as well. Crossing my fingers that all goes well Saturday ... i will do a naked happy dance and post it online for you all to see .



what.

9krpmrx8 - Plan is for me to be there about 11. Dropping the GF off at work at 6:30 then doing the lazy cruise from Dallas. Would be great to grab lunch if you want.

paimon - I only have 1 request.. cover yourself in cheeto dust first... ;-)

:lol:

Yeah man, I will let you know, I am talking to them about doing a boost leak test for me so if they can swing it and are cool with it, I will swing by.

@REtali8 Does your ride stock or not ? I am asking because what do you expect stock gains hp nm power figures and Do you interfere ssv,apv,vdi what do you think ? I hope everything will be ok and we are impatiently waiting. Good Luck !

My only real upgrade up to this point has been the BHR ignition kit. If you take a look at thread diagnosis my dyno S2, you can see how rich my car runs. Brettus suggested I clean my SSV and VDI valves. So am trying to do that. I'd hope I can before Saturday but if not, will be before we write anything to my ECU for a true before/after snapshot. What do I expect to gain? Nothing really as far as horsepower. If they can figure something out to give me some ponies, great. If not, no loss. Am doing this to validate MazdaEdit can in fact do a S2 tune or not. If it does, THEN we can start looking at upgrades and FI for S2's that need a tune. I'm one of those that would like to go FI, but I really liked the little creature comforts of the S2.