Vehicle: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Things you will need:
Brick (aka ECU)
Tactrix Openport 2.0 ECU Flasher
Power Supply
Wire Cutters
Crimpers
Sldering Iron (optional)
Heat Shrink Gun or Small Lighter (optional)
Few feet of 20-24 gauge wire (preferably different colors, I recommend 24 gauge)
0.1″ female connectors (Need at LEAST 15)
Heat shrink tubing or electrical tape
Recommended Number of People
1 (+1 to taunt you incessantly about how the Evo is supposed to be a tuner friendly car…)
- Difficulty
- 3 (10 if you drink a beer for every connector you make)
- Time to complete
- 30-60 minutes
- Step by Step Instructions
- Shit a brick.
- Be a real man and make a pile of them!
- Correct your grammar. You wouldn’t want Kooldino to get you. Shit, a brick!
- Use the following diagrams for the creating the wires in the following steps.
- Create a group of wires to power the ECU
- ECU Pins
- 71 -> GROUND
- 82 -> +12V
- 92 -> +12V
- -> +12V
- Create a group of wires to power the ODBII
- OBDII Pins:
- 4 -> GROUND
- 5 -> GROUND
- 16 -> +12V
- Create a group of wires to connect the ECU to OBDII
- ECU to OBDII Pins:
- ECU 80 -> OBD 7
- ECU 90 -> OBD 6
- ECU 91 -> OBD 14
- ECU 103 -> OBD 12
- Connect the wires to the appropriate pins
- Hook it up to a 12V Power Supply.
- Choose “Alternate flash method” in Tacho OpenportECUFlash option
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- 14.Flash your Last Known Good ROM – this will take at least a minute.
Now deselect “Alternate flash method” in ECUFlash options.
- Flash your “Last Known Good ROM” AGAIN (This will configure the ECU properly)
- Stick the ECU back in the car – it should work properly.