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[JohnG]

Hello Everyone, I am a new member with a 2012 Ralliart. I was wondering if anyone had an idea about Cobb Accessport? Is this worth the cost to make my car run better? I love the car but feel the shifting could be a little better rpm range wise. Would appreciate some feedback on what members feel is a good option for me and my car! thanks,
sincerely,
John G.

[BravoZero]

First off, welcome! Secondly, moved this to the Tuning and Tech section.

The Cobb is fine if you want to spend $500-600 on something that isn't as useful as a laptop with a Tactrix cable and proper software. I would advise looking into the GST basemaps for the Ralliart. You'll get the same power gains, if not better, than you would with the Cobb. Best of all, the basemaps are free (although a donation is encouraged to Razorlab, if you like). The thread to the basemaps are here:

http://forums.evolutionm.net/09-rall...t-basemap.html

They are fully customizable, can be used with various mods depending on the basemap itself, and the best feature is enhanced SST "tweaking" to help reduce clutch slip, which means faster and sharper engagement of gears.

[RalliNurse]

Originally Posted by JohnG

Hello Everyone, I am a new member with a 2012 Ralliart. I was wondering if anyone had an idea about Cobb Accessport? Is this worth the cost to make my car run better? I love the car but feel the shifting could be a little better rpm range wise. Would appreciate some feedback on what members feel is a good option for me and my car! thanks,
sincerely,
John G.

Damn BZ...ur too fast for me...
+1 on what BZ said...
If you search the forum...ppl 's opinion shows Cobb is USELESS...laptop,textrix cable evoscan w/GST basemap is way to go...

[ChaseRalli]

I've always wondered, where exactly does the tactrix cable plug into?

[BravoZero]

Originally Posted by ChaseRalli

I've always wondered, where exactly does the tactrix cable plug into?

The Tactrix is essentially two pieces, a mini USB cable and a module that plugs into the OBDII port, that is if you're hooking it up to the laptop. Otherwise for standalone logging, you can use a microSD card with the proper layout file loaded to it, insert it into the Tactrix OpenPort module and plug it into your OBDII port. It will automatically log everything your car is doing according to the layout file.

[KyleKitchen]

For any info on the Tactrix cable, I highly recommend you read everything posted on that link that BravoZero posted.
Bryan (the all mighty SST god) posted all the info you'll need for using the Tactrix cable with your car in that thread.

[JohnG]

Thank you for putting my post in the proper arena, and I really appreciate the imput. Is the tracsis setup good for a stock vehicle or one that has been modded ? thanks for saving me money! JohnG

[JohnG]

Could you please tell me where I could purchace the tractrix cable and any other items I will need to download these basemaps? thanks!
JohnG

[BravoZero]

Just type in Tactrix OpenPort 2.0 in google and you'll find places where you can buy one. They go for about $200 or less.

[JohnG]

Thanks, appreciate the help!
JohnG