If anybody wants to run power steering without the stock computers, just the Showa for the steering, this little board makes it work. 2 power wires, 2 go to the Showa computer and it works.

 

The video below is my RX8 idling, half bridgeported 20 B, sequential box with paddle shift also with kill and blip

 

For those curious, this is the Hobbytronics Leonardo CAN BUS board.

https://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/leonardo-canbus

Dave Blackhurst has done some great work on decoding the RX-8 canbus system.


Also great work by Jonathan Coe on additional decoding and adding functionality.

https://www.chamberofunderstanding.c...-working-code/

The EPS needs vehicle and engine speed to go live and work properly, and both of those can be sent or faked by the Leonardo canbus module.

 

another option

You Tube

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David did mine. Great service and it worked the first time i plugged it in. I never new something like this existed.

 

did you intend to post a video in the previous post?
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I HAD my car idling, 20 b but it didnt seem to work on here.

 

yeah, I was interested is seeing it, upload it on youboob and then post the link in the text body

 

send me a email, efm3101@gmail.com i can send it to you

 

This little doohickey seems to be too legit to be one off thing.... I can't find any information about it online, is this a prototype or is this something available to us?

 

he’s a forum member here and sells it

https://www.rx8club.com/members/equinox92-124437/

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