Greetings,

I generally lurk I lieu of posting. No amount of searching on the rx8 or rx7 forums has been able to answer my questions.

I have started amassing parts for an rew swap. It will be using components from Nikon, cx racing and promaz. Machine work by mazdatrix.

my problem is aftermarket exudes selection. Here is what I want. Turn Key 350-450 whp with eps operational, factory gauges all
operational(will have complement of other gauges), cruise control operational, ac/heat operational. I have solutions for all of the mechanical issues.

at this point and juncture the most viable tuning solutions seem to be Haltech or micro tech. I have reached out to tuned by Shawn but haven’t heard back.
does the haltech allow for canbus integration with the rx8 to allow full operation of the factory systems especially in regards to Shawn’s wiring harness for the 1500 or 2500? know I can get this to work with the microtech lt0-lt16c as a piggyback, but I know it doesn’t offer the tuning capability of the haltech. I would like better drivability and tuning safety.

I am not interested in running an adurino sp? Or other canbus transceiver that needs to be programmed that has only
been accomplished by two or three people on our planet.

can anybody answer this for me or refer me to someone that can? I am very handy, can fabricate, paint weld and have more money in tools than most people have in all the cars they own. I absolutely hate wiring problems though. This canbus crap sounds
like a damn nightmare. I have used aem, apex I, hyper tuner, open source and Cobb previously. This car has some serious hurdles though. Rx8 swaps that I see in The states commonly are way more race car oriented than what I am shooting for. I do NOT want to replace my cluster. I want all my creature comforts.

thank you for any and all advice. Sorry if I came off as a jerk here. Just really grumpy that my research has proven less then fruit bearing.