DIY - TXS Tuner Install (So you can see AFR Readout)

[gothchick]

Ever wonder where to mount your TXS Tuner so that you could see the beautiful AFR readout? Ever wonder how to do it *without* it looking tacky? Yeah, me too… I searched the net high & low and came up with nothing for the Z (the Subbie guys have all the fun!), so I thought I’d try to find a way to mount it in the Z that looked professional. It involved cutting up the passenger side dashboard, so I took a deep breath and took the plunge~

Since I already had an AEM AFR Gauge, I wanted to read the AEM from bank 1, and the TXS Tuner from bank 2. This way I could see what each bank is doing independently of one another.

[gothchick]

First, I connected the TXS Tuner to the UTEC to make sure they could talk to each other. I heatsinked the Mosfets and CPU inside the TXS Tuner because I noticed it’d get pretty warm after it had been running awhile.

[gothchick]

Here’s how I decided to mount my TXS Tuner. I zip tied it securely to the right side dashboard mounting bracket (it’s very sturdy). I’m not sure why that bracket is so rusty…. The car is barely a year old…. Hmmm, nothing some black paint can’t fix. :-)

[gothchick]

Then I modded (*cough* cut up) the passenger side dash to accommodate a tinted Plexiglas window. I used epoxy plastic weld to secure the Plexiglas in place. At the bottom of the passenger side dash panel, I hard mounted the serial port (that the laptop uses to access the UTEC & Tuner), also using epoxy plastic weld to secure it in place.

[gothchick]

Next I painted the TXS Tuner flat black to make it even stealthier behind the tinted Plexiglas window. (I painted that rusty bracket black too) Lol~ :-)

[gothchick]

Then the serial cable is connected to the hard mounted serial port. Don’t forget the cigarette lighter connection!

[gothchick]

Here’s what the finished product looks like all put back together. I know it looks like someone's knee might hit the plexiglas window, but it really is out of the way and won't get hit.

[007pipeline]

looks very clean! good job!