Using Tactrix Cable to load Cobb Maps onto EVO X
Dec 18, 2008, 01:05 PM
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lol sorry, im a noob, so this is something I've heard from other people. Just wanted to ask if it were possible, didnt know this was illegal or considered pirating
Dec 18, 2008, 02:12 PM
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$600???!!! They're crazy. This guy already has a Tactrix cable so be patient and wait for the software to be released. But short answer is NO it can not be done. Cobb maps are designed to work on one car and one car only. One accessport, one car.
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Dec 18, 2008, 08:21 PM
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I dont know what you mean by cobb maps are designed to work with only one car. Maybe the Accessport hardware is only desgned to work or sync with one car (much like how the IPOD/IPHONE only allows you to sync to 1 computer at a time) but anyone can download the maps. The access port hardware is just a simplified computer with only a few function, such as to get the COBB maps onto the car. I'm sure a good programmer with a laptop(which is much more powerful than an accessport) can hack/program something to upload a COBB map into a cars ECU using a Tractrix cable.
Maybe theres just not enough hackers/programmers interested in cars. If they can hack an iphone after Apple spent millions to keep it locked, I'm sure they will have no problem unlocking a simple map such as COBB. Educated me please, i know more about computers than i know about cars =P
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Dec 18, 2008, 08:41 PM
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It's not wise to talk about "hacking" the maps that a company makes and using another tool to take them and use them for free.
If you want the COBB maps, buy an AP.
If you have ECUflash, use the maps (and there will be plenty!!!) that the opensource community provides.
If you want the COBB maps, buy an AP.
If you have ECUflash, use the maps (and there will be plenty!!!) that the opensource community provides.
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No, the AP will only upload the maps that are on Cobb's website for download. It might be possible once you own an AP to pull the ECU's ROM with a Tactrix cable...but it would be most unprofessional of you to share that map with anyone, much less install it on a different car. The tactrix software makes it possible to custom tune EVERY car, I don't see the point in running a "one size fits all" map from Cobb when there will be plenty of those floating around from ECUflash users which can be shared legally.
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