x__CRASH__x Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 It came with the car from the original owner about 3 owners ago. Last owner had no idea, and neither do I. http://imageshack.com/a/img673/4771/nuQx5J.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 It's an accessport - all the instructions are there. You use it to load maps / tunes onto the ECU (stage 1, Stage 2, etc) Take a look at the stickies in the tuning forum. From Cobb - http://www.cobbtuning.com/COBB-Tuning-Accessport-s/70458.htm My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX USA Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Specifically, that is a Cobb Accessport Version 1 (which they no longer support). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x__CRASH__x Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 So it's a tuning computer. But since it's not supported... no good? If I sold it would there be any interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc6 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I had one of those back in the day... memories! What transmission was it for and is it still married to the car? 2005 Satin White Pearl Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited 5EAT (Project Car) 2019 Agate Black Ford Explorer XLT 4WD (DD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX USA Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 So it's a tuning computer. But since it's not supported... no good? If I sold it would there be any interest? Your car may be "using" it now. The Accessport is what tuners use to download a new tune to your car. If you connect to the OBD port under the dash it should ask if you want to "marry" it to your car. Marrying it to your car means that if you don't unmarry it, it will not work with another car. Also if you have any performance parts on the car, like a downpipe, exhaust, intake, larger turbo, it most likely is married to your car right now. If it still works, Cobb tuners can still tune your car with it, or alternatively if you remove any existing performance parts you could unmarry it and sell it. If it breaks, Cobb won't fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc6 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If you don't unmarry it, it would cost damn near new price to unlock it for the buyer. Then again Cobb won't touch it. 2005 Satin White Pearl Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited 5EAT (Project Car) 2019 Agate Black Ford Explorer XLT 4WD (DD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20man Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 If you don't unmarry it, it would cost damn near new price to unlock it for the buyer. Then again Cobb won't touch it. Cobb told me the same thing when I went looking to buy a v1. See below.... John (COBB Support) Jan 14 10:12 AM As it turns out it will not. The V1 is year, model, and transmission specific. Also, I would recommend you never use a V1 to flash your car. They are much too old to be used safely. Thank you, John ph: 866-922-3059 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskajoel Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Cobb has been trying to get those off the market for a while. They even had (probably still do) a trade-in program for them. Of course they don't want you to use it..then you can't buy a new one with a bunch of features you may never use. I have two friends with 05 LGTs who still use the v1 to flash the off-the-shelf maps no problem. Those maps haven't been revised in ages, and you can still download them from Cobb for 2005/6 5MT/5EAT. http://www.cobbtuning.com/Maps-Archives-s/70671.htm#/v/accessport/maps/subaru/original/V1-LGT-Map-Grid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc6 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Cobb told me the same thing when I went looking to buy a v1. See below.... John (COBB Support) Jan 14 10:12 AM As it turns out it will not. The V1 is year, model, and transmission specific. Also, I would recommend you never use a V1 to flash your car. They are much too old to be used safely. Thank you, John ph: 866-922-3059 LOL Tell me about it, Fried 2 ECU's with a used V1 and ended up pawning it off to the next for free. 2005 Satin White Pearl Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited 5EAT (Project Car) 2019 Agate Black Ford Explorer XLT 4WD (DD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasa Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 We've got one of these sitting in the box in the trunk of the STi. I haven't seen a V1 AP in ages since we got it tuned by TopSpeed in Atlanta. Note what Alaskajoel said, they haven't made revisions to the maps in ages, so the lean fuel trim in boost issue, and the excess timing on cylinder 2 and 4 aren't addressed in any maps that can be used by this device. They claim that this version doesn't have the processing power or memory needed to support updates. You can still probably trade that V1 AP in to COBB and get credit towards a new accessport, I believe it's only 100 dollars, but it's good incentive if you want a new Accessport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc6 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 $100 would be better than what anyone here would give you. 2005 Satin White Pearl Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited 5EAT (Project Car) 2019 Agate Black Ford Explorer XLT 4WD (DD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x__CRASH__x Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks for all the comments. I honestly believe I'm the last person that should be messing with anything mechanically related to this car. It works, and that's what I need. So, I guess I'll just leave this thing in the box and let it collect dust in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasa Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Unfortunately, this is one of those cars that needs to be messed around with mechanically. There's a list of things that you need to do to prevent failure later down the line, for example, a common one is removing the factory up-pipe and replacing it with a catless up-pipe, if this hasn't been done, it needs to be the highest priority on your list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras06LGT Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Well, tied for highest priority with checking/removing banjo bolt filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x__CRASH__x Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Where is this list? This n00b would like to know. I had to get an exhaust leak fixed and was told that the downpipe and up pipes were replaced with slightly bigger ones... which would have been illegal if done in CA, but it was done in FL, and still passes CA smog, so it's all good. I have no idea what a banjo filter is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasa Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Crash, Covertrussian and myself created this list a while back to highlight common problems with the 4th gens. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/my05-09-legacy-gt-common-issues-230230.html You'll find the section about banjo bolts under turbo failure, along with catalyst in up pipe information. I'd give this list a read over personally. A catless up pipe should not effect emissions testing, though for the sake of any visual inspection i'd use an OEM STI pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x__CRASH__x Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks for that link. I'll read it over and do my best to understand it. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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