Why not for the power and ground just crimp ring terminals onto the wires and attach them to the IGN and GND screws for the oil guage? No need for dodgy splices then.
Awesome install! Canbus is the future and I’m so glad to see you are bringing some awareness to the Miata community about it. It is unbelievably versatile.
Pro tip, put a fuse on that spur for the power. I had a canchecked die from powering off the gauge (seemed to blow the regulator after a couple of cranks after a stall or three) and took part of the film on the cluster with it. I now have the replacement powered from an extra fuse box I installed for additional gauges, sensors, and hard wired chargers and it's been good as gold since.
Cobalt Exhaust is really good. Personally I think it's one of the best sounding exhausts for the Miata and they make a Dual Tip version that just looks awesome
I have a 99 with the bp4w. Its running a cobalt mid with hi flow cat and a roadster sport muffler. I am super happy with how it sounds. Not too loud and very little drone.
I have the roadstersport 4 with the sport cat and it is a very good sounding exhaust. Not too loud. At freeway speeds (80ish) the wind noise is louder than the exhaust unless you get on the gas. Idle is very tame but when you get the revs up it gets aggressive sounding with slight pops on engine breaking.
I have the roadstersport 3 and I like it. It does drone on the highway but I wouldn't call it unbearable. The 4th version is supposed to address that with the addition of a resonator. If it sounds anything like the 3, you'll probably like it.
Thanks for the video and helped me greatly with my decision to move forward with one that just came available on BOFI. Question, why not use the IGN and Grd where the gauge screws are instead of splicing the cluster wires?
roadster sport 4(heimholtz) FTW. I just did a.complete exhaust, headers, all the way back, sounds great, not too loud imho, but also not too quiet either.
I took the packing out of my isr muffler and it stopped most of the drone, has a kinda older f1 rasp to it, I like it Raceland header, custom mid pipe with resonance chamber, flex joint, round magna flow muffler, then depacked isr muffler
I just got a cobalt and I would say it's a solid choice. It's pretty quiet but it's still loud enough to drown out the noise of my RB intake, which used to be the dominant noise with a stock exhaust. The main perk is little to no drone. I don't know much about the roadster sport but it's definitely quieter than the Cobalt.
Roadster Sport 4 for-sure man. Mine hasn't arrived yet, but I'm looking forward to a tunable exhaust, no drone, and a personality that responds appropriately to different driving conditions. Look forward to seeing what you choose.
@@DirtBikeRodz what do you mean which distributor? Canchecked sells it themselves. Thats where i bought it from. Greg made them too popular and after an hour of the video posting u saw the website was over loaded 😂 got lucky to see they had 5 left after i finished my order
@@Vaft91 Nice!.. finally got mines😂,, are you running MS? If so where do I enter my settings on tuner studio? I have all the settings on the CANcheck already but having trouble making it communicate with my ECU
That's the coolest thing. I'm always looking at stuff like that daydreaming to the day I'll build an e36 (have an e46 as daily rn, remember we talked about cooling systems on insta lol) and the ecu I was looking at has an integrated wideband controller and I thought it was dumb to have a wideband with no physical readout and adding an aem on top of that didn't make sense either, a solution like this one makes so much more sense, is similarly priced to an aem uego and also solve my other problem : too many gauges can look tacky but at the same time you need the info to keep the engine safe
Great video. I am torn between the CanChecked gauge and the Plex uSDM-102 Pro. The CanChecked gauge has the advantage of fitting the OEM gauge cluster. On the other hand, the screen of Plex uSDM-102 is twice the size of the one from CanChecked gauge. It can also be mounted closer to the driver's natural of line of sight. Decisions, decisions...
Absolutely recommend the Roadstersport. I have the midpipe and the 3rd version of the muffler. It sounds awesome and its my understanding that the 4th version is even better
to do a Y splice in aviation we just cut the spliced wire, use an environmental butt splice, one side has one of the cut wires and the wire you're connecting the other side has the other end of the cut wire, shrink the environmental sleeve. no tape
@@jacobfoster6773 Is it though? The OBD2 diagnostic port has CAN Hi/Low pins defined, and that's been around since 96 (or around halfway through the NA/NB lifecycle). I don't know if that means this would work with a stock ECU, but it sounds like there is a possibility.
@@samhurst9319 You make a good point, didn't think about that. I have no idea what sensors the MX-5 makes available to the OBD2 port, and I can't check as mine is too old to have OBD2! and I have no idea if the canchecked would be able to pick them up, best place to ask I'd imagine is canchecked themselves.
I have a cobalt catback, overall it's not terrible but the sound is on the raspy side. On the plus side it did not drone at all and on low revs and cruising didn't sound that bad. I ended up getting a magnaflow high flow cat which actually changed the tone to a deeper sound which I was not expecting. Sounds much better now but I would like something else eventually but for now it's fine. May I recommend looking into a yokana or fujitsubo? Personally think the Jets integral kobe N1 sounds the best but it's very pricey! I think that's what Quinn is running on his car.
I have the Cobalt exhaust on my 99nb. I highly recommend. It uses magnaflow parts with quality stainless tubing and sounds great. Not very loud but really adds a nice tone. I have a sound test vid on my channel.
Question. Can the analog inputs on the Canchecked be used to send data to your ECU via the CAN bus? Or, other way around... Can the ECU poll the analog inputs on the Canchecked over the CAN bus?
Got mine some time ago and had some troubles with the canbus communication. CanChecked and ME told me to use twisted pair wiring and a termination resistor on the ECU side. Yours worked out of the box, so i’m a bit confused. But love the oem look all in one gauge!
I spoke to Canchecked about this since their instruction talked about the CAN termination. The version I have did not require any resistor, and the online instructions at the time were outdated. They have since updated the online instructions. The "Can Term: Yes" setting is what allows you to skip the resistor.
I'm thinking I may have made the hi and low wires too long...but mine is not showing data.. motorsports electronic and can check has a PDF that states using a twisted pair plus a 120 resistor. I will have to try that to see if it works.
Come on Greg, get us some fresh Canyon carving uploads. Also, I just sold my old RoadsterSport "race" axle back. Sounded amazing & only weighs in around 9lbs compared to the stock @ over 20.
I have a MS3 pro but my CanH and CanL has my WB hook up. So I wonder if i can still hook this on the same terminal canH canL without interfering with my WB 🤔
This might be perfect for me honestly. Having a RHD Eunos it’s hard to find a pillar pod setup. I really liked my N gauge in my mustang and this is basically the same thing
That's awesome. I definitely am going to look into this. Out of curiosity what is your 2 step settings? I like how it holds a constant rpm and isn't a crazy pop.
In the ME it's just 3750rpm, injection cut only. The rest is just default settings. To avoid pops just make sure ignition advance for the limiter is 15° or so, and use fuel cut only. Flames and bangs is a result of low ignition timing (5° or lower, even down to negative numbers) and spark cut.
@@miatajames1472 If you check out my "I fixed my launch control for two cents" video, I overview some of the launch settings in Tuner Studio with demonstration etc
@@TheCarPassionChannel I have watched the video several times long ago and typically stick to the pops and bangs. I was intrigued by the fast bounce this has at such a low rpm. So just to confirm this was spark cut at 3750 at 15 degrees of timing in the video. You stated 15 degrees to not have pops and bangs but didn't exactly say this was what was in the video. Also thanks for the videos. I've been using all of the megasquirt and tuner studio videos for a while now.
Hi bud, question for you that I've not been able to get an answer. Since I installed the canchecked gauge, I obviously lost the oil pressure gauge on my 1.6NA. So I ran a new wire from the oil pressure sensor to one of the additional pins on my ME442 and it looks like it sees it but I can't find data anywhere of how to calibrate it. In Meite, everything is meassured in Volts but the only data I could find about it is in ohms... I'm lost, I'd certainly appreciate a little bit of help here, all mighty Miata guru!! :D Thanks
@@TheCarPassionChannel thanx for the answer. Have you done a video of that or will you? Would be fun to see. Is that soly for the mme or also other ecu:s ?
@@gunnarnordstrom2515 I have a video on how to set up launch control on Megasquirt, but it's pretty easy. Just turn it on, set the RPM/TPS thresholds you prefer, limiter type (fuel or spark or both), and that's pretty much it
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Glad you like it ✌🏼
Where can I order one from?
@@steveaguero8483 TurboZentrum
Where can I buy one from??
In the USA
Not sure if they're any dealers in the US yet
Well that'll be the CANchecked out of stock for the foreseeable future
Why not for the power and ground just crimp ring terminals onto the wires and attach them to the IGN and GND screws for the oil guage? No need for dodgy splices then.
That's a baller idea!
Big brain move 🧠 I like the way you think
You the man Jacob
I did this. As per my other comment; regulator fritzed out and wrecked the PCB foil. HIGHLY recommend moving it to a dedicated fused feed for power.
This is how I wired mine up a couple of years ago... Flipping love this gauge 😍
Truth - High Performance Academy is legit. Andre is the knower of all things
Cheers mate! Glad you find our stuff useful and thanks for the support! - Jono
I adored my roadstersport exhaust. IMO its the best sounding Miata exhaust there is
Awesome install! Canbus is the future and I’m so glad to see you are bringing some awareness to the Miata community about it. It is unbelievably versatile.
CPC video means its a good day.
I have a cobalt exhaust and I gotta say it’s my favorite miata exhaust ever!! Great sound without being too loud!!
Pro tip, put a fuse on that spur for the power.
I had a canchecked die from powering off the gauge (seemed to blow the regulator after a couple of cranks after a stall or three) and took part of the film on the cluster with it. I now have the replacement powered from an extra fuse box I installed for additional gauges, sensors, and hard wired chargers and it's been good as gold since.
what amp fuse should be used?
@@jbu89gb the instructions said 5 Amp fuse
I have the roadstersport 4 and I love it.
It’s loud enough to be fun but not enough to be painful. And on the highway i can only hear it a tiny bit.
Cancheck is great. I'm loving the gauge faces.
I've wanted a digital dash but didn't wanna lose the gauges, this is perfect!
2:15 That was a smooth ad for sure hahah thx for the video master!
what a coincidence, mine is gonna arrive tomorrow, excited!!
I've got the roadstersport. I like the fact that it has an included baffle and is not insanely loud or raspy.
Smooth transition from you indoor, to you, outdoors.
kbps is kilobits per second, bytes would be kBps. Love you!
Just got one and finally finished setting it up, it's sick. If you are on the fence do it it's great for stealthy bois like me
Cobalt Exhaust is really good. Personally I think it's one of the best sounding exhausts for the Miata and they make a Dual Tip version that just looks awesome
I have the dual tip and it lives up to the hype
I have a 99 with the bp4w. Its running a cobalt mid with hi flow cat and a roadster sport muffler. I am super happy with how it sounds. Not too loud and very little drone.
Watching that outro every time really wants me to see the red car back on the road... Loving the NB content tho! I've got an NB2 myself ;)
Was littraly looking at this yesterday wandering if it's fit into the oil pressure guage place 🤣🤣
I like your intro outro while answering the door, you have many skills a true renaissance man
I had the roadstersport 3 and eventually upgraded to 4. The 4 sounds crisp and clean and has no drone!
Had no idea this existed. OEM appearance is big selling point
I have the roadstersport 4 with the sport cat and it is a very good sounding exhaust. Not too loud. At freeway speeds (80ish) the wind noise is louder than the exhaust unless you get on the gas. Idle is very tame but when you get the revs up it gets aggressive sounding with slight pops on engine breaking.
That transition was amazing
I have the roadstersport 3 and I like it. It does drone on the highway but I wouldn't call it unbearable. The 4th version is supposed to address that with the addition of a resonator. If it sounds anything like the 3, you'll probably like it.
Thanks for the video and helped me greatly with my decision to move forward with one that just came available on BOFI. Question, why not use the IGN and Grd where the gauge screws are instead of splicing the cluster wires?
roadster sport 4(heimholtz) FTW. I just did a.complete exhaust, headers, all the way back, sounds great, not too loud imho, but also not too quiet either.
Great vid dad, ordered myself one from Bofi uk a few moments ago
The megan OERS cat back is a sweet exhaust that keeps it cool at idle and sounds like a sports car when you want it to. No drone either confirmed.
I took the packing out of my isr muffler and it stopped most of the drone, has a kinda older f1 rasp to it, I like it
Raceland header, custom mid pipe with resonance chamber, flex joint, round magna flow muffler, then depacked isr muffler
I have the cobalt exhaust and it's quiet. But has a night note to it. Better then stock. I like it.
1:43
DID I HEAR ROTARY? 13B swap rules the world!!!
I have a roadster sport 4 exhaust and I love it. A tad bit loud but it has exhaust baffles
Im tripping blllz bc the delivery guy in the read looked exactly like Greg. . Awesome job
9:05 - If you just want to see it in action and see what functions it is, you can start here.
This is exactly why I input the chapters 👍 so everyone can skip where they want
Loved the HP Acadamy ad 🤣
So good!
I just got a cobalt and I would say it's a solid choice. It's pretty quiet but it's still loud enough to drown out the noise of my RB intake, which used to be the dominant noise with a stock exhaust. The main perk is little to no drone. I don't know much about the roadster sport but it's definitely quieter than the Cobalt.
Aw man I love the sound of the RB intake 😅
Roadster Sport 4 for-sure man. Mine hasn't arrived yet, but I'm looking forward to a tunable exhaust, no drone, and a personality that responds appropriately to different driving conditions. Look forward to seeing what you choose.
Can you make avideo on cold start setting please?
Also I have the cobalt and it's nice!
Brilliant ad work!
Best way to get the 12v supply is just using GND and IGN from where you removed the oil pressure meter.
This is so timely. Looking to fit this over the winter
I had a cobalt system on my mk1 with some 4/2/1 headers and a cat delete and loved how it sounded i will be putting another one on my next mx5
already ordered 😤😤 thanks Preg. First the Pahls Dash. Now this.
From which distributer ? Im trying to order one also
@@DirtBikeRodz what do you mean which distributor? Canchecked sells it themselves. Thats where i bought it from. Greg made them too popular and after an hour of the video posting u saw the website was over loaded 😂 got lucky to see they had 5 left after i finished my order
@@Vaft91 Nice!.. finally got mines😂,, are you running MS? If so where do I enter my settings on tuner studio?
I have all the settings on the CANcheck already but having trouble making it communicate with my ECU
@@DirtBikeRodz did you follow all of Gregs instructions? I had no issues.
@@Vaft91 yeah but Im using megasquirt ECU not ME ECU like Greg
That's the coolest thing.
I'm always looking at stuff like that daydreaming to the day I'll build an e36 (have an e46 as daily rn, remember we talked about cooling systems on insta lol) and the ecu I was looking at has an integrated wideband controller and I thought it was dumb to have a wideband with no physical readout and adding an aem on top of that didn't make sense either, a solution like this one makes so much more sense, is similarly priced to an aem uego and also solve my other problem : too many gauges can look tacky but at the same time you need the info to keep the engine safe
i’ve got a full cobalt in my 1.6 na and it sounds great
Roadstersport V4 is great, have it on my NA. Probably the least droney cat back
I have the roadstersport 4 muffler, and alone it gives a great sound, they also have a high flow midsection to match with it!
Got the RoadsterSport3... With the quietest baffle insert (additional $35) it's pretty dang much perfect.
Full colbalt on mine I absolutely love it
Great video. I am torn between the CanChecked gauge and the Plex uSDM-102 Pro. The CanChecked gauge has the advantage of fitting the OEM gauge cluster. On the other hand, the screen of Plex uSDM-102 is twice the size of the one from CanChecked gauge. It can also be mounted closer to the driver's natural of line of sight. Decisions, decisions...
I've got the Cobalt catback on an NA and when it gets hot it also gets loud. Maybe a racing beat one?
Wow, I need this!! How does it know what gear you are in? I have an ME221..
That's pretty slick.
This is awesome! Happy to see miata content with the NB
Did you ever resolve the issue with power drop after the ex-intake swap? I may have missed it.
That's coming still
Absolutely recommend the Roadstersport. I have the midpipe and the 3rd version of the muffler. It sounds awesome and its my understanding that the 4th version is even better
to do a Y splice in aviation we just cut the spliced wire, use an environmental butt splice, one side has one of the cut wires and the wire you're connecting the other side has the other end of the cut wire, shrink the environmental sleeve. no tape
Oh man...time to buy one of these. Nifty install man!
Looks great! Will this work with the stock ECU, or does it need one of the supported aftermarket ECUs?
Will need a standalone ECU, stock is waaaay too old to support CANbus
@@jacobfoster6773 Is it though? The OBD2 diagnostic port has CAN Hi/Low pins defined, and that's been around since 96 (or around halfway through the NA/NB lifecycle). I don't know if that means this would work with a stock ECU, but it sounds like there is a possibility.
@@samhurst9319 You make a good point, didn't think about that. I have no idea what sensors the MX-5 makes available to the OBD2 port, and I can't check as mine is too old to have OBD2! and I have no idea if the canchecked would be able to pick them up, best place to ask I'd imagine is canchecked themselves.
I have a cobalt catback, overall it's not terrible but the sound is on the raspy side. On the plus side it did not drone at all and on low revs and cruising didn't sound that bad. I ended up getting a magnaflow high flow cat which actually changed the tone to a deeper sound which I was not expecting. Sounds much better now but I would like something else eventually but for now it's fine.
May I recommend looking into a yokana or fujitsubo? Personally think the Jets integral kobe N1 sounds the best but it's very pricey! I think that's what Quinn is running on his car.
Great… something else to add to my list. Thanks
That sponsor spot is so crinchy I love it!
This is SICK! I would love something like this, but my engine is not modified in any way at the moment... so probably not useful to me.
I want to do this with my Innovate PSB-1, but I know it will break and need replacing every few months. I'm going to give this thing a try.
You have some serious parts ready to go for some awesome projects, looking forward to it!
I have the Cobalt exhaust on my 99nb. I highly recommend. It uses magnaflow parts with quality stainless tubing and sounds great. Not very loud but really adds a nice tone. I have a sound test vid on my channel.
Yo nz crew working with Greg so cool!!
Question. Can the analog inputs on the Canchecked be used to send data to your ECU via the CAN bus? Or, other way around... Can the ECU poll the analog inputs on the Canchecked over the CAN bus?
Whatbis tje name of that last song before the outro????? I need kore of that.
Install is super clean!!!
Sarah, The Instrumentalist - Turquoise Waves
Thanks.
I have a Cobalt exhaust, though that's on an NA. Sounds good though
My vote is for the RoadsterSport3 mid-pipe & rear section. I run it on My NB1. Only true full 2.5" available
I have the RS4 and I’m a big fan.
Shouldn't all obd2 cars have can high and low on the obd2 port?
True they all have obd, but me ECU is not form the factory
Got mine some time ago and had some troubles with the canbus communication. CanChecked and ME told me to use twisted pair wiring and a termination resistor on the ECU side. Yours worked out of the box, so i’m a bit confused.
But love the oem look all in one gauge!
Same. The official guide says you need a resistor. Would be nice if does just work now. Mine is waiting to be installed soon too.
hi Joel, did you manage to get it to work eventually and if so what did you fix, other than twisting and adding a 120ohm resistor? thanks
I spoke to Canchecked about this since their instruction talked about the CAN termination. The version I have did not require any resistor, and the online instructions at the time were outdated. They have since updated the online instructions. The "Can Term: Yes" setting is what allows you to skip the resistor.
I literally used some speaker cable, crimped it to the gauge and plugged it into the ME442, never had any issues
Sir did you install a 120 ohm resistor in-between the hi and low wires?
Not needed in my case
I'm thinking I may have made the hi and low wires too long...but mine is not showing data.. motorsports electronic and can check has a PDF that states using a twisted pair plus a 120 resistor. I will have to try that to see if it works.
Come on Greg, get us some fresh Canyon carving uploads. Also, I just sold my old RoadsterSport "race" axle back. Sounded amazing & only weighs in around 9lbs compared to the stock @ over 20.
Does anyone know the trackname at15:28? I love that track but can't remember the name of it. Thanks✌
Sarah, The Instrumentalist - Turquoise Waves
@@TheCarPassionChannel oh yees! I knew I know that!! Thanks alot!!
I have a MS3 pro but my CanH and CanL has my WB hook up. So I wonder if i can still hook this on the same terminal canH canL without interfering with my WB 🤔
Hey Greg, loving the Miata content! Could you post some info on how you setup the ME442 for launch control?
Awesome display.
I have the cobalt twin. It is great
Hey where did you find the nb specific version? I didn't see it on the website.
This might be perfect for me honestly. Having a RHD Eunos it’s hard to find a pillar pod setup. I really liked my N gauge in my mustang and this is basically the same thing
What shirt are you wearing in the beginning?
Try a Mx5partsuk exhaust I personally love them have 2.25inch exhaust
Mine came with a paper saying to add a 5A fuse !
10:00 Akshually, its kilobits, not kilobytes :P probably just a verbal typo but there is still an 8x difference :)
I knew this would be brought up by someone, lol. My bad
@@TheCarPassionChannel haha no problem 😂
That's awesome. I definitely am going to look into this. Out of curiosity what is your 2 step settings? I like how it holds a constant rpm and isn't a crazy pop.
In the ME it's just 3750rpm, injection cut only. The rest is just default settings. To avoid pops just make sure ignition advance for the limiter is 15° or so, and use fuel cut only. Flames and bangs is a result of low ignition timing (5° or lower, even down to negative numbers) and spark cut.
@@TheCarPassionChannel Thank you! I will give it a shot. I'm on MS3X
@@miatajames1472 If you check out my "I fixed my launch control for two cents" video, I overview some of the launch settings in Tuner Studio with demonstration etc
@@TheCarPassionChannel I have watched the video several times long ago and typically stick to the pops and bangs. I was intrigued by the fast bounce this has at such a low rpm. So just to confirm this was spark cut at 3750 at 15 degrees of timing in the video. You stated 15 degrees to not have pops and bangs but didn't exactly say this was what was in the video. Also thanks for the videos. I've been using all of the megasquirt and tuner studio videos for a while now.
Get a racing beat race exhaust! I got rid of my isr for it and it is insanely better!
Hi bud, question for you that I've not been able to get an answer. Since I installed the canchecked gauge, I obviously lost the oil pressure gauge on my 1.6NA. So I ran a new wire from the oil pressure sensor to one of the additional pins on my ME442 and it looks like it sees it but I can't find data anywhere of how to calibrate it. In Meite, everything is meassured in Volts but the only data I could find about it is in ohms...
I'm lost, I'd certainly appreciate a little bit of help here, all mighty Miata guru!! :D
Thanks
@@IrishGaucho 99% sure you can't use the stock sensor with a standalone ECU, it can't read it
Hmm have i missed an episode? The launch controll is that a feature of this device ?
No, it's a feature of the ME442
@@TheCarPassionChannel thanx for the answer. Have you done a video of that or will you? Would be fun to see. Is that soly for the mme or also other ecu:s ?
@@gunnarnordstrom2515 I have a video on how to set up launch control on Megasquirt, but it's pretty easy. Just turn it on, set the RPM/TPS thresholds you prefer, limiter type (fuel or spark or both), and that's pretty much it
@@TheCarPassionChannel look into it, thanx, and as always great videos running a 99 nb myself so great stuff
Please get a roastersport 4 sounds amazing
I wonder if this would fit the SW20 MR2 dash.
i like my cobalt exhaust. sounds good and not so loud as to overpower my ITB's :D
Does this have an option for the speedometer?
Man that is suuuper cool. I must has one!