...and yellow and green wires of the CAN cable are installed and secured inside locations 25 ("yes" signal/yellow wire) and 26 ("no" signal/green wire) at the back of the plug.
The passenger seat served as the docking point for our laptop when we used it for logging engine data during dyno tests and at our previous track outings. The Wiring Wizard routes the datalogger's main harness through the passenger-seat knee bolster, which enables us to set the logger's screen panel on the seat, where it's within easy reach.
Clean has always been one of our mandates for the interior in our project car. The Wiring Wizard routes the yellow and green CAN wiring, connectors, and plug underneath the center console and out of sight.
The datalogger's main harness plugs into the back of the touch-screen panel and is secured by tightening the lock ring.
With the wiring completed, installing C-COM XFI software and going through an elaborate processor-to-datalogger setup is the final step before we can begin recording. The configuration procedure isn't necessarily rocket science, but XFI acknowledges that the ins and outs of dialing-in the logger aren't presented well in the instructions, and the tasks should be done with the assistance or consultation of XFI specialists on the FAST tech line. Our phone call with the helpful folks at FAST lasted about an hour.
The high-resolution, backlit, 6-inch LCD display is easily programmed with one finger.
The touch-screen panel looks right at home in the cabin of our coupe. Recorded data can be viewed on the unit's display screen or downloaded with a USB into a laptop for analysis and use when tuning.
With easy access from the driver seat, we're now able to use the XFI Touch-Screen Dash/Data Logger to reference all of the vital information inside the XFI processor. Our unit is programmed to record data whenever the TPS indicates 75 percent throttle and stop recording when power is shut down. There are no switches to flip or space bars to press. Just mash the gas and begin recording.