Day 1021 “Tech Upgrade”

The Borla is installed. Here’s a video clip from my phone however it’s so low pitched it doesn’t really sound like it’s loud but in fact it is. and I plan on installing a second borla after the y pipe to try and kill what little rasp is left and quieten it down some.

Also on my to do before g17:

To fix my A/C.

And now one of the most exciting mods for this year!

Touch screen Keyless Ignition.

OK, before you start scratching your heads or yelling “NOOO!!”, let me elaborate. This isn’t a push button start that requires the Key to be in the ignition. I’m talking completely removing the need for an Ignition Key.

A couple of issues to over come:
Security…. of course this is the number one issue.
safety…. gotta make sure the car doesn’t start its self.
Reliability… it’s got to work

So after scouring the web for things to build or buy for this. I came up pretty dry. I first looked for RFID that had a 5 ft range. But they just don’t have them readily available. Then back to switches with a hidden kill switch (I never liked the idea of switches)

So… I went back to the drawing board. I’m going to have to come up with it myself and came up with the Touchscreen idea. Tablets are pretty inexpensive compared to a touch screen monitor. I looked at PC, Android, etc. Android kept coming up as the better solution.

Touchscreen brings so much flexibility such as passcode security and an app tailored to your liking. So, how do I tell the car to listen to my tablet?? With this!

It’s a 4 channel relay board with a bluetooth connectivity. It already has a basic Android app that switches the relays. It’s not what I’ll be using but it confirms the ability to connect and function with android OS. Here is an example of a location to mount it.

So, here’s the summary. The ignitions wires will be ran through this relay board which is link wirelessly to the tablet. The app on the tablet will control specifically what is switched and when. right now I’ve got the app being developed and the board is enroute from china. I hope everything comes together by May.

Also if anyone is wondering “Why do this ?”. I will tell you. I have this nasty habit of leaving my key in the ignition. For years I’ve done this. So much that I’ve made a tool to break into my car when I’m at work. My car stays unlocked at home which is also a problem of course. Just last night after a test drive, after tightening a rattle in the suspension, I left them in all night. I can’t break the habit for some reason. so if I never have to take my keys out they can stay in my pocket.

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