the apexi avc-r boost controller installation manual starts off with precaution number 1: "never use electro-taps" my avc-r did not have the "splitting caps" that apexi recommends to join the controller to the computer wire loom so i used a plastic joining device with a plate that is squeezed down that joins the 2 wires. i found out later that it is the "electro-tap" that apexi says not to use. i do feel that i have good connections but i respect apexi's advice. my question to the forum is: what have you all used to join the wires? i would have soldered them but they are in a tight spot. if need to use splitting caps, what are they and where can i get them? thanks for any help.
howard coleman

 

I used the little metal taps that it came with. You have to strip a section of the existing wire (preferably without cutting it) and then you crimp the little metal thing over the existing wire and the wire from the AVC-R. The taps are very small -- a single piece of metal in the shape of a, um, bi-fold wallet. Then I put some electrical tape over the connections after they were hooked up.

-Max

 

I've been using the 'electro-taps' for years without any problems.

The only danger I can foresee is potentially increased resistance at the tap due to the material used and also if you use the wrong size 'electro-tap'. Too small and you could cut some of the wire when crimping it down.

 

thanks max and crazycanuck for your responses. david garfinkle (he sure builds a super engine torque brace) offered a solution that i am going to go with. he pointed me to the 90 degree metal guide/cover for the ecu wires that is located in an area by the passenger's toes. i had thought that the ecu wire loom turned up under the dash and was unaccessible but this is not the case. it should be a simple matter to solder my connections.
howard coleman