sr-71

ok so I asked the question a lil differently in the hybrid section and unfortunately got only 2 replies...even if they are indeed useful answers, I'd like to get more opinions/experience sharing to review before comiting to buy a product or another and I know many people in this particular section do use them...

for original thread please see:https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...9#post48891219

in short: I need an obd2B to OBD2A conversion harness for my ITR and quality is what I'm after(I could care less about the price) and I want to be able to swap ecu's without having to worry about broken pins after 2-3 times.

Thanks

ekcoupeh22

iTrader: (2)

from what I remember I don't really think there is a high quality piece. I just went to my parts store and they hooked me up. I would just imagine not to buy one off like ebay or something.. I think my last one was made by boomslang or something like that and I took it out of the car every night for 2 years and never had a problem. why are you stepping down to 2a and not obd1?

Miguel613ekb18c

I got myself a raywire obd2b to obd2a and hasn't given any problems at all, also a few buddies of mine got ebay ones for cheap and they've all been good just make sure to use die-electric grease on the pins to prevent from sticking

sr-71

I was looking to get an OBD1 at first but I got a pretty good deal on an OBD2A that I couldn't pass on.

very good advice! will do!

and thanks for your great input too guys!

94rs-turbo

iTrader: (6)

I had one where pics would break, one I found that works well is with the ECu side glued
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OBD2B-TO-OBD1-99-00-Civic-Manual-Transmission-ECU-CONVERSION-JUMPER-HARNESS-/370800493062?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item56556e8206&vxp=mtr

sr-71

only 27 bux! compared to 100+ $ for almost all others...either it is cheap quality(but then again it is backed up with lifetime warranty which is a usually good sign and it looks like a quality part from the looks of it) or the all of the others are not worth at all the price they sell for!!!hmmmm....interesting.

Thanks for the reply!

lzylst

iTrader: (1)

They all get really bent up when installing the ecu in the original location.

sr-71

I went with Rywire after all and just got it last Friday.

I'll let you guys know how it goes after a few months of use.

Thanks to all for the feedback and great advice.

Coopa B18c5

Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but whats the purpose of going from obd2B to OBD2A?

sr-71

Hi! good question...see my June 24th reply.

I do not wish to go into any further details at the time being since I already know it's gonna fuel another one of those H-T debate that has already been beaten to death, at least in written form, which I have absolutely no intention to get into...but you could probably guess it if you've been around H-T long enough...

Need to do some testing and confirm firsthand since I'm not entirely satisfied with what information's already out there...too much conflicting info.

I plan to do a write up/follow up in the next few weeks.

sr-71

Update: after install I can now confirm that Rywire connectors and plugs are fitting as good or better than with the original harness.

The combo of original harness connectors and ECU plugs were a lil' hard to remove as they were very tight VS less trouble with Rywire conversion harness on both ends.

VegaS10

I'm a little bit late to this, but I always go with Boomslang harnesses. They have nice amounts of wire which allow room to tuck and move around.