crx.kip

Hi, I have a B18b1 swapped del sol. Only things I've done other than the swap is a catback exhaust and an air intake. I'm taking it to the dyno soon. My question is what kind of improvement should I be expecting to see after the tune? I've seen a lot of conflicting numbers so I thought it best to ask here. (sorry if this is the wrong place for this question I don't post much) Thank you for your help in advance.

JRCivic1

This is a tough question to answer... because the "improvement" will be based on how good the tune is currently. If the current state of tune on the ECU is pretty good, the gains will be small. However, if the current tune makes the engine run like crap, then tuning will improve things a whole lot. HP and Torque numbers will vary widely depending on what type of dyno the car is tuned on. If you have only added a cat-back exhaust system and an intake tube, your gains will be minimal compared to a properly tuned totally stock B18... a quality header would have made the biggest improvement of the common basic three mods (Intake, Header, and Exhaust).

Forget the numbers... focus on what the first pull on the dyno is compared to the last. Driveability should also improve... and this doesn't register HP/TQ numbers.