OK..... My friend has a 93 civic Si hatch... I have a 93 del sol Si.... same motor. He told me he found a JDM Si ECU on ebay that was suposed to Add like 15 more horse.. Is this true or would I be better off getting the things I want for my car like... Intake, Header,and Exhaust. Then getting it tuned??????

 

ok let me make sure it makes sense...... I want intake header and exhaust either way... what mean is would I be better off just getting a tune or the ECU that is suposed to add 15 horse?

 

get the parts you want to get, then get it tuned.
You'll get the most out of a custom tune, than any chip or jdm ecu.

 

Nothing that easy is going to give you 15 hp. If the motor were moderately modified, you MIGHT see that much increase with an extensively tuned standalone. But not a factory calibration. The factory tuners have to run conservative maps so that their bosses don't get smothered with warranty claims.

 

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i doubt it will give u 15 extra hp ulless its been tuned already what kinda chip comes in the ecu?if it is one one them egay spoon or mugen chips they are junk.and they cliam 10 to 50 hp also.is there any way u can post pics of the ecu?

 

First of all Thank you for all your feed back... No I can't post a pic of it .... I honestly couldn't find one my self so it would make sense that its not true and isn't out there lol.. So I will just stick with getting a tune after I get my stuff. Thanks again guys!

 

no need for a tune after those simple bolt-ons. if u had it tuned it would be hard for them to get anything. uhh. ur car will notice the differences in temp and flow. hope this helps.