Performance Chip for K Motor Accord ?
11-03-2008, 08:47 PM
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Which performance chips are good?
I was thinking about getting a performance chip for my car. What's a good one?
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11-04-2008, 04:15 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MSchu »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You want a chip for a 1936 packard?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I gather I missed something good.
I gather I missed something good.
11-04-2008, 08:43 AM
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I got a 05 Honda Accord LX, and I was thinking of getting a performance chip for it. Whats a good one? My bad for the Topic name "My baby Serenity", I was trying to post pics of my car and I posted them here by mistake.
11-04-2008, 09:06 AM
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Ah I see...
I was confused by your post and the lack of information in it. Unfortunately I don't know any company that has a chip that makes your car perform better... though many a company make that claim
I was confused by your post and the lack of information in it. Unfortunately I don't know any company that has a chip that makes your car perform better... though many a company make that claim
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Re: (wickedj05)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wickedj05 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I got a 05 Honda Accord LX, and I was thinking of getting a performance chip for it. Whats a good one? My bad for the Topic name "My baby Serenity", I was trying to post pics of my car and I posted them here by mistake. </TD></TR></TABLE>
aem ems, or mega squirt.
best cough seires of cough "chips" for your car.
just buy one labled for a k series
aem ems, or mega squirt.
best cough seires of cough "chips" for your car.
just buy one labled for a k series
11-08-2008, 11:03 PM
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Re: Which performance chips are good? (wickedj05)
There is no chip for your car, as far as I know. "Chips" are only available for OBD0/1 cars that can accept an external eprom on the ECU board. Even if you had one of these ECUs, I would NOT recommend one of these, since most are total hack jobs of generic "tuning" monkey business. Reflashed OBD2 ECUs are available for some applications, but not for your engine, sadly.
Additionally, many things on eBay are advertised as "chips", but they are merely a resistor that is put in line or in place of your Intake Air Temperature sensor, so that the ecu will think it's freezing out and advance timing and enrich the A/F mixture in order to warm up your engine. This method will increase your power, at least in theory, but if you're running it all the time your fuel economy will suffer and you could potentially cause increased wear on your engine from overly advanced timing (increased cylinder temps) and/or cylinder wash-down.
So, unless you find someone that offers a reflash, for your application, you're hosed until you shell out for a programmable ECU or some kind of piggyback unit. It's sad to say, but if you want much more power out of your Accord, you're probably better off getting a different car (V6), or doing a head/engine swap (TSX, for example.)
Just my two cents. (My family has two i4 Accords, so I'm not hating, by any means.)
Additionally, many things on eBay are advertised as "chips", but they are merely a resistor that is put in line or in place of your Intake Air Temperature sensor, so that the ecu will think it's freezing out and advance timing and enrich the A/F mixture in order to warm up your engine. This method will increase your power, at least in theory, but if you're running it all the time your fuel economy will suffer and you could potentially cause increased wear on your engine from overly advanced timing (increased cylinder temps) and/or cylinder wash-down.
So, unless you find someone that offers a reflash, for your application, you're hosed until you shell out for a programmable ECU or some kind of piggyback unit. It's sad to say, but if you want much more power out of your Accord, you're probably better off getting a different car (V6), or doing a head/engine swap (TSX, for example.)
Just my two cents. (My family has two i4 Accords, so I'm not hating, by any means.)
11-09-2008, 12:40 PM
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Re: Which performance chips are good? (ion_four)
Originally Posted by ion_four
There is no chip for your car, as far as I know. "Chips" are only available for OBD0/1 cars that can accept an external eprom on the ECU board. Even if you had one of these ECUs, I would NOT recommend one of these, since most are total hack jobs of generic "tuning" monkey business. Reflashed OBD2 ECUs are available for some applications, but not for your engine, sadly.
Additionally, many things on eBay are advertised as "chips", but they are merely a resistor that is put in line or in place of your Intake Air Temperature sensor, so that the ecu will think it's freezing out and advance timing and enrich the A/F mixture in order to warm up your engine. This method will increase your power, at least in theory, but if you're running it all the time your fuel economy will suffer and you could potentially cause increased wear on your engine from overly advanced timing (increased cylinder temps) and/or cylinder wash-down.
So, unless you find someone that offers a reflash, for your application, you're hosed until you shell out for a programmable ECU or some kind of piggyback unit. It's sad to say, but if you want much more power out of your Accord, you're probably better off getting a different car (V6), or doing a head/engine swap (TSX, for example.)
Just my two cents. (My family has two i4 Accords, so I'm not hating, by any means.)
Additionally, many things on eBay are advertised as "chips", but they are merely a resistor that is put in line or in place of your Intake Air Temperature sensor, so that the ecu will think it's freezing out and advance timing and enrich the A/F mixture in order to warm up your engine. This method will increase your power, at least in theory, but if you're running it all the time your fuel economy will suffer and you could potentially cause increased wear on your engine from overly advanced timing (increased cylinder temps) and/or cylinder wash-down.
So, unless you find someone that offers a reflash, for your application, you're hosed until you shell out for a programmable ECU or some kind of piggyback unit. It's sad to say, but if you want much more power out of your Accord, you're probably better off getting a different car (V6), or doing a head/engine swap (TSX, for example.)
Just my two cents. (My family has two i4 Accords, so I'm not hating, by any means.)
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