MugenHonduhCivicEx

ok well im not really dumb, but slightly confused-
I recently purchased a '93 Honda Civic Ex and im a bit confused by what kind of ECU it has

ok heres the specs- '93, Honda Civic Ex, automatic transmission, D16Z6 engine...
but does it have a P28? or is it a P08? every site i look at says that Ex/Si's with D16Z6's have P28's- but then they say that SOHC VTEC Civic's with AUTOMATIC transmissions have P08... but then they say that the P08 is for D15B engines!!

any help would be HIGHLY appreciated- i plan on getting a chip for the ECU and i need to know what all will be compatible with my car...

BTW- the car is CURRENTLY stock- besides a 6cd changer that the previous owner installed... lets see the cd changer adds a whopping ZERO horsepower and about 7lbs of dead weight... and I cant get the stupid thing to work anyways- so its gettin taken out- but I plan on getting a chip for the ECU, a high-flow catalyst, some headers, an intake system of some sort (aka whatever my grocery store paycheck can get me), a better intake manifold, high-flow fuel rail, high-flow injectors, some performance plugs and wires... (and I'm keepin the body mods that the previous owner put on it - AKA: the dent on the rear driver's side fender)
and eventually I'll get some suspension stuff- but for now I plan on making it a sleeper, but if the car lasts me long enough and if i ever have the money I'd like to put in an H22A or an H23 and make it into an all motor sleeper- just to prove that not all honda's need forced induction to be fast... and I better stop talking now or I'll never stop- I have that problem, I think its got something to do with the ADD...

redlinetuning

dude.. just pull the pass carpet back and take the ecu out.. the numbers are on the side..

4DRPIMPIN

Also take your time to look around and search. Your asking to get flamed with a topic post like that. But yeah I second that, pull up carpet and look at ecu. Dont take this as a bash, but as advice..

mattssi

What would you do with more than one header? i don't get it?

MugenHonduhCivicEx

ok maybe I am dumb... i never thought of that... screw this U.S. history report, I'm goin to go check what kind of ECU my car has- and then ill work on this book report for the book I never read... history is so boring... and english... and even metalworking currently- woohoo making tap wrenches... theres more interesting things to do with metal but we're making friggin tap wrenches...

and oh yeah- thanks for the help... now I feel stupid for even asking, shoulda just checked in the first place...

another question! (for those who care) - ummm... took off my valve cover a couple days ago to adjust the clearances and stuff... and there was a puddle of oil on the left side of the engine (toward cylinder #4), and there was a BUNCH of oil in the spark plug tube thingymobobber, and once the valve clearances were adjusted the chatter was practically gone but there was still a little bit of chattering that seemed to be coming from #4... - is something plugged or is a seal bad or what?

if any of you have had/fixed this problem and/or know what it is and what I'd need to do to fix it any help would be highly appreciated

MugenHonduhCivicEx

header = headers, you say tomato i say it like its a tomaatoe, I say headers cause thats just how I say it, get used to it or ill have to... uhh... use my insane knowledge of the force to mind trick you into giving me your car! -now that would be a good trick-
but since I cant use the force and since I am dumb in the first place I'll... uhh... zone out so you have to repeat yourself...

lgcubana

Odds R, it's a P28. I have a '93 DelSolSi auto. It came w/the P28

EE_Chris

Interesting how you can do a valve adjustment job but can't manage to pull back some carpet to check what ECU you have.

Anyway, having oil IN the spark plug tube isn't a good thing....

SOHC_MShue

its an automatic p28 ecu. Oh and if you are going with an h22 or h23 i hope to god that you will do a manual conversion because you are still going to be slow with an auto.