dont say search because i did for 5 minutes and couldnt find it i just need a quick answer.... i have a b16a3 motor and i am putting header/intake/exhaust/cams and cam gears on it... should i go with a hondata or a vafc2 for this setup...also my main question is how much does it usually cost to tune them?? which one is cheaper? thanks


Modified by 94_Del Sol at 1:49 AM 12/28/2004

 

unless you plan on doing your own tuning it depends on the ability of whoever is tuning your car.

vafc is gonna be cheaper, but you are limited to what you can do vs the hondata

vafc you can tune yourself if you know what you are doing, hondata requires laptop, romulator, ect, ect.

 

yeah i am planning on bringing it to a shop to get it tuned either way...has anybody had an experience on brining it to a shop?? how much and how many hours does it take???

 

another question is im confused if i bought hondata s200 base system do i need all those options if i was going to bring it to a shop? or do they have everything that it needs to tune??

 

the shop i "work" at charges $60 pr/hr for dyno use if you bring your own mechanic/tuner
and it usually takes about two hours to tune hondata

i really don't work there i just operate the dyno when its being used

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94_Del Sol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">another question is im confused if i bought hondata s200 base system do i need all those options if i was going to bring it to a shop? or do they have everything that it needs to tune??</TD></TR></TABLE>you won't need all that other stuff if the shop is a hondata tuning shop

 

ok cool thanks for the info...ive been reading up on it since my first post and it seems to be a good deal. I have some money to bring it to a dyno so i think thats what im going to do..i just wasnt sure if i needed the options if a shop was going to do it..thanks man

 

VAFC is a waste of money IMO, just get a Hondata (or for a cheaper but just as good solution an Uberdata P28, mine cost me 140 bucks shipped) and tune it using a wideband. You HAVE to use a wide band (and pref a dyno at the same time) in order to properly tune this. Otherwise its just a lot of guessing and not worth the trouble.