I have a 97 civic EX with a d16y8 and have no clue on what ecu i have. So does anyone know what i have? Also what are the ways I can have it reprogrammed for more power? I have heard UBERDATA and HONDADATA. But I am looking for the most wicked ECU i can put on a motor with only I/H/E.

 

it's a p2e i believe....

reprogramming that ECU isn't gonna give u much more power. Your car isn't fast first of all, sorry, but the best ECU program i can think of would be to run obd1, get a jumper harness, and a chipped P28 or socketed for Uberdata or Hondata.

 

Your car has P2P ECU. With just I/H/E, I would suggest spending money on other things before getting a new ECU/program.

 

You have To

This is what you have to buy if you want to chipped you're ecu or use uberdata(freeware)
1:OBO-l VTEC ecu (ex:p28(EX OR SI) or 94-95 p72(GSR) or p30(delsol vtec))
2:OBO-ll to OBO-l conversion hardness
3:and chip it

or if you decide to use hondata which a not a freeware. With Hondata could use OBO-ll ecu i believe or check out http://www.hondata.com

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LSvtechatch97 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it's a p2e i believe....

reprogramming that ECU isn't gonna give u much more power. Your car isn't fast first of all, sorry, but the best ECU program i can think of would be to run obd1, get a jumper harness, and a chipped P28 or socketed for Uberdata or Hondata.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Can you please point out where I said my car was fast? If I didn't, could you point out what sentence or group of words I used that made you get the idea that I was trying to say "Hey everyone my car is fast, what can I do to my ECU to make it lightning fast?"

All input is appreciated.

 

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you don't have any power to start off with.

 

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What would you suggest? I am currently thinking of a larger TB and Fuel rail and possibly a Vafc but have heard to leave the Vtec engagement RPM where its at for some reason. Forgot to mention that I am a newbie to this import stuff.

 

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you don't have any power to start off with. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Your Aviator, who is that? You? Your Girlfriend? And just for refrence, what does your car dyno at?

 

some chick, i donno her though. should dyno at like 180 or 185 at the wheels, prolly bout 145 tq to the wheels. never dynoed and never tuned ls vtec.

 

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So your car is fast though? I am just ASSUMING this from the superior stand point you took on your first post. You seem like a good sport though, answering all my questions, so I won't harp on your mid 14 second car. Also thanks for the input on my car. The things that you have brought to my attention about my car being "not fast" and "having no power to begin with" have lead me to believe that you must be a bench racer for one or two reasons: #1 you have been punked by a SOHC car or #2 your car is currently taken a "BREAK" in your guys relationship.

 

lol..... ok

not a mid 14 sec car, and it's certainly faster than your car.

can you enlighten me more on the "bench racer"

 

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not a mid 14 sec car, and it's certainly faster than your car.

can you enlighten me more on the "bench racer"</TD></TR></TABLE>

A bench racer is someone that talks about what there car could be, or use to be and about how much faster there car is then someone elses. If you can prove it by showing a time slip or dyno graph then you are not a bench racer. But there is a time and place when you do this and it isn't in a thread that has the word Help in its title.

Now you have a description on what semi-classifies a bench racer. But seriously dude your 1.6 wasn't adequate for your power needs and neither is mine. I just don't have the time or money you do to do a swap or turbo yet. So from now on if you would like to post in a tech thread that i start please keep it relavent to the question at hand. Thanks

 

...as i stated, my car has never been dynoed or tuned.

also, you are the one who got off topic, just to make clear. good luck adding power to the y8 man

 

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Back on topic. I would probably suggest cams after I/H/E. Maybe a high-flow cat because what good is a free flowing exhaust if you have such a restrictive cat. I would ONLY get a VAFC if you plan on getting it professionally tuned. Just slapping on a VAFC and lowering the VTEC engaugement point will not net you much - if any - power. You need the air/fuel curves to be adjusted to your car & mods.

Another thing you can look into is underdrive pulleys which usually give you a slight gain.