Hey guys - I'm contemplating getting the Hondata setup for my car. Alan at A&J says I should stay with the ECU I'm using now (Mugen N1 with custom map) because the ECU processor speed for the Hondata is inferior. I don't know what to think anymore since most information these days is heresay. What I want to know is if anyone has any information regarding the guts of the Hondata ECU/chip? I know it's either an EPROM or reburnable EEPROM - but what is the processor speed and how does it compare to the stock ECU?

 

lol.. thats a bunch of crap.. the reason for going with a hondata is that you are still using your stock ecu for the maps.

 

does the ECU processor speed really affect performance that much???

 

I was under the impression that it is a socketed Honda ecu.

 

its like running your engine on super nintendo instead of the original nintendo

 

You mind explaining your statement a little more comprehensively? Hondata eliminates the stock ECU (i.e. not a piggyback) thus how can it use the stock ECU for maps?

 

Hondata is your stock ecu, socketed. And then some software.

 

So if you allready have a rom programmer(don't ask), would you just get stage 3?

 

Nope you still need the software. The programmer doesn't come with the stage 4, you have to buy it seperate.

 

People with the stage 4 software and a rom programer can program any lower level of hondata(1-3).

Thats also how dealers can tune your ecu.

 

thats funny, but yes, a OBDII ecus use much quicker processors, but Hondata offers alot more tunability...even though the EPROM speed is slower it makes no difference...we're taling about nanoseconds not secs...

 

Thanks.

 

hondata modifies a stock ecu...

 

its a piggyback system... might as well get the new aem management system

 

AEM doesn't offer the option of lower stages. Stage 4 doesn't do me any good without a dyno, so why pay for it?

 

if you want ECU that has a good speed, go for MOTEC, or AUTRONIC, PowerFC is allrite, but its a bit slow compare to others.

 

Hondata is not a piggyback, it uses it's own maps, unlike a piggyback which operates in + or - units from the stock map.

The aem is also a bit more expensive and still doesn't offer full throttle launch and full throttle shift.

If I had lots of cash or a need for management above and beyond my ecu I'd go with hondata.

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[Modified by eh-D, 3:40 AM 2/13/2002]

 

Is it??

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[Modified by Sam & Bridget, 7:41 PM 2/12/2002]

 

no hondata is not a piggyback. Hondata is more of a modification to you factory ECU, while the piggyback works in conjuction with your factory ecu.

Also hondata is cheaper than the AEM/motec/powerFC/haltech.

I dont know what kind of mods you have but figure out how much tuning you need/want. Datalogging would be nice though.

One more thing, unless you have a dealer w/dyno or you get the stage 4, you will not have the ability to burn new programs on your own. Something to keep in mind.

i heard http://www.hondata.com has some good info on this topic

Mike D


[Modified by hennessey, 4:11 AM 2/13/2002]

 

Motec M8 Pro

 

naw just run carbs

 

or AUTRONIC SM2