As the title states. Sorry for such a n00b question. I am under the impression that Hondata is considered a piggyback because it 'branches' off of an exsisting factory ECU that has been chipped. I'm comparing this to the AEM EMS or Apexi Power FC which, I believe, replaces the factory ECU all together.

Am I on the right track or completely off base? Just want to get the facts straight.

TIA

 

Hondata = Piggy back
Stand Alone literally stands alone with no factory ecu.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jowee 1162 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hondata = Piggy back
Stand Alone literally stands alone with no factory ecu. </TD></TR></TABLE>

So based on the info I stated in my original post, I AM on the right track?

Thank you for clearing it up.

 

I suppose by strict definition, Hondata is a piggy-back system. I just have difficulty classifying it as such because of the risk of it being grouped with such devices as the Apex'i V-AFC and the Field SFC-VTEC controller, which are obviously quite different in terms of functionality.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I suppose by strict definition, Hondata is a piggy-back system. I just have difficulty classifying it as such because of the risk of it being grouped with such devices as the Apex'i V-AFC and the Field SFC-VTEC controller, which are obviously quite different in terms of functionality. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I totally agree. "Technically" Hondata is a piggyback however classing it with the VAFC, etc would sound inappropriate.

Funny how this topic is kind of touch and go. Could Hondata be in a class of its own?

 

<FONT COLOR="royalblue"> I would consider NepTune/Uberdate/Crome/Etc more a piggyback system then Hondata. The Hondata system uses the blue box to process everything. Even s100 had the lil blue box in the ecu. W/O the main brain Hondata is useless. Hondata even sells it's on version of the P28. </FONT>

 

all those you have metioned are all hackign the stock ecu, hondata is no different