i will be starting the lsvtec swap soon and hopefully have it finished by spring, soo..

first of all, if you know of a shop in iowa that does dyno tuning, LET ME KNOW!!! i found shops with dynos, but i always get the same result, either its "well, i dont have the equipment for imports and have never done anything like that before" or "well yes we have a dyno, but we rent it out, you can use it, but you or someone you know will have to actually do the tuning"
problem there is that i dont know ANYONE with tuning experience!

what should i do?

if any of you know a shop in iowa, or close to iowa, let me know! there was a shop right here in town that did it but i guess they just very recently closed down... i've checked every corner of iowa and nothing productive yet...

i was wondering... is it possible to maybe get a computer that has already been tuned? or will the fact that its simply a different engine make it not work?
thanks

 

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You got it, , there should be someone local, or DIY, no worries there, just might take time to find them/learn.

 

i wouldnt know the first step in running/tuning on a dyno... it would be like... me joining the bomb squad on a swat team with no experience...

 

http://www.pgmfi.org !!!

 

I'm installing a turbo kit and a hondata s300 this winter. I'm planning on taking my car to Chicago to the whipfactory. This is really the only place to get a honda tuned right if you're in Iowa, like us. http://www.whipfactory.com/

 

hmmm, i have no problem with going to chicago... its 6 hours... would my ls vtec be OK to drive that far once its swapped in? or would i risk a chance of damaging the engine? or would i have to trailer it? if i can drive it, i'd rather pay for that gas bill lol.

 

If it's not all that far from stock, you should be fine, just get it chipped with a basemap and don't beat on it over there.

 

basemap? please explain..
sorry, im kinda new to this stuff
thats why im gathering all the info i can before i try it

 

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go to pgmfi.org and read up

you can also go to elite in st paul for your dyno tuning

 

i didn't find anything about basemap chipping...maybe i wasn't looking in the right section? i just need to know what basemap chipping is, and if the lsvtec will be able to drive that far before its tuned...i'll pay someone at a shop to tune it, chip it, whatever, im not gonna touch on that part.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1242992

this may help you a little more, if not send him a pm

 

ahh that totally explained it, thanks a bunch.

so in a nutshell, lets say i get one of those ECUs that are already chipped w/ a basemap, i SHOULD be ok to drive 4-6 hours safely, if i dont beat on it, to get it tuned?

once that question is answered its all over lol

thanks again for the help

 

Yep, get yourself a chipped ecu with a basemap and all's kewl.