i was at the local import shop today and they said the apexi neo is the most bang for the buck and they will tune it for 150$

i want some feedback.. any alternatives i want good and the bad not just bashing

 

When you say "tune it" you mean they have it on a dyno? Not just in your car and they're just punching in settings. How much are they charging for the NEO?

 

i was gonna buy it new on ebay for 275$ and yes they have 2 dynos one awd and one fwd/rwd

 

they sell theres for 400$ but they told me they would tune it for 150$

 

might as well give it to them unless u know how to tune.

 

no buy one cheap on ebay and have them tune it

 

any help with this

 

IDK, i guess i like the NEO, just way too many settings for me and i would prob mess with it and mess everything all up. But i do know that with the right tune you can get some hp gain out of it. Not very much, thats why i didnt buy it. You'll gain more hp from a MSD ignition that you can buy for $200 and gain more hp out of that.

 

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The man knows the truth by instinct!

Good idea to get it installed and tuned by a professional. On the other hand, it is a piggyback unit, and most would tell you to not waste your time, but if you don't have enough on your car to warrant hondata, then do what you want. I'd like to see what the thing can do, when in a real tuner's hands.

Either way, what is your setup? If it's an N/A single cam with I/H/E, I might just suggest against the neo all together, as you'll probably be wasting your money for no really noticeable gains.

 

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no you wont

an afc neo is pretty worthless unless you have an engine worth tuning. and at that point a neo is the last thing you should be looking at.

 

why not just get a chipped ecu, and run crome and have it tuned

 

You definitely want someone that has experience with tuning to handle the NEO, I hear it can be confusing?

 

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Fixed. You will damage your engine if you try to set the thing yourself, and don't know EXACTLY what you're doing. Voice of experience.

 

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Fixed. You will damage your engine if you try to set the thing yourself, and don't know EXACTLY what you're doing. Voice of experience. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Experience doesn't lie (usually)

 

Lol, second hand experience is just as good I think, if I'm right next to my friend, helping him put this thing on, and watching him attempt to tune his pride and joy: All motor GS-R.

It is now in his driveway, non-op, and waiting for a simple LS engine. Poor guy should have just gotten it tuned by a professional immediately like I TOLD HIM TO!

 

$150 for dyno tuning seems really cheap to me....maybe $150 per hour or something haha

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Fixed, if that were true you think guys would still be making 600whp on stock honda ignitions?

 

$150 isn't too expensive to tune an Air/Fuel Controller, its fairly simple once you have done it a few times.

 

chipped ecu=184 shipped from mtber+ tune 150= 334 buck and tuned car that makes more power than a piggyback