stock h22 with short intake,header,exhaust 2.5,
wath the advantage to tune a stock motor?
is it like trowing money to garbage or it will give me couple hp and torque ??

 

you'll get better fuel economy and run a bit more efficiently. stock ECUs come pretty rich with pretty conservative timing. not a waste IMO

 

I tought honda motor were suppose to be fuel economic...that them vtec!!its hard to stay out of it lolll how much shoud i pay for tuning?? 200$ 300$

 

If you have a cheap header, then I would not expect tuning to net you many ponies. Therefore my suggestion would be to just get a piggyback like the VAFC.

 

my header is (FGK) ....yes but a piggyback will be around the same price no ???

 

You can pick up a VAFC for $50. I have never heard of FGK so I'll assume it's junk.

 

yeah its a 1000$ header junk lol

http://www.fujitsubo.co.jp/prod_superEX.html

 

Dont waist your money on small gains.

 

i dont see why not

 

look here this guy on ebay is selling used one for 650$http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA...301510003r8365

 

Yeah, "rare as hell". No wonder.

Anyway, I'll stick with the suggestions I've already given. As for the "don't waste money on small gains" comment. That's just dumb.

VAFC-II ~ $100
PnP harness ~ $50
Dyno-tuning ~ $175
Total cost ~ $325
Power increase ~ 3whp

Annual savings from the 5mpg improvement ~ $375

 

rofl... thats just dumb? If you want better gas mileage, simply tune the car. Wasting money on ricer mods is "dumb".

 

thats what im gona do tune my car. Wasting money on ricer mods is "dumb.is this line for me ? cause im not ricing my car !!! its already done

 

If your focusing on a power increase there is a few high quality parts that work together well. I had my time with "bolt ons" when I look back it was a waste of money. The car is was barely any faster. If Honda-tech didnt ban Blake/98vtec I would tell you to talk to him about putting yourself together a nice n/a build. If your more concerned about gas mileage, just make sure you do your regular maintenance. The car gets decent gas mileage stock so... is a $250 tune +$xxx hardware really worth it?

 

A vafc for a stock motor?
a tune? wtf?

No no, leave it, save the money for somthign that will actually give you some ponies.

 

I would, but you should drop some stage 1 cams in there when you do it, otherwise, dont.

 

That's what the hell we're talking about, tuning the car. WTF ricer mods are you talking about?

The math already proved that it IS worth it.

Just shut up.

 

Says the dip-**** telling a kid to buy a vafc for his stock motor. right!

Some day I hope you lose your pompus attitude and get over the vafc.
out to insult everyone. is that what makes you feel good?

fyi, nobody likes a know-it-all.

 

i would just slap as many performance parts as you can before you tune to try to make the tune atleast worthwhile

 

Slapping random parts together is how engines blow up.



IMO, there are gains to be made from the factory settings on the stock motor. Gains in fuel economy and power. If you don't plan to do much to the car anyway, I say do it. If you have big plans, I'd wait, unless you have a lot of disposable money, in wich case, you can paypal me some.

 

wow, noone is going to blow up a motor with some bolt on parts

and yes a tune will make nice gains on a stock h22

 

lol at 5mpg from an AFC

 

I say NO not worth the effort and money to tune stock car for a couple of ponies. If you want better fuel economy you should not have bought a Prelude.

 

Later on you're gonna want more power out of your engine, so why not save what you have and plan where you want it to go in the future!

 

I say get it tuned now for the mods you have. You should gain some power and mpg as mentioned. Then in the future, if you add more mods, you already have the hardware in place and you can just get it re-tuned for the upgrades. For those of you saying he should save his money for bigger mods in the future, what big mods is he going to do without getting it tuned then anyway?