So my 97 cx has a d16y7. Ya we all know that already but I’ve made up my mind with what I want to do this this motor currently has short ram intake , 4-2-1 ractive headers along with no cat stock res and no muffler atm ( yeah it’s an annoying rice box but it’s my rice box )

anyways I would like to know what AUTO ecu I need in order to chip and tune my y7.

look I understand that’s it’s a waste of money to do what I’m doing I plan on getting another civic eventually to k swap. But right night I want to have fun with the y7 without boosting it and without nos

So if anyone could tell me what ecu and chip I need or could use to make it a tad bit faster

 

You cant tune any auto ecu. You'd have to run another ecu in parallel; not something commonly done

 

What ecu and set up would be need for that I’ve been doing research since I got the car and keep coming up empty handed

 

Huge learning curve there. You would need to know someone who is above average at wiring and knows engine control system sensors well, and probably knows how to tune too. 100% custom built, use any tunable ecu you want along side the oem auto ecu. Split the control but fake the inputs

You're better off doing a manual swap for more pep

 

yeah that’s what everyone says but I’ve had my fair share of city driving with a manual so I’ll be sticking with the auto for more comfort

 

I suggest you leave this car alone/stock and make it your daily/drive around town car... then buy one that is already manual and start modding that one.
Otherwise, you will have to find either an old Greddy E-Manage or an Apexi V-AFC... limited tuning capability but the auto transmission will still shift.