I just won a Spoon vtec controller for obd-0 ecu civic/integra sir/xsi. It hooks up with connectors and all, but has anyone used one before? I doubt it comes with directions, but hey I'm a smart guy. Here's what it looks like. I think with my car being lhd and not rhd it may take a little lengthening of the wires of something, but nothing too hard.


**note**I haven't received it yet, these are the pics off the auction.

 

Its all plug and play. I used to have one with my Spoon ECU, but have recently sold both.

Personaly I think the controler sucks. All you can do adjust vtec up or down and you cant even adjust it that high up. I could only get mine up to a max of 5200 and a low of like 2000. I guess its neat to see the light come on when your in vtec, but other then that is pretty worthless.

 

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Personaly I think the controler sucks. All you can do adjust vtec up or down and you cant even adjust it that high up. I could only get mine up to a max of 5200 and a low of like 2000. I guess its neat to see the light come on when your in vtec, but other then that is pretty worthless.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I heard almost the same response from someone a few years ago so I decided to buy a Field Boxer Series sfc-vtec controller instead.

Mark

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bryant &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Its all plug and play. I used to have one with my Spoon ECU, but have recently sold both.

Personaly I think the controler sucks. All you can do adjust vtec up or down and you cant even adjust it that high up. I could only get mine up to a max of 5200 and a low of like 2000. I guess its neat to see the light come on when your in vtec, but other then that is pretty worthless.</TD></TR></TABLE>

well that sucks then now don't it. grr...I hope mine helps me out-some.

BTW does anyone have any instructions on how to use it? er is it too simple to need instructions?

 

How can you tell where you adjust the vtec engagement point at? do you have to turn the **** then go out n run your car or something?

 

whenever the light on the switch lights up you are in vtec, so watch your tach. and voila that should do it.

 

That doesn't seem very accurate either cause the tach is usually off.

 

Yeah. I've got one hooked up to my mini-me. the thing I use it for is to get rid of the "lag" between the primary and secondary cam lobes. Does a great job of this. Other than that, I don't think it does fuel or o2 remapping or anything. for the 60 bucks I paid for it, it's a fun toy.

 

the Spoon controller is very very old. I think its the first piggyback to ever tap in and control the vtec switchover manually. Other companies have since come out with better boxes and more options with (+/-) to the fuel as well.. i.e. Fields, Apex'I.

 

I say find a place you can get the Apex-i VAFCII from that what im going to do.

Find yourself a JDM hookup

LD EF8

 

or add a spoon ecu.

 

lucky for me i have a real spoon PR3 ecu but i want the new apexi VafcII also


89 CRX si
1 gen Integ XSi b16a
LD EF8

 

how much do the spoon vtec controller usually go for?

 

ebay.com, 100-200. 500 new, and special order.