I love hondas and have a great motor that i installed myself with the help of my buddy( ok he did most of it )but i dont know performance upgrading besides bolt ons. So my question for you is this. Well first let me tell you what i have. A 2000 si with a jdm b18c(R), dc 4-2-1 header, and a comptech icebox. My question for you is, how much good would a hondata ecu do for me!! Id appreciate any help that you guys have to offer.


Hey sorry i didnt even think about this till now. I guess this isnt really the right forum but my car is hybrid which is why i posted it in here. Sorry about that, feel free to answer though. Later


Modified by jh4dc23spoon at 6:59 PM 12/19/2003

 

Were kind of dead in this forum today huh.....Well whoever happens to read this next, hook me up. Thanks to all i appreciate it kindly.

 

If you had something that needed to be tuned then it would be worth it. If you havent done anything to the motor really it would be nearly useless for you. with a stock motor use a stock ecu or a chipped one which will save you several hundred. youll only need a hondata when you step up your game and put some reall $$ into the motor.

 

Actually, gains have been made using Hondata on stock engines still giving more power. Hondata had done it on their site and tuned a Civic Si gaining avg of 3.5 whp. So I would go as far as saying it was useless even with a stock engine. But once you start stepping it up, there's more to gain. Especially because you start throwing off your a/f ratio and the stock fuel/ignition tables just aren't cutting it anymore. I myself am hating my 4400 VTEC crossover with a skunk2 intake manifold. Need to get my ECU socketed ASAP. Many have considered Hondata to be the best mod they've put on their car.

 

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Hondata is a socketed extension of the stock ECU, not a standalone ECU replacement like the AEM EMS. For the mods that you have, it would be pretty much useless as mentioned. Unless you are going forced induction or a built motor (internals, cams, etc.) I wouldn't bother with Hondata. For you current setup, an Apex-i VAFC would be enough to do some small fine-tuning.

 

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Hondata is a socketed extension of the stock ECU, not a standalone ECU replacement like the AEM EMS. For the mods that you have, it would be pretty much useless as mentioned. Unless you are going forced induction or a built motor (internals, cams, etc.) I wouldn't bother with Hondata. For you current setup, an Apex-i VAFC would be enough to do some small fine-tuning.</TD></TR></TABLE>

THanks.......thats what i needed to hear and thought the whole time but really wasnt sure.

 

yes get hondata. its one of the best decisions you could ever make when it comes to getting the most out of your motor.

 

just get the hondata...trust me. i was in you same predicament last summer and i ended up buying a VAFC. just today i got the ecu sent out for hondata. you won't leave the car stock for long. might as well have the hondata now and save yourself some money later.