I want to do just the basic bolt ons j's racing intake and a full 2.5 exhaust can I bolt these on and be ok or do I need an after market tuning device like hondata
or one of the others. the car is just a weekend driver and no track or racing. thanks for all the replies. also I was thinking of going with dave for the full smps(might have got that one wrong)exhaust system. thanks!

 

SMSP you mean? an excellent choice..

sounds like you shouldn't be worrying about an aftermarket system.. you'll be fine on your stock ECU.. if you want to be able to tune it, consider a VAFC or something..

 

no u wont need an aftermarket ECU. It will run fine. HOWEVER, if you want the most out of it, might wanna get a VAFC and hit up a dyno to tune the fuel maps.

 

You'll be fine with the stock ECU when doing improvements such as an intake/header/exhaust.
That being said it is possible to get a little more out of it with a programmable ECU (like Hondata or AEM EMS), but probably overkill for a weekend driver.

Dave's exhaust (SMSP) is a nice improvement and I'll be putting one on soon and getting some dyno numbers (as per Dave's request), to see how well it does over stock.

 

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I knew it wouldn't be stock at the Expo

 

thanks for the replies heres hoping I get 180 at the wheels with those mods!

 

180 with an intake and exhaust? don't get your hopes up too high..