i am looking to get a spare ecu for my car. i have a 90' civic ex with a b16a in it. what type of ecu would i be looking for. it is odb0 and right now i am running a zdyne on it but it needs to be sent in for repair. i would like an ecu that would still allow me to utilize my vtec. also is there any certain online place i should look for one. thanks.

 

it use to run on a pr3 spoon obd0 which wasnt mine, but vtec didnt work on it. is their a particular car i can find in a junkyard that runs on a ecu that would work in my car?

 

If it is obd0, you need a pwo or pr3. Check ebay, or the classifieds for one.

 

is their a way i could find one in a local junkyard if so what car would i get it out of?

 

Unless your local junkyard has either a wrecked honda with a 1st gen B16 swap, or something, I doubt you can find one that easy. Try places like: http://www.hmotorsonline.com http://www.passwordjdm.com http://www.jhpusa.com

 

im almost positive.. but its gotta be a pr3 or pw0 to run that motor and still have vtec work. unless you get into modified ecu's or other types of management. any obd0 ecu's you find at a junk yard wont allow you to use vtec. any one else confirm this?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by misfithamster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im almost positive.. but its gotta be a pr3 or pw0 to run that motor and still have vtec work. unless you get into modified ecu's or other types of management. any obd0 ecu's you find at a junk yard wont allow you to use vtec. any one else confirm this?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Agreed.

 

hmm cuz the ecu i had in before was a pr3 obd0 spoon and vtec did not work so i was wondering would i need a vtec controller? or was it the particular vtec

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by asiansgoweeee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hmm cuz the ecu i had in before was a pr3 obd0 spoon and vtec did not work so i was wondering would i need a vtec controller? or was it the particular vtec</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well I am not familiar with Spoons ecus, but a stock obd0 pr3 and stock obd0 pwo is what you need.

 

thanks everybody i will look at those links you posted to see if i can find one. also would you prefer any other ecu for my car one perhaps that was chipped by a certain company or could be tuned for the car?