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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 03:09 AM
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Hello everybody

what setup is better for 7 psi ?


The BlueBox, or the FMU + missing link ?

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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 03:15 AM
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for me noone..
uberdata is the way
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 04:57 AM
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Blue box
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 05:03 AM
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i would say search, because I know both are not the best option, but this has been covered before. Drawbacks to both I guess.
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 05:20 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93turbo16 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i would say search, because I know both are not the best option, but this has been covered before. Drawbacks to both I guess.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i know that its not the best option. i can't go with uberdata and i dont have a money to tune it at the shop.
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 05:34 AM
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I am not sure what to tell you, I have never had experience with a blue box. I had an experience with fmu and check valves, but I had bigger injectors and it ran fine. Just had to pull some timing. Why can't you go with uberdata?
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:04 AM
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blue box, simpler install, less worry with tuning it right. it will work on any honda/acura car with an ecu.

oh and they are much cheaper brand new off ebay than either an fmu or missing link (which you need both to do the other setup).

also, one little bit of info just make sure you get the proper one...either the sohc one or the dohc one. The sohc one works with smaller injectors, the dohc works with larger injectors and you would have to chip your ecu to recognize the larger injectors, install larger injectors, and have a dohc blue box to run it correctly.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=WDVW
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:08 AM
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I'd say the fmu because you don't have to deal with timing recurve
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:11 AM
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the blue box is it adjustable, i mean has anyone opened it up and played with the potentometer s/p in it adn what do each one do
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:25 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stackz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">blue box, simpler install, less worry with tuning it right. it will work on any honda/acura car with an ecu.

oh and they are much cheaper brand new off ebay than either an fmu or missing link (which you need both to do the other setup).

also, one little bit of info just make sure you get the proper one...either the sohc one or the dohc one. The sohc one works with smaller injectors, the dohc works with larger injectors and you would have to chip your ecu to recognize the larger injectors, install larger injectors, and have a dohc blue box to run it correctly.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=WDVW</TD></TR></TABLE>

i cant go with uberdata because i have a different ecu. (euro)

how can i tell if the blue box is for dohc or sohc?

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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 07:23 AM
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blue box is garbage, uberdata all the way. If you dont have the money to have it tuned, then dont boost. I dont understand why people will pay all this money for a turbo setup and go boost without tuning, or run a shitty ems. Save your money, use uberdata, get tuned, and you will gain hp + reliability.
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 08:28 AM
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dude dont flame me, i have a reason that i not go with the uberdata/hondata.

i have a different ecu . i live in israel = euro trim.


this is the ecu:
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/657283/5
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 10:10 AM
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blue box is good but if u are gonna go over 7psi i would find another route
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 10:16 AM
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i see your point, that ecu is gay. lol
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 10:27 AM
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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blue box is under-rated and hated on by people who simply dont know any better. Its a good plug-and-play low boost fueling solution.

best way to tell the difference in the two units is to literally buy it new from a guy just selling it from his kit and then you'll know for sure. Other than that most of the time the dohc one will have an extra set of leds on it but that's up in the air for whether it will be like that or not.

I would never put an fmu on my car, those things are notorious for tearing diaphrams and/or not working properly due to a bad vacuum line somewhere bleeding off the pressure they need to function properly.

but anyway, you just do what you want to do man, hell, it's your car. people on here are just going to bash back and forth at the different options due to their own personal preferences....that and there's a lot of trolls running around on here
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 05:39 PM
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The blue box looks like a nicer piece of junk.

Put your glasses on and read about uberdata check out http://www.efituningforless.com - they can socket a p28 for a good price.
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stackz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Other than that most of the time the dohc one will have an extra set of leds on it but that's up in the air for whether it will be like that or not.</TD></TR></TABLE>

and extra set of LED's???? are you sure, or is that what you think? how many LED's is the SOHC supposed to have... im curious because i've never heard of this before.
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 03:57 AM
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and extra set of LED's???? are you sure, or is that what you think? how many LED's is the SOHC supposed to have... im curious because i've never heard of this before.</TD></TR></TABLE>

it's got a single green led on the cover that lets you know it works. duh.

I had one of the earlier integra blue boxes a while back and it had 5 green ones on it in a row, just simply didn't know if this was a standard difference or not was all.
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 06:52 AM
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and extra set of LED's???? are you sure, or is that what you think? how many LED's is the SOHC supposed to have... im curious because i've never heard of this before.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 07:30 AM
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What exactly is the blue box? Is it like a piggyback with preset setting for timing/fuel?
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 01:53 PM
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please guys dont leave me hanging on air...
how can i tell if the bluebox is for sohc or dohc ?


p.s.
what is the difference between bluebox and blacklbox ?
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 04:16 PM
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The blackbox is just a missing link, that's it.

I don't remember how you can tell the difference between a SOHC and DOHC blue box, sorry. Just ask the seller.
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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[QUOTE=boostincoupe]The blackbox is just a missing link, that's it.


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are you sure?


isn't is supposed to raise fuel pressure or something like this?
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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No.
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