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Fourth Mod ?


B1SiR6A
02-12-2004, 09:37 PM
What should be my fouth mod to the car after i/h/e ? I was thinking cams or an intake manifold...any advise ?

Ace$nyper
02-12-2004, 09:40 PM
depends i'd say cams probbly but depends on motor goals etc

whtteg
02-12-2004, 10:23 PM
What car and what motor? Need some more info.

B1SiR6A
02-12-2004, 10:31 PM
92 Civic SiR-II...B16A...Pic in sig

whtteg
02-12-2004, 10:53 PM
I would say cams, cam gears and hondata.

B1SiR6A
02-12-2004, 11:02 PM
What exactly does the hondata do? Is it anything like an Apex'i AFC?

whtteg
02-13-2004, 04:17 PM
What exactly does the hondata do? Is it anything like an Apex'i AFC?

It is a piggy back system that allows you to reprogram your fuel and ignition tables, it also lets you do alot more than that, and it is better than an Vafc or a safc. Go to www.hondata.com (http://www.hondata.com) and read about it.

tibby01
02-13-2004, 05:16 PM
you wont see crap with a ported and polished intake manifold unless you are flowing a lot more air into the engine than stock.

B1SiR6A
02-13-2004, 05:25 PM
i was reading up on the hondata in the march 04 import tuner and it seems like the problem i'll run in too with that other than cost is the actual programming and its sounds like its really hard...is it this hard and does anyone advise a DIY type thing on this project..if not is there anywhere that i can buy a programmed hondata ?

whtteg
02-13-2004, 05:49 PM
No there is no DIY for either the hondata or vafc because you need a wide band and a dyno to tune either one. And no you cannot buy an already tuned hondata b/c every motor, even the same series like 2 B18C1's are going to need to different maps.

B1SiR6A
02-13-2004, 06:17 PM
hmm well neither are good for me in that event cuz there are NO dyno's in nassau.(at least none that I know of)

whtteg
02-13-2004, 06:24 PM
Well you don't have to have a dyno, it does help though. But you will need a wide band O2 for sure.

jcrx
02-13-2004, 06:57 PM
Well you don't have to have a dyno, it does help though. But you will need a wide band O2 for sure.
Yes you do, or else you won't be able to see where your powerband is, or if you actually made power at all, and therefor have no way to tune it. Buttdynos are teh ghey.

tibby01
02-13-2004, 07:03 PM
well, you can tune it to run SAFELY, just with a wideband o2 sensor.

but sometimes its ok to run a little rich to gain some more power in certain areas.

i would go with a short throw shifter if i were you. or a set of wheels possibly.

jcrx
02-13-2004, 07:09 PM
Tuning implicates you're going to gain performance, not just run the VAFC. If you don't use a dyno you ca NOT tune it for performance, since you will have NO baseline to compare to.

lorddarkice
02-13-2004, 09:26 PM
if that is THE car... um, PUT THE STOCK RIMS BACK ON. ugh. i would be imbarased to be seen driving with those on lol. or have the blue taken off/painted. just do something with them! ...thats just my thought though, no disrespect ment if you like them...


and JCRX is 120% right. w/o the dyno there is no way to tune it to make more power.

whtteg
02-13-2004, 10:51 PM
you won't be tuning it to make more power with out the dyno you will be tuning it for a good a/f ratio, which will give you some extra power, maybe not as much as tuning on a dyno but if there is no dyno where he lives than a wideband O2 will have to do.

B1SiR6A
02-14-2004, 12:31 AM
if that is THE car... um, PUT THE STOCK RIMS BACK ON. ugh.

If you read the bottom of the pic you'll see that I dont have the car now and that is how its coming to me from japan, so no there are no stockies to put back on and I really dont see it being such a big deal as long as I clean em up a bit and get a drop.
If you want to buy me some better ones...Im not stopping you...C5's are nice (Hint, HINT)


you won't be tuning it to make more power with out the dyno you will be tuning it for a good a/f ratio, which will give you some extra power, maybe not as much as tuning on a dyno but if there is no dyno where he lives than a wideband O2 will have to do.

Will tuning it for a good air fuel ratio and the gains aquired thereof be worth the money spent on a hondata/safc/vafc ?

jcrx
02-14-2004, 02:47 AM
In order to tune a good A/F you need to be able to see where in the powerband it leans out, and where you need to add or lessen fuel. YOU CAN NOT TUNE A CAR WITHOUT A DYNO. PERIOD.

Ace$nyper
02-14-2004, 10:46 AM
i like those rims just not the white part paint that black keep that blue lip ill as shit. and crx is right you need a dyno.

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