ECU or Header ??

[X8TEENX]

i got a question about which header is most useful and cheaper for dc5R :confused:
i'm looking within Maximwork, Toda, and spoon.... :D any1 can giv me an answer.. :!: :!:

[X8TEENX]

i will hav a dc5r and it has buddyclub catback....should i buy ECU first or header?? :confused: very confusing about that....help :!: :!:

then which ECU can cause a better performance?? and the price??

which header can cause a better performance?? and the price??

or have any better ideas for a dc5r only wif buddyclub catback... :o

[bennjamin]

i merged these two - very similar questions. Keep it all in one thread guys at a time !

BTW - get a Header 1st , THEN get a ECU atfter you have done all your modifications. THEN tune it for the mods.

[X8TEENX]

i merged these two - very similar questions. Keep it all in one thread guys at a time !

BTW - get a Header 1st , THEN get a ECU atfter you have done all your modifications. THEN tune it for the mods.


thankz dude
i should buy 1 header and VAFC2? or got cheap ECU?

[yourfather]

honestly, with cars, you get what you pay for.

especially with tuning, you don't wanna spend heaps of money on styling, and then put in some hack and smash ecu / system together.

sure, it might take more time to save, and your girlfriend might be getting mad cuz you havent taken her on that holiday you promised (... sorry babe) ~ but eventually you'll get there, and if she's a keeper, she'll hang around anyway.

talk to BLACKCRX, he seems to be the heir apparent when it comes to tuning and etc, and remember, pay peanuts you get monkeys.

[fly_vti]

i merged these two - very similar questions. Keep it all in one thread guys at a time !

BTW - get a Header 1st , THEN get a ECU atfter you have done all your modifications. THEN tune it for the mods.


thankz dude
i should buy 1 header and VAFC2? or got cheap ECU?

man never get a cheap ecu. theres actually a difference in quality and peformance, i would get 'hondata' ecu. ;) and who and where you get it tuned by also makes a difference.. :p

[quangsta]

as toda has advised you shouldnt really go for a piggy back system like a VAFC go the full stand alone ecu...and as suggested by many just do it right the first time save you heaps of money in the long run....



BTW - get a Header 1st , THEN get a ECU atfter you have done all your modifications. THEN tune it for the mods.

as benny boy says... :thumbsup:

[bubblecivic]

I would go the Toda header first which is rougly ~$1700 or so installed?

ECU works best when you have perform the basic i/h/e, as for ECU, definitely Hondata.

Visit http://www.hondatech.com.au/forum/ for dyno results.

There are comparison for DC5R with just ECU and ones with the basic i/h/e.

[X8TEENX]

anybody using maximwork header??quiet less ppl are using that..is it not good or/?

[w1ck3d_1]

buy the header 1st ;) toda ofkorz... havent heard ne1 using maximwork headers b4 but its rare to find 2nd hand toda headers... :)

[X8TEENX]

is it got 2nd of header for toda??w1ck3d 1....hehe...actually was ask for ur car

[FunkyR]

Mmmm mods first then ECU....

Most of us Type R owners prefer Toda over other brands.... best ECU? IMO Hondata K100....

http://67.15.94.66/forumdisplay.php?f=92

[BLKCRX]

Heres a product for you Perth DC5 owners

http://www.hondatech.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=242


If you compare $ vs KW gain, a ECU gives you more gain for less money.

I always get asked the question ECU of mods first, there’s two ways of the coin, do your mods, and have your car not running optimal, or install a ECU and then tune it as you go getting the most out of each modification. At the end of the day its like who came first, the chicken or the egg ?

Regards James

[KB]

well the chicken of course! But only in the easter feaster <<<---Irish Voice

[BLKCRX]

but where did the 1st chicken come from ;) a egg

Regards James

[KB]

probably some 3rd world country

[X8TEENX]

hehe..thx the recogment...

[Max Power]

i will hav a dc5r and it has buddyclub catback....should i buy ECU first or header?? :confused: very confusing about that....help :!: :!:

then which ECU can cause a better performance?? and the price??

which header can cause a better performance?? and the price??

or have any better ideas for a dc5r only wif buddyclub catback... :o

Mine has the buddy club exhaust, k & n intake and hondata and is making 138kw atw to give you some indication....so i would say ECU! :wave:

[X8TEENX]

Mmmm mods first then ECU....

Most of us Type R owners prefer Toda over other brands.... best ECU? IMO Hondata K100....

http://67.15.94.66/forumdisplay.php?f=92



i also think hondata is a nice ECU ...but is it k100 can be dyno tuned and setting??or just plug it in

[DC5R8]

go header first then get Hondata ECU.

[lerroy]

i also think hondata is a nice ECU ...but is it k100 can be dyno tuned and setting??or just plug it in

plug it in then get it tuned