After market ECU for D16Y1 ??

[EK_coupe]

Hey all,
The ECU in my friend's car just gave up on him, he's now looking for an after market one. He's got a boasted D16y1, so a reprogrammable one would be good.
Some ideas of Wolf 3d, haltech. What do u guys think??

[ECU-MAN]

JDM P28 or P30 with Hondata,
or jsut a P30 if you can get someone to tune it for you.

[Weq]

umm hondata? I would defaintly take it over the others for our car's due to it running accesories etc so well + a boosted hondata is around $500 cheaper then a haltech unit but has the same features.

[EK_coupe]

so hondata is the way to go weq?? is it hard to tuned coz he actually lives in NT and there's only a few that knows how to even tune cars properly. how much are they i know that haltech is around $1500

[Weq]

if ur in Nt then Hondata might not be the best option, as currently its only service in Bris/Syd/Melb..
its defaintly the way to go with us honda's, but other standalones will also do the job well..

havent had much experience but i hear good things about the Wolf3D V4's and the new Haltechs..

[DynoDave]

Buying a Hondata and living in NT is no problem I would like to come up there and tune cars for a few days, PM me if your keen all you need to do is hire a dyno for the day and it can be done.
Regards Dyno Dave

[ECU-MAN]

Buying a Hondata and living in NT is no problem I would like to come up there and tune cars for a few days, PM me if your keen all you need to do is hire a dyno for the day and it can be done.
Regards Dyno Dave

yeah, hondata was originated in New Zerland and Supported it in the US

:)

[Charcoalcivic]

Your still gonna need a ecu for the hondata to work with.

[Weq]

the aussie y1 comes with a p28.

[onabuzz]

hey, i was lookin at puttin a ecu in my 97cxi, i can get ahold of a microtec computer.. is this a smart idea????

[ECU-MAN]

your better of with an OBD II to OBD I converter and a honda P28 or P30, then add Hondata, or any other system that allows your to tune it.

If you can get the microtech cheap then go for it,

[onabuzz]

yeh i can get one cheap, a programmable one with the small handset for quick setup. how much more power will i get out of my car with fine tuning?

[ECU-MAN]

dont know depends how good you are at tuning,

[onabuzz]

but this will deff have the same effect as purchasing a [acronym:53a0c8b55c="Engine Control Unit"]ECU[/acronym:53a0c8b55c] that is not programmable? would i be lookin at simular gains? i want to ge tthis as i eventually wana go turbo so killin 2 birds here ..

[VTEChnique]

AEM is very good - expandable for turbo/NOS etc.. but a bit expensive for your budget $3500+