[Euro] Hondata Update

**Suntzu** · 15-01-2008 04:15 PM

Got the ecu as promised and a free Hondata heatshield gasket for the trouble.

Now i will fit the beta flash ecu tonight.

When i install the HS gasket i might do the throttle body bypass as well. Anyone done this??

**Lukey13** · 15-01-2008 05:11 PM

I received my ECU back last night (sent back without the reflash due to the faulty equipment). Didn't take me long to get the immobiliser back on and the ECU back in. Started it up and the "Check Engine" light came on and the car was running rough. I thought it might just be re-adjusting to having the ECU taken out and returned so I took it for a short, slow drive and it was running rough as guts. Very concerned I got on the phone to James from Jtune and surprisingly he answered his phone despite it being well and truly "out of hours". James was very helpful and advised me to pull out all four connectors to the ECU and then replace them.... Fortunately it worked! And boy was it good to drive the Euro around after 9 days of abstinence - an exercise that reminds you of how much of a pleasure they are to drive. Anyway, moral of the story was that James was very helpful and accessible in this instance. He also advised that the Hondata equipment was now on its way to Australia and should be up and running soon.

I look forward to hearing Suntzu's review of the Mild Reflash...

**tony1234** · 15-01-2008 06:40 PM

Good to hear.When did James say the mild"reflasher"would be available for reflashes?

**johnprocter** · 15-01-2008 06:54 PM

keen to see how the mild flash is!!!

**Suntzu** · 15-01-2008 08:22 PM

I got my temp ecu fitted. Its got a beta mild flash. Car was running rough and engine check light on. The roughness cleared but not he check light.

Hard to say about performance. Delivery of power more linear. Too hot today to test properly. Stay tuned for more.

**sodaz** · 15-01-2008 08:39 PM

The mild reflash smooths out the power band a bit which gives the car a slightly beefier mid range but less of a kick so your butt dyno will not feel that much. Hope the CEL clears soon mate.

**EUR003act** · 15-01-2008 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Suntzu

Got the ecu as promised and a free Hondata heatshield gasket for the trouble.

Now i will fit the beta flash ecu tonight.

When i install the HS gasket i might do the throttle body bypass as well. Anyone done this??

ive done it

easy as pie!

all you need is a 3/8inch joiner and some honda coolant (to replace the coolant you drain)... once i get back to canberra ill try finish my DIY RBC modification, its got the throttle body bypass in there aswell

**Lukey13** · 15-01-2008 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Suntzu

I got my temp ecu fitted. Its got a beta mild flash. Car was running rough and engine check light on. The roughness cleared but not he check light.

Hard to say about performance. Delivery of power more linear. Too hot today to test properly. Stay tuned for more.

Are you sure that the four connectors to the ECU were in really tight? The jerkiness and engine check light sound like what happened to me when the ECU wasn't connected properly. Also a strange smell of the fuel running really rich.

Honestly sounds pretty disappointing if you can't notice much difference in performance, even on a hot day.

**Pumped** · 16-01-2008 07:35 AM

When i drove my car with the Mild flash ecu in it, it was over 30 degrees.

Couldnt notice a huge difference, seemed more willing to spin the tyres off the line and generally revved out smoother
Didnt notice a change in vtec noise like you do at 6000 with the standard ecu, also it revved notably higher, had my car higher then ive ever seen it

id be curious to hear how it goes when the temperature isnt so hot

**tinkerbell** · 17-01-2008 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by EUR003act

B20VTEC - since 2002...

1st place: 2007 NSW CAMS Supersprint Championship - class 3B

proudly powered by theoretical "Toda watts"

i suppose your signature isn't gaylord then?

gaylord maybe,

riceboy not.

**EUR003act** · 17-01-2008 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by tinkerbell

gaylord maybe,

riceboy not.

haha good call, i didnt think you were gonna notice

**Lukey13** · 18-01-2008 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Suntzu

I got my temp ecu fitted. Its got a beta mild flash. Car was running rough and engine check light on. The roughness cleared but not he check light.

Hard to say about performance. Delivery of power more linear. Too hot today to test properly. Stay tuned for more.

So would it be safe to say that after some days of driving it now that the performance is pretty disappointing?