Quote Originally Posted by rbk_212 View Post
^^dude your not gonna get only 2-3kw from a tune, and in terms of bang for your buck, tuning is at the top.

an exhaust system and tune will yield respectable gains for a d16 and I'm sure it'll make saikou happy

and it most certainly wont cost 1-2k to tune his car. He'll probably be looking at an interceptor unit or something simple like an AFC Neo which have proven to give decent gains across the rev range. i have a greddy e-manage(with the ignition and injector harnesses) i picked for 400 bucks and itll cost me around another 300 to install and tune it.

Even Hondata's can be installed and tuned for around 1200-1300 and theyre top of the line (and not really worth it on a D series).

after all saikou is only on his P's
man......

u r quoting used emanage figures & $300 worth of install & tune aint gonna buy much more than a copied base setting from another d16. good luck with that.

so all up uve given me a figure of $700(almost 1K) for the cheapest option.

hondata into OBD2 is gonna set u back considerably more than 1200-1300,especially if again u just dont want a half tweaked base map loaded onto it.

dont be disappointed also by the 20kW u dont gain from the tune(unless u go to AK motorworks for tune of course),expect like i said a few kW's in certain areas.i dare u to run it before & after down the quarter mile than come back & talk to me about your gains.

so bang for buck,
tune = about $300/kW
b16 swap = about $150/kW
go figure............