Originally Posted by AccordSleeper
there are no perfomance chips that will work for a honda, they are gimmicks. they sell some fake mugen chip on ebay for like $30, those are complete crap.what you need is something like a apexi VAFC or SAFC that you can adjust fuel at certain rpms and enagage VTEC(if you have it) to get the best power and this should be done on a dyno. you can also go with hondata, but for just bolt-ons that's a little much.
At it again huh sleeper....
They can work if you have the right tuning tools and tailor the maps to meet your car's exact requirements...
That's all a Hondata system is basically...an overpriced chipped ECU with overly expensive options... you can also almost exactly mimic what a Hondata system does by using freeware and a few tuning tools... like a wideband O2 and controller, some freeware datalogging and a dyno... but street-tuning with DL and a wideband can be more effective than dyno tuning results...I've had really good luck with it...
Dyno plots look impressive on paper (or the net) but can leave something to be desired on the street sometimes...
But generic ebay (or any chippers generic tune for that matter) chips/maps cannot be expected to get all the possible potential out of your setup...and can sometimes hurt... Like the generic Skunk/Mugen chips often just peg your A/F waaaay to far on the rich side and kill your mileage something fierce...I know this from firsthand experience...
it's really a car and engine setup specific thing that can net some decnt power but I know of no one that got it right on the first try...It's almost a trial and error type of thing that is all in the details... and sometimes a very minor change in a very small area of the fuel or timing map can pick up some power...
So you should enlist the help of someone who has some experience in the area. if you really want to pursue it seriously..someone who has the know how and the tools to get it right...