Well I was reading about reprogramming ECU'S on www.jdmhondaparts.com, and it said he wouldn't guarantee that people would pass their emissions test. I'm looking to get a b18c1 swap soon, only thing holding me back is getting time off of work and more info I need that I dont have. Now I'm worried about not passing a smog test, I don't want to have an illegal car. So if I just got a b18c1 (GSR) swap with just a GSR ECU will I be okay??? I live in california if that matters by the way, Thanks

 

And I have a 6th gen hatch*

 

also i read on another forum, a guy said something like "they said my ECU could not communicate with... something" i forget what the word is he used. does anybody know what I'm talkign about?

 

Yeah, if you get a GSR (b18C1), and use a stock GSR ECU you shouldn't have any problems if you peform the swap correctly. I'd be leary of his disclaimer for a reprogrammed ECU.

 

make sure you get an ecu for your cars year or newer if you get the stock gsr ecu. since you have a 6th gen, you will be obd2 meaning almost everyone of those chipped ecu's wonrk work without an obd2-1 adapter harness.
i know for a fact that a mugen program p28 will NOT pass due to the richness of the fuel map.

 

with a stock B18c1 ECU, what will be my RPM limit??? like 8,000??

 

can somebody tell me what makes OBD1 easier for passing smog tests than OBD2??

with OBD2 i cant have an aftermarket or reprogrammed ECU am i correct??

 

obd2 has stricter controls, and when they test your car for smog compliance they will attach their computer directly to your car's ecu to take readings from it. obd1 they cant do that, they can only confirm visual stuff and run a sniffer test.

 

damn, if i would've gotten a 96 hatch, i could've had OBD1 right? when did they start OBD1 and end, and OBD2

 

96 is obd2