Ecu Mod Chips

[imported_97slo-civic]

Have you seen those ECU Mod chips for civics and whole bunch of other cars on eBay? I was wondering if any of these are effective on your car. According to the seller on eBay, it gives you 5-15 HP. Is this true?

Thanks in advance

[imported_biocac]

I bought one of these chip kits for my last EG. I was pretty impressed with it too.

When you get the package, you'll get (2) chips, (2) sockets (to plug the chips into, a few resisters, something else . . I can't remember the name. and a "jumper wire".

The kit has to be installed by someone that knows the basics of not only electronic print reading but skilled de-soldering/soldering knowlege.
Otherwise DON"T attempt it . . you'll burn up your ecu motherboard and or components on it.

First you have to locate several key points on the board and de-solder these points. There was quite a few of them as well.
Once the holes are cleaned up, you'll have to solder in the components to create the "new" setup that your ecu will be reading/operating on/from.

The air/fuel ratio is altered and the rpm governer/redline is raised . . . alot.
My cx could rev over 8 grand but there's no need to pop a good engine so I rarely ever did it!

As for power, I'm sure it was minimal. The car just took in more air and fuel so the gas milage went down, hahaha

I did notice gains in my car over the way it was stock . . but . . I'd also tossed a cold air intake and exhaust on it while I was at it.

There are a few members on the board that can help you out with this more.

Sit tight and they'll be here in no time.

Good luck with it too.

Sam -

[imported_97slo-civic]

thanks biocac.

I took electronics class for a year and now i'm in robotics/automation class this year so, i have plenty of experience on soldering and desoldering. But where is the circuit board located in my car?

[imported_biocac]

Great news for you!

Ok, it's located in the passanger side kick pannell underneith the carpeting.
All you really need to do is pull it down and away from under the firewall and maybe remove some moulding . . just enough so that you can expose it.
When you see it, you'll see that it's secured in place from moving by 4 bolts/nuts. ( 10 mills I think )
Remove them, carefully remove the ecu from the bracket holding it / it's location and unplug the harnesses to it.

Be carefull were you put it though. I guess they are super sensitive to static electricity as most circuit boards are, ya know?!

From then on, it's all pretty self explainitory.

You should do just fine!



Sam -

[imported_micah]

Most of em are in the ecu, passenger side panel (by the floor)

[imported_biocac]

:: edit ::

I just found a link for ya. Click HERE to see what you'll need to do.

This is for an install on a 5th gen though.

You'll still get the idea.

[hybridhatch]

can a 97 civic that's OBDII be chipped?

[imported_biocac]

hybrid - THIS LINK is all you!

Good luck bro.

[imported_Francisco]

I have bought like 3 of those Ebay chips..not for me though.. But the ppl i have bought them for have told me that they deffinitelly felt difference by installing the chip.

OBDII is chipable but its harder to do and more expensive..There is a shop in Australia that chips OBDIIa(96-98) Ecus and in Japan they also chip OBDII's all day long. A chip alone for OBDII will cost like 100 bucks + it need to be proffesionaly installed.. For that price u can almost buy an OBDI ecu and chip and do it.

[imported_biocac]

This is true but in 97's case, he'd kind of be considered a professional with the electronics background and all.
They are just referring to a person who is skilled at soldering/de-soldering!
I did my own having had some experience in working with other electronic parts, mainly stereo equipment . .
I had NO problems with it at all!