Hondata Ecu ?'s

[B18bEK]

Hey guys,
I need to get an OBD1 ECU so i can get it chipped for Hondata. im not to sure what ecu to get or where to get one. My car is manual/nonvtec, so if anyone has any helpful links that would be awsome.
On the hondata website they list 300$ for a p28 OBD1 ECU already socketed... The shop im going to charges 92$ to socket a ECU. what do you guys think i should do?
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[simplegreen]

go with neptune www.evans-tuning.com you can talk about pros and cons for each application IMO neptune is way better.

[NstyGrnHatch]

hondata has ALOT more options though, IMO hondata is even better than a standalone because I have been doing alot of reading about it and hondata has come along way with thier s200 and the K series management.

Becareful who sockets your ECU because i have heard horror stories about fried or damaged ECU's while socketing. If you go with Hondata you know it will be done right.

[B18bEK]

i did consider neptune, but evans tunning is like as far north into penn as you can get. I just dont underatand that if the 445$ you pay is for the chip and software, or if its for the ecu also?

[simplegreen]

you can go up with me when i go.. it's not that far.. like 2.5 hours

and no neptune has more options from what i understand

[NstyGrnHatch]

well hondata is spefically known just for hondas/acuras ONLY. and they have been doing this for a long time. Im not sure how neptune is, but IMO Hondata>>>>>>Neptune

[B18bEK]

Originally posted by B18bEK@Dec 2 2004, 07:19 PM
I just dont underatand that if the 445$ you pay is for the chip and software, or if its for the ecu also?

I heard that neptune was very good. I have no experience with either so i cant make any judgments. I did get a quote from one of the guys at evans tuning for neptune and thats when i decided to go with hondata.

[dubcac]

Not to mention the new Hondata has an autotune feature. If you hook up a wideband O2 and input a desired a/f ratio, it will self tune. I don't know much about Neptune, but Hondata is tried and true to the game.

As for the ECU, what motor are you running? Single cam? LS? $92 bucks to socket an ECU seems kinda high, it doesn't really take very long to do it...and parts are cheap.

[B18bEK]

its a manual LS

[dubcac]

You could find an OBD1 LS ECU or use the P28, or you could even use a SOHC nonvtec ECU converted to DOHC.