hondas desciple

ok, so... im not familiar with the whole ECU setup..

i wanted to get an ECU that has a "2 step". i was told to get a chipped ecu, but how am i gonna find or get my hands on a chipped ECU? i wanna run it on my civic 97 swapped b17... i have a obd2a ECU at the moment.

the main question is, do i have to stick with an "obd2a" ECU? or can i get something else? im lost on the whole concept of ECU's plug n play function....

any info would sure help.

MindBomber

Sorry, you lost me.

You have a b17 into an 97 Civic?

I have no idea what a "2 step" Ecu is.

Why are you getting the ecu?

hondas desciple

yes i have a swapped b17 into my civic. and correct me if im wrong, but a "2 step" is also known as launch control?
i was told you can get that in a chipped ecu. and just for performance purposes.

MindBomber

Tuning software includes features like boost by gear, which is useful if you're making A LOT of power, because 500whp is difficult to translate to traction in first gear.

If you just have basic mods, then tuning the engine would not be a good use of funds, you might say, there would be no bang for buck.

What ECU you can use depends on the way it was swapped, if you're running an obd1 dizzy and engine harness with an obd2 jumper harness, you can stick with the obd2.

hondas desciple

that sounds good enough. but yes i have a b17 motor in my civic, believe it or not, it was done. but hmm, im not sure what type of dizzy i have. my car runs great. i wouldnt want to mess with that, but i'd like to know what im running and what i CAN run for this setup...

ECU=obd2a
motor-b17

MindBomber

As long as the current ecu is OBD2, you can keep it OBD2.

Look into Neptune, Hondata, AEM, and Chrome <-Cheapest.

hondas desciple

ok, so what will i be looking for if i went towards hondata or any of the ones mentioned?


a hondata obd2 ecu? sorry, im just starting to learn about this ECU concept as we speak, and while on google..

civicjtq

Could someone help me out here... .

okay I have a Greddy turbo kit with greddy ultimate e management but I have ordered hondata flash-pro to use instead.. what do I do step by step to remove the Greddy E management.. and do I HAVE TO get my ECU back to stock somehow before letting the performance garage tune my car with flash-pro????