Got Reflashed
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Got Reflashed
I just installed the ECU and everything back in that I got back from Hondata and I must say the gains at WOT are noticeable but I cant really feel the power in everyday driving...I am still happy about the reflash but I thought I would have noticed something a little more in my butt dyno.
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I would have guessed as much looking at the dyno charts.
Most all of the power gains the reflash will provide are above 4500 rpms, which would not have any positive effect on the kind of driving I do 95% of the time anyway (around town).
Now if it bumped the HP and torque by 25-30 throughout the ENTIRE rev range, that would be a killer value for the money. Thats the limitations of a I-4 engine though...only powerful when revved the hell out of, and not much you can do to change that besides adding forced induction.
Most all of the power gains the reflash will provide are above 4500 rpms, which would not have any positive effect on the kind of driving I do 95% of the time anyway (around town).
Now if it bumped the HP and torque by 25-30 throughout the ENTIRE rev range, that would be a killer value for the money. Thats the limitations of a I-4 engine though...only powerful when revved the hell out of, and not much you can do to change that besides adding forced induction.
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I just installed the ECU and everything back in that I got back from Hondata and I must say the gains at WOT are noticeable but I cant really feel the power in everyday driving...I am still happy about the reflash but I thought I would have noticed something a little more in my butt dyno.
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Originally Posted by phil217
I just installed the ECU and everything back in that I got back from Hondata and I must say the gains at WOT are noticeable but I cant really feel the power in everyday driving...I am still happy about the reflash but I thought I would have noticed something a little more in my butt dyno.
You'll like it more as you drive it, but the change is definitely subtle. Life is great at WOT above 5000rpm. As many have said before, this is probably the way the car should have come from the factory.
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damn right...it should have come like that from the factory...so Black6spd the ecu will learn and i will be able to feel more poweR?
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When i first got the reflash i felt the same way... but after a few days of driving the car felt faster and pulled harder after shifts with hard acceleration. I then noticed the difference
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Originally Posted by phil217
damn right...it should have come like that from the factory...so Black6spd the ecu will learn and i will be able to feel more poweR?
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Originally Posted by SimpleWhite
what mods do you guys get before doing the reflash?
There's also the Hondata head gasket and JTso's throttle body bypass, which add a little more power and enhance the effects of the reflash.
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Originally Posted by SimpleWhite
what mods do you guys get before doing the reflash?
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