Hey guys,

I saw this on the other forum and just thought I should pass in along! Price of a Hondata ECU reflash is now $295.

Enjoy!

http://www.hondata.com/reflash_tsx.html

 

wow no responses yet?
lol on the club everyone was all over this

 

I'm pissed!! Just got mine a few months back. Bad timing

 

I'm hoping for a similar price drop on the k-pro!

 

Man, I wish I would have waited a few weeks, I got mine reflashed like 2 weeks ago.

I'm gonna get my RDX done though, it's also $295. When I first saw it I thought it was a typo lol.

 

for me, this makes it easier to think about trading my 5at for a 6mt. I'm able to put all my oem parts back on, but I'm not about to spend 600 on the reflash again (if I were to do trade).

 

Ah Good info Kenny! I know what I'm getting next

 

Does anyone know if this price gonna stay like this? or is it gonna go back up to original price

 

Does anyone have any 0-60 or 1/4 mile time before and after dynos on a 5A like mine? I want some good all around performance like The price is slashed in half..now might be the time to get this done

 

Damnit. I want one SO bad but have to get a new BBQ, and, there's no dealers near me (nearest is 2 hours away). Hrmm, sooooo tempting though!!

 

I've been delaying this ever since I got my baby. But it makes me want to find a MT first even though my AT is able to take a reflash.

 

I just looked at their dealers too, and they have one only 2-3 miles from my school!!!

 

Do it, do it, do it.....

for 300 bucks, this is THE bang for the buck mod.

 

Hot damn!!!

 

I'm doing it after my trip when I come back in dec/jan

 

Any authorized Hondata dealer can reflash the ECU for you? Or does it have to be sent to their Torrence office?

 

It has to be sent out to Hondata. You give the ECU to the dealer, they do the rest.

 

Don't you have to tear out your console to get the ECU out (its behind the console near the floor, correct?) What is their turnaround time?

 

You have to remove a panel or two, but they're easy to remove and put back. If you can figure out how to install a short shifter you can easily remove the ECU.
I was told by one dealer I emailed that the turnaround time is about a week, from when you pull it out of your car till you have it back (and back in the car)

 

man wish I saw this a couple weeks ago.

 

My dealer told me about a week, I ended up getting it back two days after I gave it to them.

 

omg, this is the deal of the century! i can't begin to comment how much i've paid for tuning in the past. HONDATA DOES IT RIGHT. i'd opt for the toda reflash, even for those whom don't own an aftermarket header yet

 

How does the reflash affect throttle sensitivity? Mainly I wonder how it changes the "lag" time after you take your foot off the gas and put the clutch in, and the engine has to drop down RPM (because of the electronic throttle).

 

hahaha sick. im def buying that. but i dont trust my self with taking out the ecu

 

Its really not that hard. If you can turn a ratchet/wrench, you can take it out. Takes a little bit of time and some patience. Check out Hondata's page for a DIY on taking it out, and also run a search as a few members here have posted their own pics or modified the Hondata pics with tips to get it out on your own even easier.

 

yea ill check it out. but i might have just pay at my mechanic to do it.

 

You'd have to leave the car there for the time the ECU is out though. Not sure if many mechanics want a car sitting on their lot unless they're paying hefty labour fees.

 

hes gunna come by my place. It doesnt void warranty does it?

 

I'd say "only in Honda/Acura knew about it".

 

$295 is that all in. besides install. Just to ship and receive the Hondata ECU? Wow, now I know what I want for my Bday from my wife...

 

$295 is what Hondata charges. You must also ship the ECU there and back.

 

I hope this price is not temporary, I will wait til summer vacation to justify leaving the car for up to a week.

 

At this price, I could not resist. I've been wanting to do it for a long time, and now that the car's paid off, no more excuses. I FedEx'ed it yesterday, and hopefully, I'll get it back by mid-week.

I hadn't seen this feedback in earlier threads, so I thought I would share: I had a hell of a time disconnecting the wire harnesses. The clips would compress easily enough, but the plugs just didn't want to come out. It took a lot longer than I expected to get the plugs out; everything else was pretty straight forward.

 

I did the $295 reflash last week on my wife's RDX. I overnight both ways on Monday at noon and I was driving the car home on Wednesday after 4pm (New Mexico to/from Cali for $75 total).

I will do my TSX next in a few weeks.

 

I just yanked my ECU out and the hardest thing was the passenger side ECU bolt... it was mainly because I was too lazy to get a proper ratchet and was using a 1/4" drive which left me with scraped knuckles from the edge of the pulled-back carpet.

All-in it took less than 10 minutes to yank the ECU, immobilizer, and put the screws and bolts into a ziploc so as to not lose them.

Shipping out Monday AM... can't wait for Wednesday or Thursday to roll around!!

 

The RDX reflash looks f'n awesome! Did you notice the big difference? Not bad for $370 eh?