chipped ecu vs control module vs air/fuel controller

[b3nsonx]

what are the differences between all of these

[quickangel93]

what are the differences between all of these

chipped ecu has everything done, you just have to have a wideband to make sure you car runs good

control module, only kicks up the air/fuel ratios, and sometimes you loose gas mileage.

and air/fuel controller adjusts air flow and fuel usage. pretty cool tool.

id go with a megasquirt ems.

[b3nsonx]

i was thinking about getting an apex air/fuel controller
cause i heard that some control modules mess up the car or work terribly
and for the chipped ecu, i cant find any for my non-vtec accord

[foamypirate]

Any chippable ecu will work in your accord as long as it's obd1. If it's obd2 you need a conversion harness.

If it's a VTEC ecu, you just set the VTEC engage higher than your RPM.

[quickangel93]

i was thinking about getting an apex air/fuel controller
cause i heard that some control modules mess up the car or work terribly
and for the chipped ecu, i cant find any for my non-vtec accord

contact mrx or d112crzy, they have a service for chipped ecus. id go with mrx, cus he buys the ecus and chips them so you dont have to worry about finding a ecu. i bought a chip sutiable for my car, thats a f22 dsm 14b basemap, for 155 shipped. totally worth it.

[b3nsonx]

hmm, is it possible to have a chipped ecu and air/fuel controller on my car at the same time?


and will chipping the ecu make my car...
1. not pass smog
2. require higher octane fuel
3. lose mpg

[quickangel93]

hmm, is it possible to have a chipped ecu and air/fuel controller on my car at the same time?


and will chipping the ecu make my car...
1. not pass smog
2. require higher octane fuel
3. lose mpg

tatally not worth it. the ecu is already programmed.

[b3nsonx]

what's not worth it, the air/fuel controller?

[quickangel93]

what's not worth it, the air/fuel controller?

yea when your running a chipped ecu.

[King James]

hmm, is it possible to have a chipped ecu and air/fuel controller on my car at the same time?


and will chipping the ecu make my car...
1. not pass smog
2. require higher octane fuel
3. lose mpg

1. I dont see why it wouldnt pass smog....Your just making it run more efficient
2. Tune it for 87 octane
3. Mileage should go up if tuned properly (this is also assuming your chipping an ecu for an f22)

Im not sure of your motor plans....or what motor mods you have done now but if you have a basically stock f22 with no major mods just save the money it takes to chip/tune an ecu....The gains just arent worth it.

[MRX]

^^^ thank you

its not worth it if you don't have i/h/e/cam respectively. The f22 maps are NOT bone stock maps from honda. Me and a couple of other ppl had to create them from scratch ourselves. Too much hassle if you expect it to pass smog and actually gain horsepower and mpg. We don't chip ecu's for power, we do it for the ability to alter ignition and fuel maps.

[b3nsonx]

well, i got an I/H/E for my car
so i will probablly be going with an air/fuel controller then...
anyone have any experience with those?

[MRX]

what i'm saying isn't for chipped ecu's its for tuning equipment in general such as air fuel controllers too. I digress.

[b3nsonx]

do you have an air fuel controller?

[arthaccord]

chipped ecu has everything done, you just have to have a wideband to make sure you car runs good

control module, only kicks up the air/fuel ratios, and sometimes you loose gas mileage.

and air/fuel controller adjusts air flow and fuel usage. pretty cool tool.

id go with a megasquirt ems.

x2 mega is pritty cool you can do all kinds of things some people dont like it and say some fetures dont work but thats cause you gotta build it and if you do know what your doing it wont work right but its a good unit