Vafc?

[blakmetal.honda]

So I have a p13 ecu for my h22a. my question is (as i don't have much money right now), would it be cheaper to just get vafc, or to get a chipped p28 and get it tuned? And would vafc really be cost effective, or should I just get the p28 first?

[dbsharp]

I honestly woulden't waste my time with a vafc.

[blakmetal.honda]

why not? details?

[dbsharp]

cost/benifit on vafc is very low verses chipped ecu where it is high. vafc cannot do much at all compared to a chipped ecu.

[BB6-SH]

vafc can only tune fuel while if u got a chipped ecu u could tune far more things like ignition timing...

[blakmetal.honda]

how much do you usually pay for someone to tune your chipped ecu?

[BB6-SH]

how much do you usually pay for someone to tune your chipped ecu?

prices vary among tuner shops, you should first see what you're going to get.

[blakmetal.honda]

What do you mean see what I'm going to get?

I'll probably order one of MRX's chipped p28's, if that's what you mean..

just give me a broad range of what you think i'll pay for a tune. $100-200? Hopefully not more than that..

[quickangel93]

dude your in for a treat when it comes to tuning. tuning is very critical. it requires time and that time comes with a pay. the vafc will control vtec, fuel and the little stuff. if your vafc goes, your back to running rich or lean. that means you need to have your vafc hooked up 24/7 to your car. mrx chipped ecus run about 160.

now heres to bad part. to tune my turboed accord its going to cost me.....






































$450 just for a tune and 3 dyno runs. good luck buddy.

[blakmetal.honda]

well.. i pretty much have a stock h22a, just i/h/e. So now what I'm getting is that vafc (in my situation) is probably the way to go, just because i don't want to spend 700-800 on a full chipped ecu, when overall the vafc (with tuning) would cost me 400-500.

but then again, that's because a local shop said they would tune the vafc for 200, just because i've been there for a lot of stuff. so they may actually discount a chipped ecu tune also, and if so, that would be the way to go.

[quaidum]

i paid 65 for a used ecu and added a s100 hondata and tuning the total cost for my tune was about 450 if that gives u any better of an understanding oh btw the hondata s100 was 200 dollars

[mozzandherb]

Less than a $100 for a chipped P06 and depending whether it's a street tune or a dyno tune anywhere between $200-$400

[chrischhorn]

cheapest i could find around here is $200 for an n/a and $300 for a boost tune but then you have tony at t1 and he charges $500 for the tune and then anywhere from $150-$400 extra depending on the program you are using to tune.

And i got a chipped p06 for $65 but your better off with a p28 since you have vtec unless you wanna get the vtec chipped into your p06 which would cost you extra anywayz. Just buy a p28 from mrx with an h22 basemap and tell him what you have done. He will be able to give you a map that may be better or worse compared to the stock h22 map. It just really depends. Im not sure how strong his maps are for the h22. Pm him lol.