Tried Hondata just for fun... - Honda Prelude Forum

LudeSpeed2000 · 03-10-2003, 10:47 AM

A good friend of mine is a Hondata distributor here in Houston from Autologic. His name is Jason and he is very well known in the area for tuning cars. Well anyway, I was hanging out the other night when he came across a problem in a friend's car. Seems that his Hondata was acting up. So he asked if he could plug it into my car and see if it is doing the same thing (both cars were 2001 Ludes). I said ok, so for that he burned a chip from their website from the European Model Prelude (1st gen H22 I believe). He plugged it in and said ok, your good to go, but if it acts dumb then don't play around with it and bring it right back. Well everything seems to be good, he told me that I had a 8500 rpm redline now. So I took off and rolled unto the highway. Wow what a difference, I mean it's not even tuned for my car (which only has a catback on it). Shifting at 8500 (well I was really guessing cause our tachs are off and I didn't have any numbers after 8K anyway) was a blast. I pulled off the highway with a smile on my face and got unto a side road. A 2.8L Z3 pulled up and tried to gie me a run from a stop. I pulled away from him at the line and my lead grew with every shift.

Anyway without futher adue, I am going to buy Hondata for the daily driven Prelude when I can afford it. I am thinking about leaving the 8500 redline when I get it tuned and installed though. For the price it is an awesome program.

Riaz

ShadowSonic · 03-10-2003, 10:51 AM

Hmm you dont even have any mods though

i was thinking about a S100 from hondata but it seems like a waste seeing i only have the basics.

99_SH · 03-10-2003, 11:11 AM

Sorry to tell you but the 8400RPM redline you see on our tachs is really around 7400RPM. You shouldn't redline to true 8500 rpm with the stock valvetrain in the first place(valve float). You'll most likley break something and cause lots of damage!

MedinaJ78 · 03-10-2003, 11:13 AM

Hmmm where can we get more info on this ....?
Like prices or locations?
Sounds like something I may do also

Greek Lude · 03-10-2003, 11:21 AM

I need to see a Hondata Dyno on an H22 to beleive the hype.

Satan_SRV · 03-10-2003, 11:24 AM

If you decide to keep an 8500rpm redline on a stock bottom end I feel sorry for you. Your engine won't last along, plus you're not making any power up there anyway.

ShadowSonic · 03-10-2003, 11:39 AM

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Originally posted by Satan_SRV
If you decide to keep an 8500rpm redline on a stock bottom end I feel sorry for you. Your engine won't last along, plus you're not making any power up there anyway.

Thats why i said whats the point?

Satan_SRV · 03-10-2003, 12:05 PM

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Originally posted by 99Interlude

Thats why i said whats the point?

Well I think a guy gained like 10 hp with an S100 and no mods from Alberta with an EBP he's on the board. Fuel tuning that precise is nice, but there's no need to rev to 8500

PreludeSSwhite · 03-10-2003, 02:14 PM

A stock 2.8 Z3 hits 60 in 6.2sec or less.

NXLude · 03-10-2003, 03:47 PM

Id get a hondata, but i dont know anyone that can tune the freakin thing.....it kinda ***, they dont have the most tunable system (ie cant be tuned by non dealers)

sharkcohen · 03-10-2003, 04:00 PM

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Originally posted by NXLude
it kinda ***, they dont have the most tunable system (ie cant be tuned by non dealers)

s200 system is end user programmable.

ShadowSonic · 03-11-2003, 06:21 AM

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Originally posted by Satan_SRV

Well I think a guy gained like 10 hp with an S100 and no mods from Alberta with an EBP he's on the board. Fuel tuning that precise is nice, but there's no need to rev to 8500

Like i said above i rather have the S100 but im still dwelling between the 2... s200 or s100

[SUB[EX] · 03-11-2003, 08:30 AM

well, most people dont know how to drive, so its very likely he beat the z3.

ShadowSonic · 03-11-2003, 08:32 AM

Z3 is that 2.5 or 2.8

it would be like him walking a Audi a4 2.8

buh_buh · 03-11-2003, 01:56 PM

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Originally posted by Satan_SRV

Well I think a guy gained like 10 hp with an S100 and no mods from Alberta with an EBP he's on the board. Fuel tuning that precise is nice, but there's no need to rev to 8500

yeap that's me. I don't have NO mods, I have a DC header and exhaust, and a Hondata stage 3b, and I gained almost 11whp just from tuning the A/F.

CTPRELUDE · 03-11-2003, 02:49 PM

Do you have an SS or a 5spd? 161.1 hp is very low for a the mods you have if its a 5spd.

yohan420 · 03-11-2003, 02:53 PM

What kind of mileage do you get with that Buh_Buh?

azninside · 03-11-2003, 02:55 PM

^^ and how much did it cost?

buh_buh · 03-11-2003, 06:11 PM

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Originally posted by CTPRELUDE
Do you have an SS or a 5spd? 161.1 hp is very low for a the mods you have if its a 5spd.

Yeah, that's true, but this was done on a Mustang dyno, and I've heard Mustang dyno numbers are 10-15% lower the Dynojet numbers. And also I'm at a 4000foot elevation. And I have a 5 speed.

buh_buh · 03-11-2003, 06:13 PM

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Originally posted by yohan420
What kind of mileage do you get with that Buh_Buh?

I get pretty close to stock actually. Its not even that noticable. Before the Hondata, I would get roughly 500km's to a tank (that's if I baby it), and now I probably get like 475km's to a tank if I baby it. Not really that noticable. It was roughly 2 hours worth of tuning, so I had to pay for 2 hours of dyno time and tuning. Which wasn't too bad, less than $200 canadian.