I know a lot of you guys have noticed this before in the morning or whenever your civics engine is at a complete cool. You start it up, put it in drive, and give it gas... but what is this? It is really zippy for the first 5-10 minutes! I have looked in the manual and it told me that the ECU does that to heat the engine up faster....Is there a way into tricking the ECU to think that the engine is cold all the time? Or will that really *uck up the car. Also if some of you could look at this: www.hondata.com . That link is to a company that apparently make chipsets for your ecu to give your civic more performance.

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Hondata makes good stuff. I've also noticed that when i start my car up in the morning, it idles really high (1500 - 2000 rpm) until the engine gets heated up.

 

I agree. I wonder if hondata does something like that? I find it hard to navigate around their website simply because I dont know what the hell they are talking about. I do know their purpose though

 

unplug the o2 sensor. it will set off a CEL and put it in open loop, like it is when its cold. but it kills VTEC (as it does when its cold) as well as killing the fuel economy. also, most of that power comes from the less heat in the engine bay, making lower intake temps.

 

So, if I removed the o2 censor it can ultimatley screw up the engine?

 

yeah, pretty much. its a bad idea. i used to be in your place, trying to find as many horses as i could for free. now ive found that the best ones are the ones you save up and pay for. it takes awhile, but in the long run its better. trust me, i dont have any extra money lying around, it takes a lot of work to build a car.

 

I noticed. What is the ratio... $10 per horse... that sounds right

 

yea, horse power isn't cheap these day, you know what they say. "Speed costs money, how fast do you wanna go?"

 

so those rip off resistors that are sold on ebay actually are dangerous when they swear up and down it isnt?

 

yea thats sweet, i actually have a reason to wake up in the morning and go to school. lol