CHIKNtoe2002

this is for FABRIK8.....you said that i would have to get an adapter harness for my 97 D16y8.......how much would it cost total for you to get me everything i need to upgrade my ECU? O and i dont know what OBD means? can some1 help a nigga out?undefinedundefined

Fabrik8

OBD is the emissions generation of your car/engine. For Hondas, OBD0 was 88-91, and didn't have very much in the way of emissions stuff. OBD0 ECUs are pretty tuneable. OBD1 was 92-95, and are pretty tunable also. OBD2a is 96-98, and these ECUs aren't really able to be tuned because of some complicated stuff I won't bore you with, and OBD2b is the same deal, 99-00. All these generations have different standards for emissions, and switching between them can sometimes be a hassle, but that's usually because of differences with distributor signals and IAB (GSR) signals during the different years and differences between JDM and USDM ECUs..

Refresh my memory, what car is your Y8 in? Are you looking to do ECU tuning or just a plug and play engine install in a different generation car? I don't remember what your situation was.. You can email me or PM me, I'll answer all of your questions..

Fabrik8

OK I found the other post, I remeber now. You'll just need an adapter harness and an OBD1 ECU, a P28 would be the ideal ECU to look for, because it's the ECU that run your same engine in the 92-95 civics.. P28s can be found for $75-125, and the harness for $125. I can help you with the harness but you'll have to find an ECU yourself. I saw a guy in Nova selling an auto P28 for $75, jump on that and I'll convert it to 5 speed for you for free when you get the ECU chipped. You'll need the ECU chipped to use a different program than stock, because the stock program will be functionally identical to the ECU you're using now..