Gernby

I believe that the test pipe will give bigger gains than anything else you have, but you will REALLY need to increase fuel. When I put a TP on my car bone stock, my AFR's were in the 15's at full throttle. The TP will also allow you to lower VTEC to 3.5-4K for even bigger gains.

Rubn1out4GudLuk

^^ Really, I thought having an aftermarket header would allow me to drop the vtec engagement point down that low.

Still contemplating which tune to load from the flashpro(that should be here any day now).

Mods: Injen CAI, Berk 70mm TP, Greddy SE dual exhaust.

First thing I'm gonna do is datalog my stock tune and see where my A/F Ratio has been for the last 9 months(since I had my TP).

gernby, I have been reading alot of your threads on tuning and messing around with the flashpro since you got it a year ago. Hope you don't mind me sending you a PM or 2 with some questions when I do get it and start contemplating on how I want my car to respond.

(I'm actually one of those guys that wants to learn to tune it but adjusting knock and cam phasing is way above my head. I just understand A/F ratios and barely touching the "adjusting timing" for now.)

Gernby

Start with the Toda calibration. Honestly, I don't even know why Hondata named it the "Toda" calibration. They should have called it the "Test Pipe" calibration. I'll post a thread about my tests soon.

BumbleBee01

I realize the the test pipe is just a pipe. I can get the Invidia 70mm w/ cel fix for $85, is there any reason i should spend another $40 for the skunk2 or even more money for another band or am i just paying for the name?

Moddiction

Pipe is a pipe. Really doesn't matter at all. I bought an ebay one for $35 I think. Bought an anti fouler and works perfect. I only have a 63mm exhaust. Don't know if they have any 70mm ebay cheapo test pipes.

suzuka-blue-s2k

No, don't waste more money than you have to. The invidia will be fine, and is a good price. Most of the Ebay ones are 60mm, and don't think i've seen a 70mm. I have an invidia with the CEL fix and I have had no problems with it.

Gernby

From a performance perspective, I agree that a "pipe is a pipe". However, I've noticed that my $60 eBay test pipe seems to be such a thin gauge that I hear a whirring / whisling from it. This is with everything else stock.

Moddiction

^Weight savings FTW lol.

Switchblade

I have a Megan Drift Spec single exhaust and it can drone like crazy. Any test pipe to fix the drone? I drive an AP1.

Moddiction

That exhaust is gonna drone no matter what. A test pipe will make it louder but should reduce some of the drone. Get a test pipe to match the diameter of your exhaust.