Civic EG

i jus got a eg hatch in feb. and wen i got it the guy explaind to me that it used to be turbo but he sold the turbo and left me with the innercoller mounted (which i dnt mind) and the 440 injectors but my ? is the car wont go past 45grand and i wanna know if its because of the ecu the motor is from a 99civic v-tech so im kind of knew to the hatch world is there any1 who can help thanx

is the rev limiter set at 4500 RPM?

i mite sound kind of dumb but how would i be to know if it is and were wud i change it at?

my might have set it at 4500 if he did not tune high-cam, so he could drive it w/o worrying. So to change it you would need a computer with tuning software and data cable - best left to someone who knows what they are doing.

What kind of tuning software do you have on the ECU?

440's will dump too much fuel and wash your cylinder walls.
get some stock(240) injectors and a stock ecu map.

my might have set it at 4500 if he did not tune high-cam, so he could drive it w/o worrying. So to change it you would need a computer with tuning software and data cable - best left to someone who knows what they are doing.

What kind of tuning software do you have on the ECU?


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wait... you're running the car exactly how it was with the ecu and 440cc injectors but minus the turbo??

If so then that's the problem. Get stock injectors and a stock ecu.

d-mon wrote:440's will dump too much fuel and wash your cylinder walls.
get some stock(240) injectors and a stock ecu map.

x2 that is more than likely the source of your problem friend

d-mon wrote:440's will dump too much fuel and wash your cylinder walls.
get some stock(240) injectors and a stock ecu map.

x3. That's your problem right there. Those injectors will destroy your engine, O2 sensor, cat, and your muffler when you're backfiring. And you'll make more power with the proper injectors.

Lolz, Im running 440 injectors and a stock ECU wont even fire up the car.

....but yeah, thats no bueno!!

im running the 440 injectors with a fuel regulator so they are not dumping alot of fuel into the cylinders and wit da ecu it is hard to tell wat kind it is becuz there is no type of lable on it but i am looking into geting a new 1 any way but wat is the best tune for a ecu i hear alota ppl dat i kno get it street tuned and others get it tuned for tracks ??

Fuel pressure regulator or not, you should not be running those injectors on a stock ECU.....period. Its even worse since you dont even know what ECU is in the car.

At least get a Hondata chipped P28 ECU and get the car to a dyno for some tuning.

ChicagoMike wrote:Fuel pressure regulator or not, you should not be running those injectors on a stock ECU.....period. Its even worse since you dont even know what ECU is in the car.

agreed key word PERIOD... if you dont want to pay alot for a ecu and cant do the dyno thing right away... go to www.phearable.net he will send you a basemap ecu for your app. for like 175 shipped, check it out if your on a time table or in a pinch and still want to use your 440's ? granted it is just a basemap, but its better than what your working with now... and the guy is in florida

Basemaps are crap. You have to get your engine tuned in person.

Stock ECU + stock injectors buddy.

Leaving this thread now for excessive use of "dat".

thanks to all for the advice i will b looking into getin all these things fixd im new to the eg world ad i seen dat there is alota ppl dat need help and dis web site is the best to go for help thanx to all