0verb00st-ej2 wrote:to cut it short if you need cliff notes
its a year where basically they added a new 16 pin connector on cars 96+ EVEN SOME late model year 1995's came with it (non honda)
the ecu's for civics example are not the same, also SOME clips are different like the fuel injector clips, depending what model the IAT is not the same and nor is the IACV.
and they added a whole lot more SMOG bullshit.
its not possible to smog a 1996+ car w/ a OBD 1 computer (w/ using a jumper harness ofcourse)
then they added a bunch of useless crap like the crank angle sensor to make life living hell.
stay away from obd 2 its hell! imo
obd-0 / obd-1 ftmfw
I read threw this many times and still couldn't make since of it.
OBD-0 is aweful, It uses vacuum lines, Electronic parts die often and are expensive, Tuning is harder. Converting to OBD-1 is also much harder. Having a perfectally reliable obd-0 is quite hard to do. If any OBD will be hell it would be OBD-0/pre-odb
on OBD 1 and OBD 2 its super easy to swap bewteen standards with just a jumper harness, no more wires need to tied into to anything. Electronic parts dont die 6-9 months after they where replaced. Its much much more simple.
I'm sometimes jealous I dont have Obd2 as they have cool things for it. For example there is an iPad/iPhone app for see what your cars doing and do simple "tuning"(sure it doesn't do the word justice) and it only works on obd2 cars. Not sure how good the program is, however its quite cool and If I owned an obd2 car I would try it.
In Cali I'm sure its much more important as they monitor hondas very closely on what engines and electronics and emissions equipment comes and goes onto what cars/years.
not to be insulting, but most of your post has incorrect information in it.
Like honda didn't add a crank angle sensor in obd2, they moved it out of the dizzy where it use to be and put it in a crazy place. Next to the crank.
Also you can stay smog legal and be tuned on hondata.