p28 ecu for d16y8= more power?

[rextec]

i have a 98 civic ex and an extra p28 ecu and obd2a to obd1 adapter harness and i was wondering if swaping out the obd2 ecu for the p28 will give me some ponies? will it be safe?
thx

[robtec]

it will be safe,by doing that the ecu no longer will use the knock sensor , the secondary o2 sensor and a few other sensors. i don't think that just by switching ecus you will gain power,but with a obd1 setup you can get an hondata s100 or just chip the ecu to make more power with your current setup

[n_23_s]

OBD II if focused on emissions as OBD I isn't focused on emissions. You will be able to get more power from an OBD I ecu than you would out of a OBD II ecu.

[S Q A D]

word ... just swapping the ecus wont do shit .. get the ecu chipped .. speed governor removed .. and having that ecu will help in tuning , later on

[IDriveHonda]

I have read a few posts where people claimed that they actually made more power with the Y8 ecu(P2P?) compared to the P28 on a stock for stock basis. P28 is easier to tune with as mentioned above.

[hackish]

The obd2 ECU is not really chippable at this point in time. A few people have been messing around with trying to get an EPROM to work with the OBD2 ECU but I haven't had any luck yet. I don't own an OBD2 car so I've got to build a conversion harness from obd0->obd2 or obd1->obd2.

For your questions about power, yes, get it chipped. That's the real advantage to going obd2->obd1.

-Michael

[sohc_mshue]

stock for stock you will probably lose power with switching to a p28. However the p28 will respond better to mods and is able to be chipped. I am running a chipped p28 on my y8 and I love it!

[DOHCDX]

i highly doubt you'll lose power with a stock p28. in fact, i bet you will gain with y8+ bolt ons and a p28.

[Toddnos]

my car ran like ish when i went to obd1 p28...... i switched back until i can get it chipped, or HONDATA......