Potential buyer, tuning questions

[smc540]

Hey everyone,

I currently own and enjoy a 2021 WRX, and I've been eyeballing a A-Spec Tech 6MT Integra, but I had some questions on tuning/modifying. I'm currently talking with a dealer who is offering me a pretty good deal on my trade, but I've never owned a Honda/Acura before, so modding on this side of things is all new to me.

First, how reliable are the OTS tunes from Hondata/KTuner/etc.? Nothing crazy, just looking for a modest power bump with minimal modifications. On the WRX side, OTS tunes are hit/miss. For some they work great, for others you end up with rod knock or other issues. It seems like the clutch is the weakest link for these cars, so if I were to keep power under say 250wtq, are they typically reliable?

I'm not looking to make huge power or anything like that. But if I can get the Integra output to be closer to the output of the WRX (stock is around 230whp), I'd be happy.

Thanks everyone!

 

[KTuner]

Very reliable. Here's a great thread with years of tuning data on the 1.5T platforms.
https://www.civicx.com/forum/thread...ence-reliability-thread-for-all-models.42361/

 

[smc540]

Very reliable. Here's a great thread with years of tuning data on the 1.5T platforms.
https://www.civicx.com/forum/thread...ence-reliability-thread-for-all-models.42361/

Awesome, thank you!

 

[RB2490]

Hey everyone,

I currently own and enjoy a 2021 WRX, and I've been eyeballing a A-Spec Tech 6MT Integra, but I had some questions on tuning/modifying. I'm currently talking with a dealer who is offering me a pretty good deal on my trade, but I've never owned a Honda/Acura before, so modding on this side of things is all new to me.

First, how reliable are the OTS tunes from Hondata/KTuner/etc.? Nothing crazy, just looking for a modest power bump with minimal modifications. On the WRX side, OTS tunes are hit/miss. For some they work great, for others you end up with rod knock or other issues. It seems like the clutch is the weakest link for these cars, so if I were to keep power under say 250wtq, are they typically reliable?

I'm not looking to make huge power or anything like that. But if I can get the Integra output to be closer to the output of the WRX (stock is around 230whp), I'd be happy.

Thanks everyone!

I actually had a 2018 wrx that was tuned and now have a 2023 acura ktuned. Both cars have had no issues in terms of tuning, just hated the jumpy throttle on my wrx, and the crunchy gearbox. I'm currently running 22psi tune on my integra without any issues for about 500 miles or so. I'm going to do a video hopefully by this week discussing my tuning experience and the settings I use and recommend

 

[RRP RSX-S]

I’ve been running the 23psi Phearable tune for 2000 miles. So far so good (knock on wood).