Problems with Greddy kit?, If you have had problems with the kit...

If you have the Greddy kit and have had problems, please post them here. We should compile these issues and then when solutions are found we can compile those here also.

This is NOT a bash Greddy thread.

Please don't post your opinions here if you don't have the kit. This is a reference for those who buy the kit and those of us who are planning to buy the kit.

This post is where I will compile the issues that are posted here:

Reagent this is a very good idea for a thread.

I will offer my expertise when it can add value to the community.

I have the ap2 kit, but it's not installed yet. I noticed some missing parts (nothing that significant). I've noticed others have had something missing also.

This post has been edited by puugee on Oct 21 2007, 11:28 AM

has anyone ditched the emanage that came with the kit and tried something else? I want to know how much power can be extracted from the kit.

Good thread, I'm gonna go Greddy really soon...

dropping my car off to have everything installed tomorrow morning, will keep you guys posted, the only thing so far is that i was missing fuel pump/injectors/and the instruction manual.

is greddy sending you the missing parts?

are you going to use the pretuned map on the e-manage ult.
and bolt on and be done with it?

greddy sent me the missing parts, and yes i'm using the pretuned map. i am however going to try to retune with test pipe and 9lb's. but if it doesnt work out, then yeah, the pretuned map.

not sure if there are any 06+ with the kit yet, but I'm hoping to get this kit working for my car once I figure out what to do about tuning.

just wanted to update you guys, my car is at the shop getting my kit/suspension/gauges installed right now.

Where are you getting your greddy installed and how much was it? i plan i getting the kit within 6 months and i'm looking for someone to install it in so. Cal

Here's how mine went:
-the kit was missing a piece of 3/4" hose for the IAC. I bought 2' at NAPA for $3.
-I have an upgraded stereo and could not weasel the Emanage cables over to the passenger side of the car. Ok-I mounted the Emanage in the dash just above where your left knee is (but up inside of the dash). I used some foam weatherstripping and tie wraps - can't see the unit.

-no problem with installing the new fuel pump filter because I rotated the pump within the plastic holder in order to turn the filter clockwise.
-no issues with installing the FMIC or piping - lots of clearance
-Need to buy the fuel rail seal/washers (hondaautomotiveparts.com) for $4 ?
-bought a set of NGK copper plugs one step colder of course
-the donut washer for the downpipe-to-cat comes with the kit
-I re-used the header gasket.

-piece of cake

my greddy install went exactly like yours did, one of the hoses was to short and had to buy 2 feet of that. btw, which spark plugs did you go with?

what did you guys pay for your kits?

i'm wondering the same thing. i seen some people say that they paid 3800 shipped but the lowest i seen it was 3995 plus shipping. where and for how much did you guys buy your kit?

i bought mine for 3900 out the door, but i would buy it from invision and pick it up. They told me after i had bought mine that they were selling the kits for 3800. And I am getting my kit installed at XS-engineering in Garden Grove. I was going to take it to Autowave but I didn't really like the vibe I got from them. Anyways, I should be getting the car back by wednesday morning or even tomorrow afternoon.

thanks for the info. keep us up dated on the installation and review.

^ do you have the phone/ website to invision and xs-engineeing?

Oh yeah I paid $3900 for mine, picked up at a local authorized dealer.

NGK copper, 1 step colder. I want to get the NGK Iridium 1 step colder - does anyone know the part no?

i would like to know the part # for the ngk iridium as well

Invision is a site sponsor, should be no problem finding their #, and XS's number is 714.554.7474 ask for Troy. I wouldn't call till after SEMA though b/c they are very busy right now. Also, wait and see if I have any problems with my install b4 you take your car there. So far I don't like their customer service.

I am picking up my car at noon tomorrow. Will post details tomorrow.

Also, what plugs are you guys running? Part #'s?

how bout these? http://www.ngk.com/results_app.asp?AAIA=1430227

This post has been edited by brilliant on Oct 23 2007, 10:14 PM

I would also like a part number on what spark plugs you guys are using also

I have the greddy turbo with the included emanage ultimate, and I'm very disappointed with the way my car is behaving once I hit vtec or go WOT suddenly. If I slowly roll into the throttle its not so bad, but any hard acceleration will cause the car to sputter and even backfire. It still makes the topend power I expect, but its a very, very jerky ride getting there. The crazy curve I see on the dyno is pretty much what I feel when getting on it hard. My tuner blames the emanage, and says he doesn't think its safe to try and take any more gas out of the higher rev ranges. I have seen several dyno charts of otherwise stock S2Ks running the greddy and their curves are so much smoother than mine. All else being equal, I 'think" there is something up with my emanage or the harness, but it will be a few days before I can get it checked out.

I was at summit point on Monday, and the car exhibited all the symptoms I have encountered on the street. For the second time, under WOT in 3rd gear all power vanished and the check engine light came on and a large cloud of white smoke came out of my exhaust for about 30 seconds. I pulled it off the track and it promptly stalled. I waited a minute and it restarted with no problem. No CEL and no smoke. It was like I had imagined the whole shutoff incident. The car then ran like 'normal', meaning lots of sputtering, jerking and backfire until my 4th session on the track. It was then a huge gout of flame was seen coming from my left exhaust tip. Right after that, I got up to 5 bars on the temp gauge, and lost half of my horsepower as the car went into safe mode. Since I was now being nearly run over on the track, I called it a day and pulled off into the pits. The car almost immediately cooled down and the power came back.

I have been keeping it under vtec and have been babying the throttle for the last 2 days until I can figure out what the heck is wrong with my setup. I called Greddy and they asked me to make sure the sticker on my ultimate says AP1 and not AP2. It was an AP1 sticker. He then told me that I "might" have an AP2 harness on there but I don't know how to check it myself, so I'm going to take it back to the tuner this week and try to get him and the greddy tech on the same page. I also intend to call them back shortly and have them talk me through the harness check.

My car is totally stock except for the exhaust and gears. Its an Ultimate Racing Dual catback and I also have their matching CAT. I still have the stock spark plugs, but Greddy and my tuner don't think that alone would cause all the vtec/WOT craziness I have been getting. Below VTEC, everything is smooth and the car runs like a champ. You would never know anything is wrong until you stomp the throttle suddenly. The car makes more hp below vtec than it did at WOT before I put the turbo on, so its quite drivable wihout using vtec, but that's not what I paid for.

Any ideas or opinions would be welcome.