ES2K

I'm interested in installing a Hondata Flashpro. A local reputable source for Hondata products told me that they could not legally work on CA registered cars with non CARB approved modifications. Nor could they comment or advise on installation of flashpro on a CARB controlled, CA registered car.
How do south bay people purchase flashpro and obtain tunes for their S2000?

maxave

-Buy the Flashpro from a known dealer or used from a user on the forum
-Find a good tuner that will tune your car. There are a few on this forum!

For my S2000 on AEM v2, @AP1Chief did a remote tune.

gotembro

I know blacktrax will tune FlashPro but they don't like to touch anything none crab legal due to legal issues.
You could try Elite Performance in San Jose they have a dyno Tune S2000 never used them
You could go a remote tune
I would try to Lawrence DSR <lawrencebuilt@gmail.com he is in San Jose; never used him but he has tuned a few of my old friends with good results.
Tuning is billed hourly@250/hr. at DSR

I went with a Karcept tune but Hondata on a AP1 is a bit more AP1 problems

Chuch_s2k

Lawrence tuned my car on flashpro. Car feels amazing, I recommend.

ES2K

Thanks folks. I figured that I would get an etune or since I'm stock, just run the flashpro stock tune.

EffWun

Would a smog shop even know you got a tune on it? I cannot confirm or deny I have passed legal smog before with a gutted cat and a piggyback

Chuck S

Installing FlashPro consists of temporarily plugging it in under the dashboard. All it does is talk to the ECU like any other ODB2 device. Getting someone to tune it is the issue. There are no "tunes" included that made any sense to me. Nothing remains on the car after that is done. FlashPro is for off road use only. So finding a dealer in California to tune the car is difficult and you need to revert every two years for smog. Lots of guys here have and are doing it.

Getting a lowered VTEC requires a high flow cat or cat delete. Smog testing will probably note either of them.

There is a CARB compliant version of FlashPro but I don't know anything about it or what it can do.

I passed smog -- in Ohio -- at least twice with my FlashPro tuned S2000. No visual, just plug into the ODB2 port at the self-service kiosk.

-- Chuck

Chuch_s2k

My car is tuned on flash pro and I live in California. They only thing I do when smog comes around is put my stock cat back on.

SilliG

amazing, do you have the 2nd 02 sensor disabled? I am surprised you are able to pass

Chuck S

I've heard but can't verify that some FlashPro tunes deliberately disable the aft O2 sensor to allow more efficient tuning. Reflashing to the OE tune should re-enable it. Good news is @Chuch_s2k only needs to retrofit the OE catalytic converter to pass California smog.

-- Chuck