hi i am getting a 08 s2k in a couple of months which after a little bit i will be turboing it with other mods but the problem i ran into is there are no engine management that i found that is compatible with the new drive by wire. are there any good engine management systems out for the 08 or coming out soon?

 

anyone have any suggestions or is what i read about the engine managemnt systems wrong about working with the 08?

 

Well here are your options:

1st choice You can use a AEM EMS however, you will lose traction control and all the other goodies. However, more tuners know how to tune the EMS and it does alottttttttt more than any piggyback. However, it also costs $1200-$1500

2nd choice You can get teh Greddy Emanage Ultimate. It's a piggyback that actually does alot. It isn't as good as the EMS but it also depends on the tuner. If you can find a good tuenr than you have no problems. I know a few people with turbos that are using Greddy Emanage Ultimtes. The cost of this is around $550-600.

3rd and last choice is to get the Hondata reflash when it comes available for the 2008 models. The Reflash has two versions. One that requires a header and one that requires nothing else. The First reflash with the header lowers vtec to 4300 rpm and raises redline to 8600. The 2nd reflash lowers vtec to 5600 rpm and raises redlien to 8600. The gains are anywhere from 16 whp-22 whp and 12-20 tq. But the problem is reflashes are generic and every car is different.

 

so what would i lose besides traction control if i went with the aem ems

 

Is this confirmed? I was looking for an EMS for My08, but i dont remember finding anything fully compatible. I was just going to wait for the Hondata. Although, if this is the case and the E-manage is fully compatible, I would get one in a heart beat.

 

i would have thought, anyone looking at spending enough money to fit a turbo would invest in quality, aftermarket engine management.

that way you can monitor and tune everything exactly as you want it, for every change, every mod and get the most out of it.

 

yea i would like the aem ems but what else would i lose besides traction control and the water temp gauge. im not to worried about traction control the temp gauge would be nice though so can anyone tell me what else would i lose?