The Tuned CivicX Experience & Reliability Thread (for all models)

[MatT3T4]

Vehicle: 2018 Civic Type-R
Total tuned time: 2 Years with multiple tunes
Tuned miles driven: 20,000+
Tuning device(s) used: Hondata FlashPro
Tunes used: Hondata, Erick's Racing x3, John Pierro / FK8TD
Fuel used: 91/e40 mix
Additional related mods:
Hondata Flashpro
Hondata Fuel System
JSR PTFE Upgraded Flex Fuel Line
PRL Flex Fuel (on e40)
PRL Catted Downpipe
PRL Front Pipe
PRL Intercooler & Charge Pipes
PRL Inlet Pipe
PRL High Volume Intake
Rampage 3.5" MAF
Rampage RS-550 Turbocharger
GReddy SP Supreme Exhaust
Hasport Rear Mount
Koyorad Radiator
Clutch Masters FX400
Problems/issues: N/A
Driving style: Grandma mostly
Tuning experience notes: 506whp / 429lbft

 

[gtman]

Thanks for adding your Type R "grandma".

Fantastic build.

 

[IonEX-T]

Vehicle: 2017 Civic EX-T

Total tuned time: 1 day

Tuned miles driven: 5kms/3miles

Tuning device(s) used: Ktuner V2

Tunes used: Custom tune by DRob

Fuel used: 91 oct

Additional related mods: W1 turbo, PRL catted downpipe, Agency intercooler, K&N intake, motor swap

Problems/issues: None yet!

Driving style: Granny for now

Tuning experience notes: This is not original motor in the car. New motor has 40 000km, less then my car. Tuning wise numbers are looking solid and seems to be running well. Have only tested light boost and nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary.

Total tuned time: 8 days

Tuned miles driven: 100kms

Problems/issues: Blown transmission

Tuning experience notes: FML, i cant take much more of this shit. will be swapping in another while is cold asf out.

 

[gtman]

Problems/issues: Blown transmission

I added that info to your section of the failures thread. I've never seen anything like this. No words.

6 of 290 cars in the thread with CVTs have had the transmissions fail (2.1% failure rate).

 

[Ron21]

Vehicle: 2018 Honda Civic EX-T
Total tuned time: 6months
Tuned miles driven: around 6-7k miles
Tuning device(s) used: Ktuner 1.2v
Tunes used: Dual 21 PSI
Fuel used: 91 octane, thats the highest I can get on my area (California)
Additional related mods: None. 100% Stock at the moment
Problems/issues: No issue or any problems at the moment. I did everything on my regular maintenance on All Fluids.
Driving style: Normal on cities, sometimes spirited/aggressive on highway and sometimes WOT on freeway but Very rarely doing WOT on stop.
Tuning experience notes:
I used BBG to limit my 1st gear to 15psi only and im not sure if my engine is getting hotter than usual for using higher boost because im still not familiar with IAT and ECT yet.

 

[SecretAgentYeti]

Vehicle: 2021 Civic HB ST CVT

Total tuned time: 1 Day

Tuned miles driven: 20

Tuning device(s) used: KTuner V1.2

Tunes used: Currently using Phearable Stage 1.5 non-si

Fuel used: Quality 91 (no 93 or e85 in area)

Additional related mods: Greddy Supreme SP Exhaust

Problems/issues: As of right now, I cannot get on the fly map switching working. Phearable's website has my ecu (5AN-AR2) listed as supported, so I'll have to dig around and see what's going on with that.

Driving style: Depends if the wife and dog are in the car. But tame, with fun bursts.

Tuning experience notes: Second mod I have installed on my car and my first tune. It was pretty simple after reading through KTuners instructions/watching some videos.

 

[gtman]

See if this helps you get otf map switching sorted

http://www.ktuner.com/KTunerHelp/on_the_fly_map_switching.htm

 

[SecretAgentYeti]

Vehicle: 2021 Civic HB ST CVT

Total tuned time: 1 Day

Tuned miles driven: 20

Tuning device(s) used: KTuner V1.2

Tunes used: Currently using Phearable Stage 1.5 non-si

Fuel used: Quality 91 (no 93 or e85 in area)

Additional related mods: Greddy Supreme SP Exhaust

Problems/issues: As of right now, I cannot get on the fly map switching working. Phearable's website has my ecu (5AN-AR2) listed as supported, so I'll have to dig around and see what's going on with that.

Driving style: Depends if the wife and dog are in the car. But tame, with fun bursts.

Tuning experience notes: Second mod I have installed on my car and my first tune. It was pretty simple after reading through KTuners instructions/watching some videos.

So I figured out my issue. With the instructions it says when you're selecting a map, it will show either 1, 2, or 3 on the tachometer. I thought the tachometer was the whole display and not just the RPMs, so when you change maps your "RPMs" will jump between 1, 2, or 3. So now I'm on map 3 with Phearable and absolutely loving it.

 

[SecretAgentYeti]

See if this helps you get otf map switching sorted

http://www.ktuner.com/KTunerHelp/on_the_fly_map_switching.htm

Thanks for the link, I read through the instructions so many times and just did not understand what switching would look like. It wasn't until I was driving around after trying to switch, and saw my RPMs were "stuck" at 1000 on the tachometer. Then it clicked and I understood.

 

[gtman]

Yeah, the KTuner instructions would be better if they said Map 1 = 1000 rpm, Map 2 = 2000 rpm, Map 3 = 3000 rpm.

Once you get used to switching maps, it's really a sweet setup. IMO, this one feature puts it a notch above Hondata.

 

[dstix747]

Yeah, the KTuner instructions would be better if they said Map 1 = 1000 rpm, Map 2 = 2000 rpm, Map 3 = 3000 rpm.

Once you get used to switching maps, it's really a sweet setup. IMO, this one feature puts it a notch above Hondata.

And don't forget that if u don't leave the Ktuner installed, it defaults back to 1 at power off. You can reselect it to 3 without plugging it back in, but map 3 [or 2] won't be retained.

 

[NiTr0oX]

Vehicle: Civic LX 2019 2.0l MT6
Total tuned time: 1 year
Tuned miles driven: 20000
Tuning device(s) used: Ktuner
Tunes used: Base tune for the 2.0 at first, switch to custom tune in May 2021
Fuel used: Canada 91 octane
Additional related mods: Takeda CAI, RV6 catless dp
Problems/issues: Problem with my 1st gear. Won't engage from time to time.
Driving style: Heavy foot in general
Tuning experience notes: My first tuning experience

 

[gtman]

 

[MrJustin81]

What exactly is deg knock retard parameter you can view in ktuner? Their glossary really didn’t say much about what it means

2nd question in order to run a catalog do you have to be connected to WiFi to initiate it, like when you need to flash?
Also happy thanksgiving and everyone gets to enjoy themselves

 

[gtman]

1. Not an expert on that but I think that shows the amount of timing being pulled based on the knock control numbers the ECU sees.

2. Wifi has nothing to do with running a datalog.

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