Risk of blowing a turbo?

jondrax19 said:

Like around after 5k?

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some people did it with a 1000 miles.

jondrax19 said:

Like around after 5k?

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Break-in is 600 miles per your manual. I did my first flash, one of the milder basemaps to test the waters at 2500 miles. I would have done it sooner, but over 1/2 of those miles were on the interstate running 75 mph w/o gear changes, so I probably only have about ~1000 miles worth of what I would consider 'break in' at that time. It's whatever you feel comfortable with. I would at least follow the book for 600 miles where it's more mixed driving and you're getting a good break-in on your clutch. I'm not super knowledgeable about clutches in general... but I expect they bed to the flywheel similar to brakes on rotors. For example some brake pads don't have the classic 'bedding' procedure (coming up to speed and braking multiple times to heat the rotor and transfer material)... like Akebonos... but say to drive moderately for around 500 miles. At that time, you'll get full braking performance as you get pad material uniformly transferred onto the rotor. Similarly... driving for long distances w/o any gear changes would not contribute to any break-in on the clutch. It takes changing gears to accomplish it. Our stock clutches don't have an overwhelming amount of holding force and you want it to be broke in and as good as it can get before you start adding 25-50% over stock torque with basemaps.

Been running a custom tune of some sort or another for a long time now, 37xxx on the clock and I'd have to look it up to try and figure our when I did it but it was pretty early and the car had a "rough" beginning depending on who you ask because I'm in the *other* break-in method camp. But the car still runs like a champ, and is WAY more fun than stock.

maddmatt02 said:

Been running a custom tune of some sort or another for a long time now, 37xxx on the clock and I'd have to look it up to try and figure our when I did it but it was pretty early and the car had a "rough" beginning depending on who you ask because I'm in the *other* break-in method camp. But the car still runs like a champ, and is WAY more fun than stock.

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Thanks for responding man. I like your YT videos....think i've watched most of them.

gtman said:

I was enjoying your post til your last couple sentences. Trust me, it's no placebo effect or exaggeration. Tuned, these cars will spank an un-tuned Civic big time. It's a completely different beast.

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Agreed, and there is plenty of data to support this. And an ECON button to remind me what stock feels like. No Comparison .

I wouldn't hesitate to run the Ktuner system. I haven't had any issues with the tuner or the tunes in my Type R, and I have a lot of friends with both Hondata and Ktuners in their 1.5ts, running fine. Honestly, the clutch is usually the first thing go, and that's mostly based on driving style

100% satisfied with my Ktuner. It really helps with everyday driving. If there's a situation where another driver is not letting you merge, pass, etc, with a tuner you can easily make your move.

I think it's been proven, time and again, Ktuner's base tunes are safe. Will tuning cut into engine and transmission longevity? Possibly... probably, to some extent. But, in terms of blown motors you'd be hard pressed to find one that blew using an unaltered base tune, on an unmodded, unabused car.

d1zguy said:

The turbo itself is not a worry. I would be more worried about the clutch. After you tune it; guaranteed it will slip. If you're CVT I wouldn't go past the stage 0,1,2 and would not enable the fast spool up options or you risk slipping the belt and once it slips it will only get worse.

Personal experience.

EXT with CVT:

Slipped on custom vittune

SI:

Slipped on Base tune stage 2 and any tune with fast/aggresive spool up enabled.

TSP stage 1 slipped on setting 3 when warm, and setting 2 when cold outside. Was okay on stock setting (setting 1, and setting 2, unless it was below 0 degrees)

Notice the clutch slip immediately after boost went over 20PSI@2800-3500RPM, kept at or under 19-20PSI it held up

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May i ask at what point did the EXT slip? What made it slip? Were there passengers i. The car when it happened? Please advise.

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The main reason I bought my civic is because it's been a very reliable car. Would a tune negate that reliability? Possibly. My perspective is I would rather have a car that I was confident in being reliable than tuning my car and having the little bit of doubt of reliability constantly in my head. Peace of mind of having a reliable car is in my opinion more important than having a faster car.
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Same here bro and we have the same initials! Yes at age 48 and after much failure with Ford and VW I do not want to push my luck!