maggs_10thgen
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- 2019 Civic Si Coupe Old whips: 2005 RSX Type S, 2015 Civic Si Coupe, 1998 Integra GSR Green, 1998 Integra GSR Red
I hear what you are saying but ...
Honda designs their engines to be reliable, we all agree there. They wouldn't have 19 psi of factory boost if they didn't believe it would easily withstand the test of time. I'm sure they logged the equivalent of hundred of thousands of miles before these turbos were released to the public.
So, just like in the past, tuners know how rugged and how conservatively tuned Honda engines are. Yes, the tunes up the boost but I honestly believe the available canned tunes are still relatively conservative.
The issue with the blown engines I've seen appear mostly to be abuse and in some cases, bolt ons were added without a proper custom tune and things went sideways.
Having said that, sure, if you hope to get a guaranteed 200,000+ miles out out a motor, tuning may not be the way to go. There is obviously some extra wear and tear. It's just that the massive improvements in driveability have enticed a lot of us to tune. I say driveability because these canned tunes aren't pushing insane amounts of power by any means.
I agree. A tune puts this car right where it should be driveability wise. I just got this thing. So I'm trying to read up before making any moves. I'd probably just go with stage mild tune. No need for intakes and a fart can. I'm not sure how long I'm going to keep the car. It all comes down to how nice they make the 11th gens and my finances at that particular time down the road.
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