JB4 PiggyBack Tune on Civic Type R

IHadToRun said:

i know map 2 adds 4 psi but recommends no less than 93 octane fuel

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Cause my state only max octane91.I have seen before map1 & 2 are for octane91,just do not know will it cause any abnormal for using octane91.

EugeneR said:

Cause my state only max octane91.I have seen before map1 & 2 are for octane91,just do not know will it cause any abnormal for using octane91.

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Last time I talked with the guys at burger tuning they recommended 93 with map 2, you can run map 2 with 91 but recommends 93. I have the same issue, I live in CA so 93 is pretty much non existent.

IHadToRun said:

Last time I talked with the guys at burger tuning they recommended 93 with map 2, you can run map 2 with 91 but recommends 93. I have the same issue, I live in CA so 93 is pretty much non existent.

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If I use ethanol free for octane91,will it be like oct93 with 10%ethanol?

EugeneR said:

If I use ethanol free for octane91,will it be like oct93 with 10%ethanol?

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that i do not know. sorry...

IHadToRun said:

that i do not know. sorry...

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No worries..just checking out.

CTtypeR said:

Isn't it a Bosch ECU? Makes sense that it'd be similar to euro cars. Personally I don't like the idea of a piggyback but it has my curiousity

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Pig backs aren’t bad but it’s definitely not the best way to get more power as we all know. I’d only run it if i wanted to keep the warranty

boosted180sx said:

Ah didn’t realize you were in Australia.

Never been to n54tech so i didn't see the logs. Hopefully everything is fine.


no it's basically a piggyback. what this does is it "fools" the factory sensors into creating more power. Not my kind of thing but it is for some people.

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It tricks the map sensor into thinking it’s low on boost and the ecu adds more boost to bring it back to the desired level. That’s all it does, like if i had an f150 boost max works great but if i wanted to race or actually take it to the track give me a real tune

Austype R said:

It has recently come to my attention that if you have finance on a bmw and you have made modifications to the vehicle they can revoke finance and ask you to pay balance in full. now that's scary

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BMW started building traps back in 08 that is based around fuel consumption. It's very complex because high trims alone do not indicate a tuner. It's a combination of high trims and high wastegate duty cycle. It was introduced in 2008 with the MSD81 and easily avoided by the better piggybacks. To do this requires fuel pressure control and in some cases wastegate control. In additon CANbus piggybacks can purge incriminating codes and freeze frame data before they are stored into long term memory.

The most common way someone gets flagged is by going in with parts installed especially downpipes or things that you can't easily remove. Now into the newer ecus if it detected the map sensor being messed with it throws a ghost code you can see “an implausibility code” if they find this on your ecu. They will make you regret it

How long have you guys been running JB4 on the Type R, is it safe to say it is pretty reliable? Thinking I want a little more power out of the Type R currently only have the PRL intake and an exhaust, not sure I want to really jailbreak my ECU and go all out with Hondata quite yet or Ktuner.

ebatr24 said:

How long have you guys been running JB4 on the Type R, is it safe to say it is pretty reliable? Thinking I want a little more power out of the Type R currently only have the PRL intake and an exhaust, not sure I want to really jailbreak my ECU and go all out with Hondata quite yet or Ktuner.

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been using it for the last month or two and no issues. if you run on 91 just stay on map1 and if you run on 91 you can use map1 or 2.

I take it you mean 93? for map 1 or 2, what about 92 that is what is available in my area lol.

ebatr24 said:

I take it you mean 93? for map 1 or 2, what about 92 that is what is available in my area lol.

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yeah you can run 93 on map 1 and 2 but if youre on 91 dont leave map 1 and for 92 you can try map 2 but dont know if it recommended.

Need help on the jb4 connect,I just purchase it and install.I manage to connect it but all the gauges on the app not moving except the map has change to map1.Do I need to do anything or I need to drive around?

EugeneR said:

Need help on the jb4 connect,I just purchase it and install.I manage to connect it but all the gauges on the app not moving except the map has change to map1.Do I need to do anything or I need to drive around?

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Do the gauges move once car is started? Do you have the device plugged into the OBDII port?

IHadToRun said:

Do the gauges move once car is started? Do you have the device plugged into the OBDII port?

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Nope,I download the pdf as follows the installation..Do u have any instruction to connect the OBDII port?