flipfloplife
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Fantastic forum -- I have learned a TON on this forum. You guys essentially talked me into a 2016 Civic EXL. But - like my daughter says about me in Fortnite - I'm a "noob".
So here's what I've done already. Honda Hack to root, tunerview lite (is there an advantage to full tunerview? HAPPY to pay $5 but getting it downloaded and moved over ... uhhh ... i am pure IOS so lots of learning). AND a KTuner 1.2
What did I do with the KTuner? I loaded the Stage 2 tune. Then I loaded the one on the bottom (dual target, factory eco). I been messing around. I barely know what i'm doing but I can follow instructions. I'm now a believer. Turned my commute from a real grind into something a lot more fun.
Ok - you knew there was a question. Here it is. Some tunes (maps?) seem to allow varieties and variations. For example, transmission in "D" it does x, transmission in "S" it does y, transmission in "D + Eco" it does z. Then there is yet ANOTHER way to change things up where you hold down the "cancel" button and use the RPM gauge as a way to tell what ... "level" (?) the tune is on? I been looking in the tuner software in my new windoze laptop trying to figure out how to set up exactly what _I_ want (or even understand the full range of possibilities) and I'm not figuring it out. I have read the KTuner help docs and ... I dunno, I'm a knuckle dragging cavemen and not sure I have the full background to "get" it. The guys post about misunderstanding "maps" versus "tunes"? read that like 12 times.
So. Here's what I'd LIKE to do. In "D" I'd like it to be a bit better than stock. In "D + Eco" i'd like it to be a true eco mode (whether that is stock or something stretched - i'm from a world of diesel tuning, KTuner may have a better ECO mode than Honda, dunno). Then when I put it on "S" I'd like it to be "edge of my equipment, no warranty here, you may be buying parts" (screw it, I paid 10k, i'll buy some darn parts). IF, inside that set of D, D+Eco, S options I can also select the 1000, 2000, 3000 "Level" -- yep, I'm all in on that as well.
So. uhhhhhhh, right now. In "D" it's pretty awesome. In "S" it's very awesome. I haven't tested "D+Eco" (but in theory I should have this). I am having great success flashing. I am having great success w/ TunerLite. I have messed in the software and I dont' see the spot where it says "Turn this quick adjust on when in D" or "I'm trying to save gas here, so make the eco button a super eco button" or "for level 1 (1000 rpm) make it this set of settings". Perhaps my ecu does not support and KTuner software already knows this?
Long ramble. Sorry.
TLDR: how do i set up customizations (end user customizations?) ?
Thanks!
So here's what I've done already. Honda Hack to root, tunerview lite (is there an advantage to full tunerview? HAPPY to pay $5 but getting it downloaded and moved over ... uhhh ... i am pure IOS so lots of learning). AND a KTuner 1.2
What did I do with the KTuner? I loaded the Stage 2 tune. Then I loaded the one on the bottom (dual target, factory eco). I been messing around. I barely know what i'm doing but I can follow instructions. I'm now a believer. Turned my commute from a real grind into something a lot more fun.
Ok - you knew there was a question. Here it is. Some tunes (maps?) seem to allow varieties and variations. For example, transmission in "D" it does x, transmission in "S" it does y, transmission in "D + Eco" it does z. Then there is yet ANOTHER way to change things up where you hold down the "cancel" button and use the RPM gauge as a way to tell what ... "level" (?) the tune is on? I been looking in the tuner software in my new windoze laptop trying to figure out how to set up exactly what _I_ want (or even understand the full range of possibilities) and I'm not figuring it out. I have read the KTuner help docs and ... I dunno, I'm a knuckle dragging cavemen and not sure I have the full background to "get" it. The guys post about misunderstanding "maps" versus "tunes"? read that like 12 times.
So. Here's what I'd LIKE to do. In "D" I'd like it to be a bit better than stock. In "D + Eco" i'd like it to be a true eco mode (whether that is stock or something stretched - i'm from a world of diesel tuning, KTuner may have a better ECO mode than Honda, dunno). Then when I put it on "S" I'd like it to be "edge of my equipment, no warranty here, you may be buying parts" (screw it, I paid 10k, i'll buy some darn parts). IF, inside that set of D, D+Eco, S options I can also select the 1000, 2000, 3000 "Level" -- yep, I'm all in on that as well.
So. uhhhhhhh, right now. In "D" it's pretty awesome. In "S" it's very awesome. I haven't tested "D+Eco" (but in theory I should have this). I am having great success flashing. I am having great success w/ TunerLite. I have messed in the software and I dont' see the spot where it says "Turn this quick adjust on when in D" or "I'm trying to save gas here, so make the eco button a super eco button" or "for level 1 (1000 rpm) make it this set of settings". Perhaps my ecu does not support and KTuner software already knows this?
Long ramble. Sorry.
TLDR: how do i set up customizations (end user customizations?) ?
Thanks!
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