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darita · 07-01-2009, 12:33 PM

[QUOTE=OrdnanceMarine;5921586]Let us know as your results come in. My thought is that a better tune *should* equal better MPG. It's one of the things I'm considering as I'm trying to justify the COBB AccessTuner and Hondata FlashPro.

My last dyno at under 5000 miles when I did the Hondata reflash with the stock intake and no NST pulleys (all other mods the same) came up with 210 HP on Church's Dynapack. I figure the intake and pulleys have to be good for 5-10 HP, putting me at 215-220 right now. I'm thinking the tuning options have to be worth at least 5 HP and closer to 10 HP or it's not even worth changing over to me.

I did see that COBB mentions a fuel economy setting and I'd be interested to see what that's all about. That would be great if I could run one program for MPG and then switch over when it's time to play and even have a 95 octane tune for when I go down to Willow Springs and hit the track.[/QUOT
Could you please explain just what the Cobb Access Tuner and Hondata Reflash are and what they do?

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darita Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 402	[QUOTE=OrdnanceMarine;5921586]Let us know as your results come in. My thought is that a better tune should equal better MPG. It's one of the things I'm considering as I'm trying to justify the COBB AccessTuner and Hondata FlashPro. My last dyno at under 5000 miles when I did the Hondata reflash with the stock intake and no NST pulleys (all other mods the same) came up with 210 HP on Church's Dynapack. I figure the intake and pulleys have to be good for 5-10 HP, putting me at 215-220 right now. I'm thinking the tuning options have to be worth at least 5 HP and closer to 10 HP or it's not even worth changing over to me. I did see that COBB mentions a fuel economy setting and I'd be interested to see what that's all about. That would be great if I could run one program for MPG and then switch over when it's time to play and even have a 95 octane tune for when I go down to Willow Springs and hit the track.[/QUOT Could you please explain just what the Cobb Access Tuner and Hondata Reflash are and what they do?