Does reflash damage engine?

2007 SI sedan · 02-19-2008, 09:05 PM

does the hondadata reflash damage the engine over time???also does it make the car slower???i was reading somewhere and someone thought his car was going slower with the reflash in...........thanks guys

nayilsi · 02-19-2008, 09:55 PM

people have already screwed their engines,,,,with the reflash

FusionSi11 · 02-19-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nayilsi

people have already screwed their engines,,,,with the reflash

really? like who? and most importantly...HOW?!?!

nayilsi · 02-19-2008, 09:58 PM

Im sure u can pull more info out from mechanical/technical related section.

I read a few in there.

shutter13 · 02-19-2008, 10:12 PM

yea blown engines from mis-shifting.... not from a higher rev limit

nayilsi · 02-19-2008, 10:14 PM

if it was misshifting...i wouldnt have posted anything.

2007 SI sedan · 02-19-2008, 10:22 PM

i thought it might put more stress on engine

Micah · 02-19-2008, 10:28 PM

call me dumb, but how does mis-shift blow an engine?

CanyonDriver · 02-19-2008, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Micah

call me dumb, but how does mis-shift blow an engine?

if you are redlining in third intending to shift into 4th and you accidentally throw it back into 2nd your rpms are going to spike through the roof and so will your engine.

FusionSi11 · 02-19-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by nayilsi

Im sure u can pull more info out from mechanical/technical related section.

I read a few in there.

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Originally Posted by shutter13

yea blown engines from mis-shifting.... not from a higher rev limit

in that case...its not Hondata thats causing the mechanical problems...its driver error thats causing all these problems.

Micah · 02-19-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CanyonDriver

if you are redlining in third intending to shift into 4th and you accidentally throw it back into 2nd your rpms are going to spike through the roof and so will your engine.

AH! makes sense...thanks!

nayilsi · 02-19-2008, 10:44 PM

any chip/reflash puts added pressure.....thats why stock rules

***Excalibur*** · 02-19-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nayilsi

any chip/reflash puts added pressure.....thats why stock rules

Please provide a link to what you're talking about. I have never read anything that would make me think that the reflash is bad unless you don't pay attention to what you're doing while you're driving. You can damage your motor in that way just like it is. It doesn't add additional stress, the driver does. Just b/c it's a lower vtec crossover point doesn't mean that it controls your throttle.

cation · 02-19-2008, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Excalibur

Please provide a link to what you're talking about. I have never read anything that would make me think that the reflash is bad unless you don't pay attention to what you're doing while you're driving. You can damage your motor in that way just like it is. It doesn't add additional stress, the driver does. Just b/c it's a lower vtec crossover point doesn't mean that it controls your throttle.

QFT!

WellingtonSI · 02-19-2008, 10:55 PM

I cant understand how you can misshift, especially since you drive a stick almost everyday. I always know where I am shifting into.

***Excalibur*** · 02-19-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cation

QFT!

?????

dc5jimbo · 02-19-2008, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by nayilsi

people have already screwed their engines,,,,with the reflash

***maximus20895*** · 02-19-2008, 11:46 PM

ok we are getting a little of topic...but to answer your questions it might eventually wear down your engine over time since it is putting extra pressure on your pistons etc...

***Excalibur*** · 02-20-2008, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by maximus20895

ok we are getting a little of topic...but to answer your questions it might eventually wear down your engine over time since it is putting extra pressure on your pistons etc...

How is it putting extra pressure on the pistons and such? Everything works the same, there's no tune, no added power, same thing happens with the reflash as it does stock, just that the reflashed car does it sooner.

***NitrousG35*** · 02-20-2008, 12:06 AM

Hondata will not cause blown or damaged motors, but careless drivers will. The one thing about the Hondata that has to be remembered is that the rev limit has been raised to 8600. You are not in the danger zone, but are getting close. I know that a couple of times, I have overrevved and bounced off the rev limiter. My brain fade, not the car, was the problem.

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nayilsi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I have to return some Video Tapes. Posts: 7,513 iTrader: 0 / 0%	people have already screwed their engines,,,,with the reflash

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nayilsi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I have to return some Video Tapes. Posts: 7,513 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Im sure u can pull more info out from mechanical/technical related section. I read a few in there.

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shutter13 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,422 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yea blown engines from mis-shifting.... not from a higher rev limit

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nayilsi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I have to return some Video Tapes. Posts: 7,513 iTrader: 0 / 0%	if it was misshifting...i wouldnt have posted anything.

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2007 SI sedan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: long island Posts: 209 mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	i thought it might put more stress on engine

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Micah Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola, FL member#12 Age: 19 Posts: 4,757 micah iTrader: 1 / 100%	call me dumb, but how does mis-shift blow an engine?

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nayilsi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I have to return some Video Tapes. Posts: 7,513 iTrader: 0 / 0%	any chip/reflash puts added pressure.....thats why stock rules

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WellingtonSI Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wellington, Florida Age: 20 Posts: 342 Adam iTrader: 0 / 0%	I cant understand how you can misshift, especially since you drive a stick almost everyday. I always know where I am shifting into.

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