BBG Support

2012+ US/Canadian Civic Si / 2013+ ILX
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BBG Support

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Probably a long shot but figured I would ask...I searched and could not come up with anything in this forum asking about it so here it goes.

First and most important question: Does Hondata have plans to at least /try/ to implement BBG for 9th Gen US SIs?

If so, has this been looked at recently/is there any news on status or if you guys think it will be possible down the road or just an unknown?


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We are still looking into the possibilities, but at this time we do not know.
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Spunkster wrote:We are still looking into the possibilities, but at this time we do not know.
Any news on this? Now that more people are getting their Supercharger kits installed and a couple people (including myself) are having turbo installs this would be great!

We would all love BBG! :)
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Boost control needs a PWM output. The 2006 ECU had an unused PWM output; so we could add boost control. The 2012+ ECU does not appear to have any PWM outputs we can use.
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Hondata wrote:Boost control needs a PWM output. The 2006 ECU had an unused PWM output; so we could add boost control. The 2012+ ECU does not appear to have any PWM outputs we can use.
Is there a possibility of modifying the ECU to include one or is this just a no go for this generation?
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The ECU is sealed.
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Hondata wrote:The ECU is sealed.
Unseal it? I'm sure most people that go F/I don't really care about the Honda warranty... I know I didn't :shrug:

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You cannot open the ECU without destroying the case.
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Hondata wrote:You cannot open the ECU without destroying the case.
Replacement case? As long as the electronics is intact... maybe offer it as an at-cost upgrade for the F/I people who want built in BBG? I know I would pay to have built in BBG support if I was in that situation.
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This would be very time consuming and expensive to do, plus may not even be possible without substantial development effort to find out. We don't have infinite resources at Hondata; our time is better spent on other development. I'm sure you are aware of this.
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Hondata wrote:This would be very time consuming and expensive to do, plus may not even be possible without substantial development effort to find out. We don't have infinite resources at Hondata; our time is better spent on other development. I'm sure you are aware of this.
Distinctly -- I'm just thinking out loud and offering ideas for the future? I really like how well the 9th gen development has gone, only a couple of things missing I'd like to see added ASAP (namely... IAT comp against main ignition tables...).
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Hondata wrote:You cannot open the ECU without destroying the case.
Hondata I think it's possible.
In this old topic on civinfo someone open an ecu like this without destroying the case

http://www.civinfo.com/forum/engines-tr ... uired.html

The only thing destroyed was that tuner that said is solution was better than fp.
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What about using an existing pin that was set for something else. Like if people decided to delete their EVAP solenoid. Could the EVAP output then be used to control a BCS?
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Hondata wrote:This would be very time consuming and expensive to do, plus may not even be possible without substantial development effort to find out. We don't have infinite resources at Hondata; our time is better spent on other development. I'm sure you are aware of this.
Based on this would you say that it is a lost cause for this generation then and that you will not be looking further into it? Also this is not really related, but while here -- the Traction Control is compatible with the 9th gens correct? I saw it listed there and just wanted to confirm.

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YEs Traction control works with a 2012+ civic SI and ILX.
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