How good is the basemap if I am completely stock? (SOLVED)
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:42 am
Here is a thread I started in K20A.org
Basically, I'd like to know if the basemap is good enough for my needs or if I still require an E-Tune. I know some vendors provide basemaps that are nearly identical to stock so I am wondering if it's the same here.Hello Members!
Looking through the tuner database post, I could not find e-tuners for KTuner for a couple of reasons:
Turbogixxer - their site has a page that does not render at all for their tuning info. Very little info as well
tomzautotuning.com - this page is dead
I also found Vittuning.com, which was recommended by KTuner, but that page is also dead.
After hitting a few snags in trying to locate a reputable e-tuner, I turn here for assistance. Let me preface with the following:
This is for a 2003 Honda Accord EX-L. This car had a K24A4 engine, which I swapped out for a K24A engine. It is completely stock and has zero modifications but running a 6 speed manual transmission (TSX) instead of the original 5 speed the Accord came with. The intention here is to just have a stock daily commuter vehicle. I'm not looking for power gain's but more for a stock reliable performative vehicle. I have e RAD-A54 Accord socketed KTuner ECU. Because all I need is a stock map and not looking for anything more than what the manufacturer tunes the engine for, I'm interested in just an E-Tune.
When I say this vehicle is stock, I really mean stock. For example, I have (all from Honda Manufacturing):
Stock internals
Stock air box and filter and intake (plastic/rubber charge pipe)
Stock intake manifold
Stock throttle body from Accord (cable not DBW)
Stock exhaust manifold
Stock cat and exhaust
Power steering
A/C
Stock K24A injectors
Stock Accord fuel pump
No EVAP
Stock clutch and flywheel
In other words, everything designed by Honda for this engine is exactly what it has. The only aftermarket alteration is the socketed Accord ECU with KTuner.
Any recommendations on a tuner that can provide an E-Tune? I already have the KTuner TSX basemap loaded from KTuner but I am not certain if this is enough for my needs, which is just a daily driven vehicle to and from work and also to commute with my family. I'm looking for reliability above all.
I'm located in Central Florida.
Thanks!