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Old 03-14-2012, 12:15 AM   #38 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by TroyVX View Post
Well I'm doing just the opposite from all of you, I'm switching from the federal ECU to the California ECU in order to get the car to pass smog, and also get rifd of the dreaded "Lean Hesitation" I just bought the Ca ECU and when it arrives I'll let you all know what happens.
Sometimes I wonder about a partial HX conversion of my 1998 DX, but without lean burn because of our CA smog check. The ECU and the v-tec head could be of value on its own. In this thread, I posted findings from a 1990s study in which Honda claimed that v-tec without lean burn would still produce +7-8% fuel economy for the VX.

Good luck. I'll keep tabs on this thread. Sorry you did not get a response earlier. I simply don't know the answer to you previous question.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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