tuning

[VoidedWarranty]

I have a 2002 ex with a manual. Been doing some research for a few hours trying to understand it. im new to cars, trucks and older V8s are more my range. I want to do very little modification and i use that loosely, what i mean is I'm not looking for anything like 500 horse. but i wanna give it just a little more than what its got, its sluggish being bone stock other than header and exhaust. Is there any mild tuning i can do without OBD1, distributor, and ecu+s300 swap? was looking into that and not knowing much, that route seemed like it was getting to be pretty pricey. Or is there mechanical work or another route i can go that doesn't really require any tuning. kinda sticking with just a lower budget, its my daily but enjoy cruising around in it, dont wanna really drop thousands into it.

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

Without going through the steps you already said you don't want to do, no, there aren't any real options out there.

 

[VoidedWarranty]

ok I guess I can’t word it the best. I’m cool with doing the mechanical work, and putting a little money here and there, but I don’t really wanna spend a bunch of money to go through the whole process just to be able to finally tune it. I would but it’s not something I can afford right now, trying to save the bigger money I can spare for important things coming in up life. So I guess my next question is, do any and/or all mods require tuning? What can I get away with. Trying to learn about it.

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

Unless you're going to do something extensive or major like a turbo kit, no, for your general bolt on modifications, no tuning is really necessary.