**ECU Talk: The Ins and Outs of ECU Upgrades**

When it comes to modifying a car's performance, one of the most popular upgrades is installing a new Engine Control Unit (ECU). But what exactly is an ECU, and why are they so popular among car enthusiasts? In this article, we'll dive into the world of ECUs and explore their benefits, costs, and what makes them a top choice for many car owners.

For those who may not know, an ECU is essentially the brain of your car's engine. It's responsible for controlling everything from fuel injection to ignition timing, and is essential for ensuring that your engine runs smoothly and efficiently. So why upgrade to a new ECU? The answer lies in the fact that many ECUs can be upgraded or reflashed to improve performance, rather than replaced entirely.

One of the most popular ECU upgrades is using HONDA data. Yes, you read that right - Honda data! Despite being from a different manufacturer, Honda's ECU software has become the go-to choice for many car enthusiasts. This is because it's easy to work with, and can be used with almost any standalone ECU. Plus, it's cost-effective, with prices starting at around $795.

Another popular ECU upgrade is using a custom-made ECU from a company like EcuTek or HONDA Performance. These ECUs offer advanced features and tuning capabilities that can take your car's performance to the next level. However, they do come with a higher price tag - often upwards of $1,200.

**Exhaust System Upgrades: The Sound of Power**

When it comes to exhaust system upgrades, there are many options available for car enthusiasts. One popular choice is the Integra Type R exhaust system, which can add a deep and aggressive sound to any car. However, not all exhaust systems are created equal - some, like those from Toyota, can be quite loud and unpleasant to listen to.

The Integra Type R exhaust system, on the other hand, is designed to produce a smooth and refined sound that complements the car's performance capabilities. And with prices starting at around $150, it's an affordable way to upgrade your car's exhaust system.

**Wheels and Tires: The Perfect Combination**

When it comes to wheels and tires, there are many options available for car enthusiasts. One popular choice is the PF1 wheel, which has gained a large following in recent years due to its sleek design and excellent performance capabilities. But what really sets the PF1 apart from other wheels on the market?

According to our friend Kyle, who recently purchased a PF1-equipped car, "I've done so many RP f1 cars that I'm just sold on them now." He attributes the PF1's success to its ability to handle high speeds and cornering forces with ease. And with the addition of sticky Nessa tires, this wheel-tire combination is sure to deliver a smooth and responsive ride.

**Project Cars: The Journey Begins**

So you've decided to take on your own project car - congratulations! However, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work involved in bringing an old car back to life. To help make the process more manageable, our team has put together a comprehensive guide to getting started with your project car.

From choosing the right ECU and exhaust system upgrades to selecting wheels and tires that fit your budget, we've got you covered. And don't worry - we'll be sharing more tips and tricks as we go along, so stay tuned for future updates on our project car journey.

**Suspension Upgrades: The Key to a Smooth Ride**

When it comes to suspension upgrades, there are many options available for car enthusiasts. One popular choice is the camber setup, which involves adjusting the angle of the front and rear wheels to optimize handling and performance.

According to our friend Dylan, who specializes in suspension upgrades, "To go faster, you must stop faster - so we gotta do better brakes." He recommends using high-performance brake pads like the Roush-branded ones, which offer excellent stopping power and heat dissipation.

**Seats and Interiors: The Final Touch**

Finally, no car is complete without a comfortable and stylish interior. When it comes to seats, there are many options available - from basic bolt-on seats to fully custom-made solutions.

Our team has been working on upgrading the interior of our project car, including installing new seats and upholstery materials. And with prices starting at around $800, it's an affordable way to add a touch of luxury to your ride.

**The Final Verdict: Is This Car Worth It?**

So how much will this car set you back? The answer lies in the cost of parts and labor - but rest assured that our team has done its research and is committed to finding the best value for our viewers.

With ECUs starting at around $795, exhaust systems ranging from $150 to $1,200, wheels and tires priced between $800 and $2,000, suspension upgrades costing anywhere from $500 to $1,500, seats and interiors priced between $800 and $3,000 - it's clear that this car has been thoughtfully planned and executed.

And the final verdict? Our team says "yes" - this car is definitely worth it. With its powerful engine, responsive handling, and stylish interior, it's a ride that's sure to turn heads on the road. So if you're looking for a project car that won't break the bank, look no further!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what's up guys today I'm gonna be heading to evolve tuning and I'm gonna be driving the Integra there and I'm gonna get there and get some advice from my friends who have owned Honda's in the past and we're gonna see basically what I need to complete this project so let's talk about that when we get to evolve tuning oh yeah horsepower for days hang it Thomas why are you always blocking my path I didn't know of all tuning is right behind railway station while you do this train is going slower than this bone-stock Integra horn button deep deep deep deep deep a lot of people were asking about the super in the last class see that video this is actually gonna be the shop drag car when it's done right now it's got this like Harley Quinn look to it because it was crashed into a ditch poor thing Charles doing is things right here oh man as you guys see evolved actually expanded their shop so congratulations to evolved we're getting bigger pretty awesome stuff this is an old Corolla they're gonna build as well pretty rad stuff they're also gonna make this smart car basically the track a golf cart to carry people around am I allowed in here wait cuz there's a 2j be 46 outside which a lot of people in say blasphemy but whatever but the socket broke and you had a breaker bar on it least you're okay just break your nose or anything life has come to this another respec oh that's it okay so now time for the painful part Kyle ready to build in the Tegra yeah I'm ready building the Tegra David are you we all seen coils are not a build feel like West Coast Customs right I know well that's it that was my intention right now I just want to handling stuff but I never felt a Honda so I really don't know what parts are good all right what are bad coolers by the way he actually runs involved ejection so if you're looking for injectors do that control arms - should I get control arms from you have an OS X but times of Shanghai Vinnie catch my elbow so hard I didn't even realize it because my nose is hurting my elbow starting to really Andalusian really it's so funny I've reviewed so many Honda's and they've all had different parts to them because everybody had their own taste or own part preference so just trying to find kind of the overall acceptance if that makes sense I know Kate hoon makes a bunch of cool stuff yeah 40 which one the black one yeah we just finished dude it's awesome let's go look at it oh my god last time I saw it it was like I wouldn't say a mess but it was just everything without yeah Wow is it so cool you said the owner of that car never had anything over 200 horsepower yeah yeah that car's been unfortunately basket case with that last break okay now the bad that the tan interior is kind of growing on me because I literally never see them in any other Integris some becoming that kid going different well I'm thinking about if I wrap the color that I want to wrap it wouldn't look that bad I'm not gonna reveal that yet but yeah the color that we talked about it's on another very popular Japanese car with tan interior would look too bad yeah but here's the thing do they make tan colored steering wheels that look good cuz that thing is hideous the original one is hey what about rear control arms front control arms okay 310 Honda's Ruchi you know for a little while on the outside I know 15 horsepower stocks especially yeah well I have to say though at one point I found by doing this build as an eBay only build to see how cheap everything was but this yeah that's what I'm saying it wouldn't be special it wouldn't be special a lot of them were already there yeah so all this do it kind of sorted the right way and you know Garrett comes knocking on my door oh no no they do if they do not get my door then I will eventually boost it but right now I want to keep it all motored reliable so no yeah I wanted out across with it so that's like okay that's front and the rear you said was 310 okay and what brands that okay tuned because everyone mike is seriously everything k tune on Kevin's and Takara is perfect like his car handled so well I was like what do you got under this thing I really want to know it was just super rigid chassis and uncredible so hopefully we can get some of that stuff as for body stuff I'm like should I just leave it factory I don't know Gina print is too expensive like it's like $1,000 yeah and honestly I think like the like there was mm yeah well honestly be the USDM is actually growing on me I think I just need to do HID headlights or something like that yeah how crappy are those angel eyes are they terrible I'm not I've been proving it yeah so we were just talking about the ECU ECU we're just going to do hon data because it's bulletproof and everybody uses it and everybody knows how to use it so that's even better especially for this guy over here he's like please do Honda but it's easy to work with it pretty much can do everything another standalone ECU can do and you can use with so isn't the process of Han data you do you mail out your stock one overnight and then they flash it and they send it right back overnight to you and then you just plug it into the car how much is that I think retail on it is like 795 I think compared to a standalone which is what like 1200 usually that is insane okay Hondo your wedding on that one all right Kyle I got another one Integra Type R exhaust yeah how much do be fair I'm really trying not to make this a raspy disgusting sounding car so like all the other ones are see here's the thing though like a turbo Honda usually doesn't sound that bad no because because it kind of deepens everything up and it's funny when you turn the key of a turbo Hyundai almost has this like diesel sound does this like clink you know when you turn it on it's like okay then sound back and then they end up sounding like motorcycles a they're just brutal and it creates the bad stereotype you're the Honda crowd okay so we found the Type R muffler that's 150 bucks oh that looks like it oh look spray modes an axle back axle back 3:08 brand-new that's about the same as a Mustang like Roush axle-backs about three bucks no now let me see if my friends over auto fare Honda stock Ellen hey I saw you driving one of them coyote Mustang yes that was it good you traded this GS for a coyote no you did not I hate that you're such a great liar shut up - Justin a royalty performance Alan what do you know about that wheel offset on Integra me - okay I mean if you want to go like nice hella flush or stance track track oriented all right camber game yeah we talked to camber gang are we talking oh yeah sure we do like what would breaks yes Dylan in order to go faster you must stop faster so we gotta do will wood front brakes which are what like I think they're like 480 bucks something like that spoon brakes are $1600 I'm not gonna be that much for utensil now dang it project cars I swear I wanted to do well you know we'll do seats later let's just focus on this right now all right I definitely need sway bars oh the sway bars on the Integra R like that big around you can't do anything so Integra sway bars they do so much don't they well the stock ones yeah they do no yeah they're little bend on the helmet so nobody busts their nose again this sounds super lame but another reason why I want to keep the car all motor at least for now is the gas mileage oh my god we bought the car man Kyle bought the car in LaGrange Georgia which is like two and a half is about yeah and I haven't filled it up since we got it and I came to the shop of them back maybe four times in it now it's amazing 159 thousand miles man okay one of my favorites wheels and tires gotta do that are pf1 I've done so many RP f1 cars that I'm just sold on them now if that many people like them and they never had a problem and they look that good I'm going old school with Nessa I'm gonna do it so four tires we're gonna go to our friends over at limitless performance they'll hook us up we'll go there with the RPF ones when they're done okay find a tyre for this that's really sticky and they'll make it happen that we will order separately all right so all together with all the parts that you heard it is still not that cheap whoo a car in general any project car it's never gonna be that cheap that's not touching power at all that's nothing with that that's just doing the haunt outta ECU anything else is pretty reasonable so I'm gonna do this little by little and bit by bit and we're gonna make this car happen and then later once the suspensions all done once we see how the car handles everything that's when we'll dabble and go should we improve the power or not and with that I hope you all enjoyed this video I'm really excited about this car and I'm really excited to get it going so thank you so much for watching and I'll see you guys next time take it easy have a great day youhey what's up guys today I'm gonna be heading to evolve tuning and I'm gonna be driving the Integra there and I'm gonna get there and get some advice from my friends who have owned Honda's in the past and we're gonna see basically what I need to complete this project so let's talk about that when we get to evolve tuning oh yeah horsepower for days hang it Thomas why are you always blocking my path I didn't know of all tuning is right behind railway station while you do this train is going slower than this bone-stock Integra horn button deep deep deep deep deep a lot of people were asking about the super in the last class see that video this is actually gonna be the shop drag car when it's done right now it's got this like Harley Quinn look to it because it was crashed into a ditch poor thing Charles doing is things right here oh man as you guys see evolved actually expanded their shop so congratulations to evolved we're getting bigger pretty awesome stuff this is an old Corolla they're gonna build as well pretty rad stuff they're also gonna make this smart car basically the track a golf cart to carry people around am I allowed in here wait cuz there's a 2j be 46 outside which a lot of people in say blasphemy but whatever but the socket broke and you had a breaker bar on it least you're okay just break your nose or anything life has come to this another respec oh that's it okay so now time for the painful part Kyle ready to build in the Tegra yeah I'm ready building the Tegra David are you we all seen coils are not a build feel like West Coast Customs right I know well that's it that was my intention right now I just want to handling stuff but I never felt a Honda so I really don't know what parts are good all right what are bad coolers by the way he actually runs involved ejection so if you're looking for injectors do that control arms - should I get control arms from you have an OS X but times of Shanghai Vinnie catch my elbow so hard I didn't even realize it because my nose is hurting my elbow starting to really Andalusian really it's so funny I've reviewed so many Honda's and they've all had different parts to them because everybody had their own taste or own part preference so just trying to find kind of the overall acceptance if that makes sense I know Kate hoon makes a bunch of cool stuff yeah 40 which one the black one yeah we just finished dude it's awesome let's go look at it oh my god last time I saw it it was like I wouldn't say a mess but it was just everything without yeah Wow is it so cool you said the owner of that car never had anything over 200 horsepower yeah yeah that car's been unfortunately basket case with that last break okay now the bad that the tan interior is kind of growing on me because I literally never see them in any other Integris some becoming that kid going different well I'm thinking about if I wrap the color that I want to wrap it wouldn't look that bad I'm not gonna reveal that yet but yeah the color that we talked about it's on another very popular Japanese car with tan interior would look too bad yeah but here's the thing do they make tan colored steering wheels that look good cuz that thing is hideous the original one is hey what about rear control arms front control arms okay 310 Honda's Ruchi you know for a little while on the outside I know 15 horsepower stocks especially yeah well I have to say though at one point I found by doing this build as an eBay only build to see how cheap everything was but this yeah that's what I'm saying it wouldn't be special it wouldn't be special a lot of them were already there yeah so all this do it kind of sorted the right way and you know Garrett comes knocking on my door oh no no they do if they do not get my door then I will eventually boost it but right now I want to keep it all motored reliable so no yeah I wanted out across with it so that's like okay that's front and the rear you said was 310 okay and what brands that okay tuned because everyone mike is seriously everything k tune on Kevin's and Takara is perfect like his car handled so well I was like what do you got under this thing I really want to know it was just super rigid chassis and uncredible so hopefully we can get some of that stuff as for body stuff I'm like should I just leave it factory I don't know Gina print is too expensive like it's like $1,000 yeah and honestly I think like the like there was mm yeah well honestly be the USDM is actually growing on me I think I just need to do HID headlights or something like that yeah how crappy are those angel eyes are they terrible I'm not I've been proving it yeah so we were just talking about the ECU ECU we're just going to do hon data because it's bulletproof and everybody uses it and everybody knows how to use it so that's even better especially for this guy over here he's like please do Honda but it's easy to work with it pretty much can do everything another standalone ECU can do and you can use with so isn't the process of Han data you do you mail out your stock one overnight and then they flash it and they send it right back overnight to you and then you just plug it into the car how much is that I think retail on it is like 795 I think compared to a standalone which is what like 1200 usually that is insane okay Hondo your wedding on that one all right Kyle I got another one Integra Type R exhaust yeah how much do be fair I'm really trying not to make this a raspy disgusting sounding car so like all the other ones are see here's the thing though like a turbo Honda usually doesn't sound that bad no because because it kind of deepens everything up and it's funny when you turn the key of a turbo Hyundai almost has this like diesel sound does this like clink you know when you turn it on it's like okay then sound back and then they end up sounding like motorcycles a they're just brutal and it creates the bad stereotype you're the Honda crowd okay so we found the Type R muffler that's 150 bucks oh that looks like it oh look spray modes an axle back axle back 3:08 brand-new that's about the same as a Mustang like Roush axle-backs about three bucks no now let me see if my friends over auto fare Honda stock Ellen hey I saw you driving one of them coyote Mustang yes that was it good you traded this GS for a coyote no you did not I hate that you're such a great liar shut up - Justin a royalty performance Alan what do you know about that wheel offset on Integra me - okay I mean if you want to go like nice hella flush or stance track track oriented all right camber game yeah we talked to camber gang are we talking oh yeah sure we do like what would breaks yes Dylan in order to go faster you must stop faster so we gotta do will wood front brakes which are what like I think they're like 480 bucks something like that spoon brakes are $1600 I'm not gonna be that much for utensil now dang it project cars I swear I wanted to do well you know we'll do seats later let's just focus on this right now all right I definitely need sway bars oh the sway bars on the Integra R like that big around you can't do anything so Integra sway bars they do so much don't they well the stock ones yeah they do no yeah they're little bend on the helmet so nobody busts their nose again this sounds super lame but another reason why I want to keep the car all motor at least for now is the gas mileage oh my god we bought the car man Kyle bought the car in LaGrange Georgia which is like two and a half is about yeah and I haven't filled it up since we got it and I came to the shop of them back maybe four times in it now it's amazing 159 thousand miles man okay one of my favorites wheels and tires gotta do that are pf1 I've done so many RP f1 cars that I'm just sold on them now if that many people like them and they never had a problem and they look that good I'm going old school with Nessa I'm gonna do it so four tires we're gonna go to our friends over at limitless performance they'll hook us up we'll go there with the RPF ones when they're done okay find a tyre for this that's really sticky and they'll make it happen that we will order separately all right so all together with all the parts that you heard it is still not that cheap whoo a car in general any project car it's never gonna be that cheap that's not touching power at all that's nothing with that that's just doing the haunt outta ECU anything else is pretty reasonable so I'm gonna do this little by little and bit by bit and we're gonna make this car happen and then later once the suspensions all done once we see how the car handles everything that's when we'll dabble and go should we improve the power or not and with that I hope you all enjoyed this video I'm really excited about this car and I'm really excited to get it going so thank you so much for watching and I'll see you guys next time take it easy have a great day you\n"