Phearable Stage 2 ECU tune review

[StandardCivic]

Yes, I've been doing logs. Max boost I get when tuned is about 20 psi and holds 18 all the way to redline.

I'm not sure how accurate the hondata app is, but on the stock tune it peaked at 250 horsepower, and with the tune, 305. Not nearly as much power as a sea level car, but 50 more horsepower is quite a difference and you can definitely feel it in the seat of your pants. And I do get about 20% more MAF g/s at peak power compared to stock.

I did however see a couple degrees of knock retard on cylinder 1 using the phearable tune, have you seen any knock retard?

Did you regap the spark plugs?

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[champ_white_FL5]

Did you regap the spark plugs?

I did not

 

[Aero1900]

Yes, I've been doing logs. Max boost I get when tuned is about 20 psi and holds 18 all the way to redline.

I'm not sure how accurate the hondata app is, but on the stock tune it peaked at 250 horsepower, and with the tune, 305. Not nearly as much power as a sea level car, but 50 more horsepower is quite a difference and you can definitely feel it in the seat of your pants. And I do get about 20% more MAF g/s at peak power compared to stock.

I did however see a couple degrees of knock retard on cylinder 1 using the phearable tune, have you seen any knock retard?

Great info! Thanks.

Unfortunately I have not done any data logs. But that's really great that the car is still making significant gains at altitude. The turbo clearly has more headroom than the turbo in a GTI. Good to know.

As for a little retard, Unfortunately that's probably a combination of altitude, low octane fuel and plugs. Without the logs, you wouldn't have known, right? You couldn't feel it pulling timing? It still feels like a smooth pull up to redline? You can't feel it kind of "fall on it's face?""

 

[champ_white_FL5]

Great info! Thanks.

Unfortunately I have not done any data logs. But that's really great that the car is still making significant gains at altitude. The turbo clearly has more headroom than the turbo in a GTI. Good to know.

As for a little retard, Unfortunately that's probably a combination of altitude, low octane fuel and plugs. Without the logs, you wouldn't have known, right? You couldn't feel it pulling timing? It still feels like a smooth pull up to redline? You can't feel it kind of "fall on it's face?""

I did ask John about it and he said it's more than likely false knock or poor fuel quality. And no, I didn't feel it while driving.

I'm also in the process of doing a custom E tune with another tuner, and the custom tune has 0 knock retard across the board no matter what I do. Although the phearable tune does feel a bit spicier.

 

[pigfacedalarm]

I just picked up a Phearable Stage 2 OTS tune for my stock 2026. Had my ECU unlocked, but am waiting until 600 miles to throw the tune on (currently at 92 miles, ugh). Excited to try it!

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