My CL9 Accord Gets an ECU Reflash

[@lxarchives5482]

Thanks for the advice Liam, your comprehensive video has inspired me to get the same flash on my CL7 Euro R done by Sergei "Serge Bo" Ukrainian dude! Now this stock K20A revs to almost 9000RPM! Cheers mate.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Awesome man!

[@flexgggjl1309]

That's stupid as Ur oil pump will foam up

[@RonyIsaPony]

​@@flexgggjl1309It's a K20a 😭

[@flexgggjl1309]

@@RonyIsaPony k20as have a cl9 oil pump that foams the oil after 8600rpm 😭😭😭😭

[@craiggreen4388]

Thumbs-Up for the CL Accord content. I had the Sergey Reflash to my UK model CL9 about 6months ago. I also think it's a great & simple upgrade to the standardd car. You mentioned 'rev hang', my advice would be to swap out the standard K24 flywheel for a item from a Type-R civic/Integra. I did this to mine along with a new clutch & the difference is huge. The K24 does have a rather hefty balancer shaft assembly within the engine's crankcase, not exactly a quick or cheap job to remove but the K24 should really rev with that deleted. A few holes drilled in the lower tray of the upper airbox/filter housing really adds to the induction sound too.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah one day I might get around to doing the tune - in my latest vid I upgrade the intake 👍

[@nostalgiainjection8867]

Can he tune it online in australia?

[@JFKJrJrPlanetX]

Just did the reflash on my 2005 Automatic CL7:) runs like a charm, this guy is amazing

[@KiwiCarLife]

Awesome!

[@jordanszaszy6514]

I also have an auto cl7, did you notice much of a difference?

[@GaryP747]

VTEC Goodness! Got my 2009 Euro luxury done & very happy with it!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice!

[@yousuf_tauq5628]

I get happy when kiwicarlife uploads

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha cheers man

[@crabbyck]

A before and after dyno run would of been really interesting

[@KiwiCarLife]

Indeed! I just don't know any dyno places around here otherwise I would!

[@KiwiCarLife]

@TheParkwayDriive Oh yep will give them a geeze

[@123212vtec]

I have k24a3 in my civic ek..6 speed manual. Stock cams,stock intake manifold,70mm throttle body,3 inches exhaust..skunk2 manifold 4221,type r oil pump set,type r 4.7 final drive, b series lsd, 50 degree vtc and a remap..240whp 24kg torque.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice! All of that sounds very similar to what I'm eventually hoping to do with mine.

[@123212vtec]

@@KiwiCarLife worth to do it..my rev limit is increased at 7900 before limiter at 8000rpm..vtec crossover at 4300.

[@dokimorgan5457]

Beautiful I have a Honda Accord in the USA with the Japanese engine and an exedy racing clutch and is a monster

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice

[@thatguyben3128]

Greetings from Oz 👋🏼 Great video. Ive have been down a similar track with different states of tune on my FD2 Civic / swapped K24a3. A ECU tune/flash is definitely worth the money, more responsive all round. Further along, I have also had a FN2 type R (RSP) manifold, genuine cold air intake + headers/2.5” exhaust. Currently I’ve upgraded to a FD2 type R (RRC) manifold, J35 TB + Walbro 255 fuel pump. The K24a3 has responded really well and all these changes have shown increases in performance. This year, I’m going supercharged 😜

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice - sounds like you've done basically all the things I hope to do to mine! Good luck with the project

[@doueven]

Would be mad seeing some vids of your supercharged K24

[@thatguyben3128]

@@doueven lol, if i ever receive it. Been waiting 8 months now but i'm not worried, Mercracing in the States is only a 1 man operation so with the current COVID situation things have slowed allround with supply of parts. The supercharger is Australian bult by Harrop but the intake manifold/air-to water cooling system, pulley tensioner etc are fabricated by Mercracing and you buy it as a complete kit. In this link is the type of performance to expect, however my car will have a larger 1900TVS supercharger with K24 vs 1320TVS with K20a. *TURN SOUND UP* - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rma0qYKIrNl0n6M

[@perfectobasto1323]

How recently were you in contact with Serge? A bunch of us in the states haven’t heard anything from him in the last month or so. I’m waiting to get Serge’s tune myself. Thanks!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Got the tune done just last week...

[@FierceSkatin]

@@KiwiCarLife he’s probably just a super busy guy with everyone getting accords and Tsx now!

[@a_void]

Serge's reflash is a must for every K24 Accord owner

[@KiwiCarLife]

Or any reflash for that matter

[@xenonsaccord4447]

I’m looking at one, my mates are telling me I need to do headers and intake first then do it

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@xenonsaccord4447 nah it will self adjust after you do more modifications

[@xenonsaccord4447]

@@KiwiCarLife Thanks for the reply on this old video, appreciate it! I hang around too many Toyota 86 owners haha

[@kimiraikkonenpato]

I'm planning to buy this model, I'm interested in the fuel consumption in city conditions?

[@KiwiCarLife]

8-10L/100km in my experience

[@jimvang6012]

Serge Bo is back!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Hooray!

[@9kb20vtec]

@@KiwiCarLife is that who you got your reflash from?

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@9kb20vtec yeah

[@GloobaTSX]

He is? How do you know?

[@perfectobasto1323]

@@GloobaTSX Me and TSX forums in the States are still trying to reach out to him after we paid

[@gaboaaa23]

hi, is this harmfull in any way? I mean does this shorten the riability?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nope

[@miezu2]

@KiwiCarLife in order to really take advantage of the Reflash please install the 4-2-1 headers.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah that'll be coming up at some point

[@schalachi]

Can I do this with my auto CL9 type S?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Absolutely

[@ALWYSM-nt5oz]

I just purchased a 2005 euro absolutely inlove with it the guy i purchased it from suggested getting a tune, as he was gonna turbo it but due to being auto he decided not to. Will i be able to do this with the auto and will it get any decent power.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah you can certainly do it with the auto - power gains will be the same as the manual

[@ALWYSM-nt5oz]

@@KiwiCarLife def gonna look into it, im in aus so i dno where to do it 😂 and i dont trust myself doing like you did in the vid

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@ALWYSM-nt5oz oh mate it's easy as you don't have to do anything haha they just send u the cables, you plug it in and they do the rest

[@ALWYSM-nt5oz]

@@KiwiCarLife ooo ill def look

[@mokodorali5975]

Nice one mate, great cheap upgrade, now you need get some sort of induction setup and bring out the VTEC roar, a Honda isn't a Honda without the addictive throaty VTEC sound!

[@KiwiCarLife]

That's next!

[@JuicyJLee]

Fitting a K20A head on the k24 would make things interesting

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah I’ve driven a few k24 frank builds since

[@olihaub]

Would love to see some dyno results

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah, maybe once I've finished all the mods I'll hit the dyno in it

[@thaneshwar9536]

Will it harm the engine?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nah

[@thaneshwar9536]

@@KiwiCarLife Awesome

[@zeroc6953]

I know I’m abit late to the party, can I get a red lash on an automatic? Much love from aus

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yep certainly can

[@zeroc6953]

How does one achieve such a thing as I’m buying a accord very soon and that’s one of the first things on my to do list

[@syedali7595]

Can I do this tune on an automatic version of this car?

[@KiwiCarLife]

It sure can

[@illestBrad]

What software did he have you download

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@illestBrad just anydesk

[@illestBrad]

I mean what software did he use for the tune not to control your laptop

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@illestBrad he’s developed the tune himself so he uses his own software

[@caioronnau5226]

How much did you pay for the tune? Regarding the earlier video with the euro r, does the cl7r have rev hang as well?

[@KiwiCarLife]

$450 and yes just a tiny bit. The CL7R is helped by the fact that it has a lighter flywheel, but yeah there is just a tiny tiny bit of rev hang. Not as bad as the CL9 tho

[@loganbishop4968]

Back again. Getting reflash today just curious on where obd plug is and how long it took for you? Cheers

[@KiwiCarLife]

Didn't take long maybe 20 mins, obd plug is in the drivers footwell

[@loganbishop4968]

@@KiwiCarLife cheers man the process seems very odd I must say. I received my cables in a pencil case with a dirty usb stick hahaha. I have faith though

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@loganbishop4968 Yep same here hahah but once it's done it's soo good!

[@loganbishop4968]

@@KiwiCarLife thanks for the reassurance. I look forward to it!

[@nickbradbury5529]

Would these be worth on a normal 2007 accord euro?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah would recommend doing it on any stock Accord - unless yours has the 2.0L then I dunno if they can tune those but certainly the K24 they can

[@nickgandy3]

After owning a fn2 type r I'm looking at the euro r but the type s with its creature comforts is tempting but the k20 is addictive

[@KiwiCarLife]

You can make a k24 sound 80% as good as the Euro r. But it'll make more power

[@gamerfeel8185]

What Do you think should i get a reflash on my k24a3 although my accord already run 210k km I've been thinking about it for a long time but I'm afraid that it could damage the engine or other Things after such a mileage

[@KiwiCarLife]

It'll be fine my car has done nearly 200km too

[@rodbriones9126]

After reflash was there a big difference on the fuel usage? Was it less or more?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Didn't really change tbh

[@sneaky1853]

Awesome vid!!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers man!

[@Oscarxman]

is there any risk that come with flash tuning the accord? And where can I go get it done professionally? Located Auckland btw

[@KiwiCarLife]

Hit up @kflash_nz on Instagram

[@ЂурђеЈанковић]

What do you think about reflash without any others modifications? I got k20z2

[@KiwiCarLife]

Hmm tbh with the base k20 theres not much point. That engine doesn't have much potential. Talk to your local k series tuner and see what they can do and decide if it's worth it

[@ЂурђеЈанковић]

@@KiwiCarLife in future, I am going to replace head with camshaft. Going to take from k24 and then going to reflash. Thanks for answering

[@chrispraz5198]

I'm sure There's probably more power one could squeeze out of the mighty K24. But at what cost? Reliability, and longevity of the engine most likely. For a daily, I'd say this is a smart tune.... Accord power!✊🏼🏁

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah since this video ive got way more out of it

[@Mikehuskey10]

Can u do it on an auto

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yep most certainly

[@mailtsauce]

Could you please please do a 0-100 again? I watched your cl7 vs cl9 video and you timed 7.6 seconds with the stock map. Curious what sort of times you'll get with the reflash.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah could do, decided against it however as it was just too hard to get a perfect launch every time, hence why I went with the rolling race against a "control" car to show the difference because there's less chance for driver error. But in future I will probably get round to making a proper 0-100km/h vid for ya

[@M_Pirke]

I have K24 AT with custom exhaust,ecu reflash.I like she is more "live" in low rpms.Cheers

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice

[@loganbishop4968]

Hey man just curious if the tune is still running well and if you have any economy improvements. Looking at getting my cl9 done

[@KiwiCarLife]

Economy is unchanged, performance is awesome when paired with an intake and exhaust

[@Byjoshua.11]

Hey guys, il open the floor out to anyone who has any suggestions.. so my honda accord type S has had a reflash. What does it mean when the engine light and abs lights turn on as well? It's like they have been triggered or something Any ideas gentlemen?

[@Byjoshua.11]

K flash*

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@Byjoshua.11 scan it man. Can’t help you without codes

[@nostalgiainjection8867]

Can the flash be done in Australia?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah it can

[@nostalgiainjection8867]

Ty

[@mrmango3853]

What was the price of this?

[@KiwiCarLife]

$550

[@mrmango3853]

@@KiwiCarLife thanks ur vids are the reason i got my self a s type accord!

[@jacobbarrett7307]

Can you get this done to an automatic type s?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yep!

[@jacobbarrett7307]

@@KiwiCarLife choice

[@mustyali9529]

How about the fuel economy or should i say fuel consumption mate?

[@KiwiCarLife]

I usually average about 8-9l/100km

[@choiceparalysis]

Can you explain, how a 160kW 2.5 Flat 6, still couldn’t beat a base 140kW 2.4 euro IL4? to begin with? and even the reflash does it add any HP?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Probably down to weight, gearing, BMW is auto so more drivetrain losses, I dunno...

[@leog3248]

Been trying to get it but he’s not answering

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah a few other people are saying that too...

[@siscososa168]

@@KiwiCarLife yeah man I got a reflash from him on my 1st tsx 2 years ago process was simple then on my 2nd tsx this year I sent him a deposit for the cable and he said 1 week wait and it's been over 4 months with no response from him and kept my deposit very disappointed

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@siscososa168 hmm that's not good... Not sure - I just did mine and he was all g

[@mrwaqy]

@@siscososa168 I just spoke to him last week on Typeaccord forum. He is under the name Littlebo and his partner in England is UKCL9.

[@siscososa168]

@@mrwaqy yes I spoke to him too and once I sent him the deposit he no longer response to my messages

[@wardak9554]

how much did it cost to tune

[@KiwiCarLife]

$450

[@angelrivera7680]

What year is your CL9 Accord?

[@KiwiCarLife]

2006

[@johnkourahanis8977]

Hey mate was wondering exactly how you got in touch with the guy who tuned it are you able to pin the link for us cheers from Aus👍

[@KiwiCarLife]

Hit up @kflash_nz on Instagram

[@jamilali3695]

How much hp/kw does this tune increase it by? And silly question but...can a euro CL7 r also get an ecu reflash too?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Stock, probably not much, maybe 5hp and 10Nm. Where you'll really notice the increase is when you start adding bolt ons. And yep, can defs tune euro R's too

[@definitionXrp]

What's the price?

[@KiwiCarLife]

$450

[@sukhrajsingh1714]

How much did it cost?

[@KiwiCarLife]

$450

[@monkeymonkeymonkeymonkey]

Hell yeah!!!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Finally got it done!

[@yaseenwazir5844]

what's the fuel average dear?

[@KiwiCarLife]

I get around 8-9l/100km

[@Chad.D]

@@KiwiCarLife i get 6.6l /100 on 93 with the SERGEBO tune

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@Chad.D that's presumably on the open road? I average about 9 driving to and from work in traffic

[@Chad.D]

@@KiwiCarLife thats all midnight highway racing bmws and audi's..... ZERO traffic lol 🙆🏾‍♂️👽 Custom CAI HKS supersuction intake filter DC header custom Downpipe, CAT delete 1 stock resonator and muffler delete 2.5" from the axle back Eiback prokit springs - KYB -G excel dampers Work Xsa02C light weight 2pc wheels. So SHE FLYSSSS the best fuel saving mod you can do is get superlight weight wheels like ENKEI or WORK / RAYS / ADVAN unsprung weight savings= HP 👌

[@mrwaqy]

That's awesome. I am in Scotland (uk) and I am getting my Accord 2.4 reflashed too by one of Sergey's partners. I need to ship the ECU and he'll flash it. I will do it after Christmas/New Year period. Can't wait! Also can you do 0-60 on this before and after.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Sounds good! I would do a 0-60, but it's just really hard to nail the launch each time to get an accurate time, and tbh the difference would be very minute - that's why I opted for the rolling race because there's no inconsistency in launch and it shows the difference visually

[@mrwaqy]

@@KiwiCarLife oh ok I understand. Is there any difference in fuel economy?

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@mrwaqy I was told it should make it better, but I haven't noticed any difference - still average about 9l/100km

[@mrwaqy]

@@KiwiCarLife probably coz your enjoying the reflash too much! Haha. Well can't wait for your other mods too. :)

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@mrwaqy yeah true haha!

[@neomegasupreme6737]

Does cl9s have the same ecu maker as the cl7r ? Cl7r has matsushita made ecus..

[@KiwiCarLife]

No idea sorry - they're probably very similar

[@neomegasupreme6737]

Thanks man..i am also looking forward for a reflash soon

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@neomegasupreme6737 Nice! Definitely recommend

[@zhoustanley7]

Can this be done on 05 tsx? Ik some tunes u can only do on 07-08 tsx

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yep the kflash one can at least, but we’re in NZ

[@azratallat2088]

Watching your old videos cause no cl9 videos coming rn cause of the bloody gear :)

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah sorry man... the guys working on it gave just taken forever. If it's not done this week I'm just gonna head on in there and take it back. I need my car back asap

[@azratallat2088]

@@KiwiCarLife thanks for the reply... but when its back will it have dc5 gearset or the stock one. btw me and a friend of mine love your videos and are planning to get twin cl9's wish us luck. Love from Pakistan :)

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@azratallat2088 Nice man! Hopefully the Type R gears... but if I keep having issues I'll probably run it with the broken type R gears for a few months then go back to stock

[@Lxzandr]

Bolt ons next and it will definitely go better than the reflash itself.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah for sure - that'll be next!

[@Esdru221]

Yeahh finally! With ecu Flash the cl9 become a real type r. If you want a little more, i recomend you: intake+ littlebo headers + specific littlebo flash for headers. This give you +15hp and more alive response and middle power. For chassis the most basic and effective mod is the 22mm rear stabiliting bar

[@Yuaaaur]

I second this but the gear ratios are too long on the cl9 if they were shorter this thing will fly, although the car does weigh a fair bit too

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@Yuaaaur Yeah that's another thing I know a lot of people do is put a Euro R box in it

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah looking at just starting off with a reso delete and intake first but will look into the headers at some point!

[@Esdru221]

@@KiwiCarLife its easier put a ep3/fn2 final Drive

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@Esdru221 ahh OK! Will look into that

[@bentisdall2414]

Does anyone know how much it cost? I’ve just bought myself a accord euro and would like to get a tune but have no idea how much it cost

[@KiwiCarLife]

$450

[@tantofumo5527]

Ok Here’s the answer

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes?

[@littlebo81]

Ehm, thanks for great review but how come you have my reflash done by me and you promote and recommend ppl who have 0 relation to me and use my old firmware stolen by russkies back in the days ? Something isnt right here.

[@KiwiCarLife]

If you keep talking like this I'm gonna go out an get the KFlash tune you're so precious about and your name will disappear from my channel. I can promote who I like. We literally talked about this on Instagram bro. I was happy with your product, but disappointed with service, so I'm promoting a company that does things better.

[@bbuildingmarch7060]

How on earth is this cheap 15 year old honda accord faster than a bmw???

[@KiwiCarLife]

It's "the power of dreams" my friend

[@rosselliot8971]

Oh, hell, my '87 Prelude (B20A), which was just a 2.0 DOHC, was faster than the comparable 3 Series of the day.

[@Andres-qm1xx]

It is a good way to destroy your engine. Not recomended.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha they’ve tuned like 300 cars in nz alone over the last 4 years and not a single failure. Proof is in the pudding!

[@Andres-qm1xx]

@@KiwiCarLife it causes too much stress to that engine which isnt supposed to hold. And that is a fact. Diminish is durability in 50%

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@Andres-qm1xx show me the evidence!

[@bbybluntofficial]

Does it bring up a check engine light after?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nope