2012 honda civic r18

[daledehart19]

I was wondering if you guys can make a tune for the honda civic 2012 lx for the r 18 engine. I think if this was created this will make the r18 honda owners very happy that also includes me please support us I would definitely buy this product if you guys made a tune for us

[Konivtech]

We are coming diablo, We need a tuner for our 1.8L civic's, Mine is a 2013 civic coupe ex 5spd MT, I ran a Diablo in my f150 and it was sooo awesome , I want another diablo for my civic coupe so i can have the confidence that my bolt on mods are getting all they can get, I know from personal use, Diablo delivers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank You Chris Harubin from Diablo for your quick reply to my email.

[06MonteSS]

haha... nah, not going to happen...

[daledehart19]

May I ask why? You won't even concider it if there is a bunch of people asking for it?

[Mike_Levy]

Because DiabloSport only works on vehicles where they can show substantial gains to justify the cost. Can't do that with a N/A 4 cylinder. They make no power.

[06MonteSS]

and there is not enough of a market/interest for it to justify the cost either...

[mikel]

and there is not enough of a market/interest for it to justify the cost either...

hang on there....civic might be one of the largest markets in the world...but, its not the direction we have been looking for sure.

Never know though, if something were to fall into our lap it might make sense to do something here.

[ghostmonkey]

I would buy a tuning product from these guys for my 9th gen Civic 1.8.I owned a 8th gen Civic 1.8 with moderate bolt ons and had it tuned with the Hondata flash pro.Since thats no longer available what do ya say?Look at all the potential.

[RobSBP]

Alright. How many definite buyers you need to get your attention? We got so many people traded there r18 civic for an Si just because there is no tuning solution.

[Mike_Levy]

Its not the number of buyers. Like I said earlier, there are no gains without forced induction on a 4 cylinder. Its not worth DiabloSport hurting their rep by putting out a 5hp tune. Why waste time and resources on that when they could be working on a force fed motor that can put out 5 to 10 times that, or even a force fed V8 that will make 20 times that? Numbers bring in buyers when it comes to performance. The Civic is an economy car. It has zero performance aspirations. Economy gains would probably mean more to most Civic owners than horsepower gains.

[mikel]

Alright. How many definite buyers you need to get your attention? We got so many people traded there r18 civic for an Si just because there is no tuning solution.

alot

get them over here

[RobSBP]

Its not the number of buyers. Like I said earlier, there are no gains without forced induction on a 4 cylinder. Its not worth DiabloSport hurting their rep by putting out a 5hp tune. Why waste time and resources on that when they could be working on a force fed motor that can put out 5 to 10 times that, or even a force fed V8 that will make 20 times that? Numbers bring in buyers when it comes to performance. The Civic is an economy car. It has zero performance aspirations. Economy gains would probably mean more to most Civic owners than horsepower gains.

With just only the intake then a agree. With many bolted-on parts, that is completely different story. We already have turbo and supercharger kits that will fit r18 9th gen civic. All we need is tuning solution.

[Jungfenlon]

Another 2013 r18 owner, I'd love to see a tuner in the near future.
I've spent too much already to see them go to waste lol.

[ghostmonkey]

Thanks Mike for chiming in.I agree with your logic on NA cars and gains.If you did in the future develop a tuning program I then could mod my car with a Jackson Racing SC.

[Konivtech]

Its not the number of buyers. Like I said earlier, there are no gains without forced induction on a 4 cylinder. Its not worth DiabloSport hurting their rep by putting out a 5hp tune. Why waste time and resources on that when they could be working on a force fed motor that can put out 5 to 10 times that, or even a force fed V8 that will make 20 times that? Numbers bring in buyers when it comes to performance. The Civic is an economy car. It has zero performance aspirations. Economy gains would probably mean more to most Civic owners than horsepower gains.

Can you please elaborate a bit more on this Mike??

I guess my question is, Why would it only make a 5 to 10 HP gain?

As stated already, We have a turbo setup for the 1.8 R18, as well as a supercharger made by JacksonRacing that is ready to go on our engine right now.

I myself do not want to go forced induction, A cai ,exhaust , Throttle body with a tuner is what i want to run.