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Originally Posted by Siriusly.Andrew
If you don't think it can be learned then its not for you I guess. If you have the software and the time, nothing is impossible.
Also, if you think you can't pick up "something" and learn it just like that, its obviously not your learning style. Guess what -- its mine 
a little fiddling around and I've got the basics down. Give me a week with it and I'll make the pro's wonder where I went to school to learn all this -- give me a month and I could work in a pro shop. It's how my mind learns, I don't know exactly but I like it. A month is a little exaggerated, the software is pretty complex for some of the tuning bits but I don't think 3 or so months would be unreasonable for me. |
If you want to learn, you've got a Civic, so start with something like this:
http://www.hondata.com/s300.html
And a fast Wideband O2 sensor.
The Hondata is basically a programmable hack for the stock ECU with a lot more features. Get a book or two ('Performance Fuel Injection Systems' by Matt Cramer and Jerry Hoffmann published by HPBooks and 'How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems' by Jeff Hartman published by Motorbooks Workshop are good starts), get on some forums and start with fuel/ignition tables.
The problem you'll have is testing. How will you know if you make more power without a dyno? The 'How to Tune and Modify EMS' has sample project car that uses a Hondata and the 'Performance Fuel Injection Systems' has a how-to on road-tuning, but it's not really recommended. It can get you familiar with it as long as you don't try anything too extreme.
If you're not afraid of cooking the Civic, it's probably the only way to learn for you, especially up there.
And if you ever decide you need a serious install/tuner I know a really good guy down here.