Hondata

Hey, I don't know too much about chipsets and ecus and I have a few questions regarding what it is that is so special about the s300 chipset. I'm not really looking into building a race car at all, but I do want to get the best possible tune out of my car. I have a 99 civic SI with a stock b16A2 in it.
I plan on doing the following pretty soon:

Skunk2 cams (stage 2 or pro 1)
valve train upgrade (springs, retainers)
Skunk2 intake mani
CAI
and some headers with a cat back.

I'm not planning on running any boost or anything, possibly some nitrous someday. I want to get the best possible power gain out of these upgrades and was told I should look into getting a chip and having it tuned after I do all of this. I'm mainly looking to be able to raise the redline, and alter the v-tec engagement point. Also, I was interested in being able to have 2 separate tunes for the car; one for the most power and one for daily driving/gas mileage. Is this even possible with the s300? Like if I hook it up to a laptop, can I have pre set/saved maps or tunes that I can switch between? Also, do I have to take it to a dyno or does the s300 manager program come with pre installed maps that I could test out for my basic modifications. Basically I'm wondering if the s300 is right for me, what is so special about it, what do I need to have it installed, and what are it's capabilities. Any information regarding my questions or lack of knowledge would be great...sorry for the dragged out post.

http://www.hondata.com/sproducts.html

http://www.hondata.com/s300.html

Download the Smanager software and take a look at how it all works.

A properly tuned car will make the best power and get good gas mileage as well.

Thank you. Will I be able to have like multiple saved tunes on my computer through the smanager program so I could simply have it set as a gas saver and then when I want to run the car, switch it to a maximum power tune, and also change the redline and vtec?

(edit)sorry: the link you provided answers most of those questions. But the question still stands about being able to have multiple saved tuning maps for different driving scenarios that I can myself switch between after I am off the dyno?

Also, what obd1 ecu would be recommended for the hondata with my car (99 SI B16A2)? I was told that a p28 would suffice, but does it actually matter as long as I get a U.S. ecu?

You can have as many calibrations on your laptop as you want and upload and change them wnever and however you want. But to be very honest, once you are propelry tuned there is no need to make changes for economy and power as a well tuned engine will also get good economy.

There is also an option for you to use secondary tables if you want to run race gas and swtch between the 2 maps on the fly without changing calibrations.