PARTNER — BENCH WORK
The ECU Guy
Honda ECU & electronics specialist // Vinita, Oklahoma
High-end, high-quality, visually appealing work on the ECUs that run the golden-era Hondas — chipping, socketing, board repair — plus the other electronics nobody else wants to touch. In his own words: “If you want high quality electronics, you've come to the right shop.”
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Fresh off his bench // Hondata S300 build
1989 → 2010s
WHAT THE BENCH DOES
Board-level work, not parts-swapping.
ECU chipping & socketing
The exact surgery a real-time emulator needs — boards opened, sockets seated, joints clean enough to frame.
Board repair & rework
Tired traces, dead drivers, corrosion from a leaky capacitor era — diagnosed and reworked, not replaced-and-prayed.
1989–2010s era coverage
OBD0 through OBD2 Honda brains — the golden-era boxes the rest of the internet stopped supporting.
Tuning supplies in stock
Sockets, chips, and the small parts that stall a project for a week when you order them from the wrong place.
Cosmetics-grade finish
His own bar: high-end, high-quality, visually appealing. Boards come back looking like they mean it.
Beyond the ECU
Other electronics on the bench too — if it has a board and it matters to the car, it's worth asking about.
THE HANDSHAKE
ALPHA says “socket first.” This is the bench that sockets.
ALPHA's NextGEN EMU drops into a chipped socket — and its fine print says professional socketing recommended. This bench is the professional. Get the board prepped here, then plug the emulator in and tune. That yellow case on the left? His work, running ALPHA hardware.
FROM THE BENCH
Real boards. Real cases. No renders.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
The Modern Main Relay.
The factory main relay is the classic golden-era Honda failure — corroded joints, brittle wiring, random no-starts. His answer is a complete stock-style replacement with a modern board underneath.
- Complete replacement for the factory main relay assembly
- Heavy-duty 60A-rated relay for the fuel-pump circuit
- High-current capability for upgraded, high-flow pumps
- No cutting of the vehicle's factory wiring
- Individually bench tested before shipping
Boards welcomed // shipped or dropped
Send him the brain. He sends back craftsmanship.
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