It's Official: A Legendary Honda Tuner Was Bought By Private Equity

Engineered Performance Technologies Group acquired Hondata in May.

Hondata offers Honda and Acura owners the ability to tune their engine control units.

Engineered Performance Technologies Group already owns Cobb Tuning, PRL, and AutoMeter.

Sad news: another aftermarket tuner has been bought by private equity. Hondata, a company that offers Honda and Acura owners the ability to tune their engine control units, has been acquired by Engineered Performance Technologies (EPT) Group.

We were first tipped off to the story by The Drive, citing a questionable press release from a Facebook group. But after a bit of digging—it's true.