Unichip Dealers

[probbo]

Can anyone recommend any good Unichip dealers/tuners for the VR4?

I'm too bothered about travelling distance its the quality of the tuner that is important.

Cheers!

[Nutter_John]

nobles of chesterfield has a good rep and tuned the fastest road legal numleg

Why not go with the map ecu 2 as it will give you just the same things but a little better control

[SGHOM]

nobles of chesterfield has a good rep and tuned the fastest road legal numleg

[bernmc]

WRC at silverstone (where we had our dyno day) do them. Bloke was going to do us a group buy price, but we couldn't get enough people interested.

[probbo]

nobles of chesterfield has a good rep and tuned the fastest road legal numleg

Why not go with the map ecu 2 as it will give you just the same things but a little better control

Hmm, I'll have to look into a map ecu 2 a bit more, I'm just a bit more familiar with Unichip I suppose. Who are the best dealers for the map ecu 2 and how does it compare with Unichip ? Do they both give the same power / torque gains ?

While I'm at it .... why do people talk of needing a boost controller if they already have a Unichip or emanage etc? - is it just to be able to vary the boost? I know that the likes of the Unichip raise boost so I can't see a need for a boost controller apart from wanting to vary boost?

Ta

[Nick Mann]

Err..... Race ya! But even when I win, Nutless John's statement is still valid...

[Kieran]

Err..... Race ya!.........

/narrows eyes...

Shall we get 'im, Ariadne?

Enjoy your Glory whilst you can, Dirty Boy! It will make your inevitable downfall at the hands of your former mistress all the more pleasurable! Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow! But soon your judgement day shall come and you shall fall from glory!


/rattles sabre

[Nick Mann]

/narrows eyes...

Shall we get 'im, Ariadne?

Enjoy your Glory whilst you can, Dirty Boy! It will make your inevitable downfall at the hands of your former mistress all the more pleasurable! Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow! But soon your judgement day shall come and you shall fall from glory!


/rattles sabre

And that was on topic how?

Bored now.... The day you beat me will be a good one, I'm sure, but I live in the real world!! In the meantime, maybe you have a unichip and can mention who tuned it?



And back on topic - most chips control the fuelling only. The boost is not controlled by the ecu - AFAIK the VR4's boost control is completely done by mechanical/pneumatic linkages from the inlet pressure and the turbo wastegate. Certainly, my boost is not controlled by the unichip.

[Nick Mann]

Also it is worth saying that the MAP ecu removes the need for a MAF. Theoretically, this is one of the most restrictive parts of the system. WHen you don't need it, you can not only remove it, but feed each turbo seperately from its own filter. This could see a nice increase in the flow of the turbo.

[Kieran]

Bored now.... The day you beat me will be a good one, I'm sure, but I live in the real world!!

Sorry for the (But HE started it, muttermuttermutter, )

[bernmc]

Hmm, I'll have to look into a map ecu 2 a bit more, I'm just a bit more familiar with Unichip I suppose. Who are the best dealers for the map ecu 2 and how does it compare with Unichip ? Do they both give the same power / torque gains ?

While I'm at it .... why do people talk of needing a boost controller if they already have a Unichip or emanage etc? - is it just to be able to vary the boost? I know that the likes of the Unichip raise boost so I can't see a need for a boost controller apart from wanting to vary boost?

Ta

Don't know much about the unichip, but if it's any good, it'll have a channel for boost control. The MAP ECU2 does (one of the differences between it and the MAP ECU1), as does emanage ultimate. Not sure exactly how you go about setting it up though, and whether it can be used with the standard solenoid...

You've just missed a group buy for the MAP ECU2 (do a quick search and you'll find the thread. benh on these forums is the official UK supplier.

[probbo]

What sort of power and torque gains are you getting with the map ecu 2 then?

[Nutter_John]

Depends on what you tune it too , the MAP ecu2 will allow you too tune the car to it's best for the mods you have done .

[probbo]

Depends on what you tune it too , the MAP ecu2 will allow you too tune the car to it's best for the mods you have done .

For a standard car what results could you expect?
Who does the mapping of the MAP ecu2 also?

[Nutter_John]

tough to say , but with the boost upped you should be able to get close to 300

then as you add more and more bits you can tweak the tune to suit them , thus take your time to build things

[probbo]

Sounds good. Sorry to ask so many questions but I have come from VAG ecu tuning which was a lot less complicated - drive in, reflash, drive out !

[Nutter_John]

fully understand and if WRD can be of any help then let us know , we will be offering a sell and fit service soon

[probbo]

That would be great when they do and would be a definate first choice

[Eurospec]

In terms of gains, on a map ecu 1 equiped gto, with supporting mods, a gain of close to 100bhp has been recorded in the UK. Now that is cooking on gas!

In a galant, in std form you should see very solid gains. With the map ecu 2, you get fuel control, ignition control and boost control, each of those on their own should make decent gains.

When i have a before and after dyno, i will post you a graph.

Cheers,

Ben.

[probbo]

In terms of gains, on a map ecu 1 equiped gto, with supporting mods, a gain of close to 100bhp has been recorded in the UK. Now that is cooking on gas!

In a galant, in std form you should see very solid gains. With the map ecu 2, you get fuel control, ignition control and boost control, each of those on their own should make decent gains.

When i have a before and after dyno, i will post you a graph.

Cheers,

Ben.

That would be great thanks.

I take it the map ecu2 would raise the boost level without need for a separate boost controller/bleed valve?

Also who would map the ecu2, is it yourself and is it done on a rolling road or out on the road?