Ordered Unichip today
05-06-2010, 05:01 PM
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05-06-2010, 05:07 PM
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Yeah, hopefully. Although unichip provided a dyno, it is sketchy at most. Other than that, all the others who have installed it (not many) have said that they FEEL a gain, but that's not always accurate as it can be anything, especially a placebo effect.
05-06-2010, 05:19 PM
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Yeah the skepticism lies in the fact that its easy to gain power through tuning on cars with Forced Induction, but when it comes to natural aspiration....I don't feel you can gain much. I recall the dyno on the unichip website not only being in crank HP, but also a comparison of a stock car vs a car with bolt ons and unichip. That doesn't make too much sense since the bolt ons themselves add a bit of power. I know the unichip is meant to help the potential of those bolt ons, but it's not right to say the unichip adds XX WHP unless they compare bolt ons to bolt ons + unichip.
05-06-2010, 05:23 PM
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Found a place that all the round track racers use, that I did not know was still open. They are, and have a dynojet. I'll be getting the baseline done tomorrow at 9am. It's $80, I get 3 runs and they check to see if its running rich/lean. Ill then reset the ecu next week when the Unichip comes in, run a few tanks of 93, and then head back over there. Baseline tomorrow will be with TRD CAI, Borla and 87 octane ethanol free Chevron. Will prob run eth free Chevron 93 for the chip test to be fair.
05-06-2010, 05:39 PM
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i think the unichip was made to get the full potential out of your bolts on's,some say they feel little to no gain,others sayed they gained about 10 whp with a tune,im not sure,i just wish when they sell these things they have dyno graphs before and after the install with different bolts ons and such
05-06-2010, 05:39 PM
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Yeah, I figure it's time to put the rumors to rest and put up some facts. Ill dyno the car as is tomorrow at 0900, and will post dyno's tomorrow when I get home. I figure 2-3 weeks to get thru a couple of 93 octane tanks, then will run another dyno.
I got it from Sparks Toyota
I got it from Sparks Toyota
05-06-2010, 05:40 PM
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i think the unichip was made to get the full potential out of your bolts on's,some say they feel little to no gain,others sayed they gained about 10 whp with a tune,im not sure,i just wish when they sell these things they have dyno graphs before and after the install with different bolts ons and such
05-07-2010, 12:58 AM
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! (Course, that's just me 
05-07-2010, 04:19 PM
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Here ya go. 81 degrees on car temp readout, and we tried two types of run. First was 3rd gear and starting at 3500, and then 2nd gear starting at 3500. He said it was more smooth with the 2nd gear start. It put a grin on my face during the 3rd gear run, because when I left off the gas at 6500 rpm's, I was doing 114 mph 
05-07-2010, 04:32 PM
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Yeah, he thought it was good for an auto, because he asked me what the stock numbers were. I don't really know either way , its like looking at stereo instructions to me. The smooth line is why we stuck with the 2nd gear run. The 3rd gear run was not as smooth.
, its like looking at stereo instructions to me. The smooth line is why we stuck with the 2nd gear run. The 3rd gear run was not as smooth.
