Happy RS8.0 Owner
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Happy RS8.0 Owner
I am now the proud owner of an RS8.0 #1165 of 2000 
My girlfriend totaled my 06 Thundercloud so I replaced it with the 2011 Release Series. I have to say I am pretty pleased.
More power. Handles well. Sunroof is cool.
I plan to chip it, add a sub, but that's about all.
My girlfriend totaled my 06 Thundercloud so I replaced it with the 2011 Release Series. I have to say I am pretty pleased.
More power. Handles well. Sunroof is cool.
I plan to chip it, add a sub, but that's about all.
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Yeah, for the price tag of a Unichip, there is no real gain at stock. This is the $500 one.
As for the SLR Performance one, a $70 chip will do absolutely nothing, no matter what those fake testimonials on the Web site say. $70 will not give you 60+ horsepower:
http://slrmotorsports.com/shop/l/Sci...ance-Chip.html
elwaylite, a member here on ScionLife, had a Dyno run of his xB before and after the Unichip ($500) add-on. The difference reflected a max of 14 horses at high rpm's: Google Docs. Overall, it averaged to a 5 hp gain (Source: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186368&page=5).
Trust me - if it was that easy, ricers in their Honda Civics would be all over that, blowing everyone off the line rather than fart out of their exhausts.
Originally Posted by ScionFred
"The Unichip is a piggyback much like the AEM FIC and Greddy eManage units. It intercepts and modifies certain signals going into the ECU to advance or retard ign timing, alter MAF signals, etc. The ECU still controls the ign timing but the Unichip can add or subtract from it. If there is knock, the ECU will pull some timing. If it is severe enough, you'll get a CEL." (Source: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...=186368&page=3)
http://slrmotorsports.com/shop/l/Sci...ance-Chip.html
elwaylite, a member here on ScionLife, had a Dyno run of his xB before and after the Unichip ($500) add-on. The difference reflected a max of 14 horses at high rpm's: Google Docs. Overall, it averaged to a 5 hp gain (Source: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186368&page=5).
Trust me - if it was that easy, ricers in their Honda Civics would be all over that, blowing everyone off the line rather than fart out of their exhausts.
Last edited by pyroman131; Jan 8, 2011 at 05:48 PM.
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