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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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Default Unichip Tuner near chicago

Does anybody know of a shop that will tune a unichip ecu near the northwest indiana or chicago land area? Ive looked into it and no one around here does it! Ive got the netics kit with the unichip ecu!
Old Jan 31, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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GRD performance in Villa Park. Ask for Tuan. Be aware they have to totally remove the Turbonetics map and rebuild the tune from scratch. It will take a few hours.
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 01:55 AM
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did you take your netics kit there?
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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Yeah, but they couldn't tune it cause there was a glitch with my Unichip. I'm going back in spring. IgnitionR went there and got a tune if you search his name, it's posted here.
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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GRD performance in Villa Park. Ask for Tuan. Be aware they have to totally remove the Turbonetics map and rebuild the tune from scratch. It will take a few hours.
what are they charging for the rebuild and the tune?
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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GRD performance in Villa Park. Ask for Tuan. Be aware they have to totally remove the Turbonetics map and rebuild the tune from scratch. It will take a few hours.
what are they charging for the rebuild and the tune?
It would probably cost about $200-$300 total. Depending on how well they Unichip cooperates and how close your AFRs are.
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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crap!!!

I was hoping for less!!!
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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lol well i already know my afr is way the ____ off im so rich lol
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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Send an e-mail to Tuan@grdperformance if you want to chat. He answers pretty quickly. I can tell you that my stock turbonetics map was perfectly fine and I don't think you need a tune unless you change the turbo, up the boost or add a full exhaust
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Here's my Dyno. He said that all the Turbonetics kits are exactly the same power wise on their dyno.

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I am sort of in a weird boat since I have a unichip from a t-netics kit, but I have a stage 0 16G turbo, 550cc, TT mani and downpipe, exhaust....

not sure if the tune may work since it's 550cc inject, but no intercooler yet
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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I would guess you'd be slightly lean since the Turbonetics kit comes with 610cc injectors. The ECU may be freaking out though and making it rich.
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what AFR's you running?
you want to be rich, never to lean right???
Old Feb 1, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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Did your netics kit come runnin rich as hell cuz mine sure as hell is
Old Feb 7, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by canadian48205
Did your netics kit come runnin rich as hell cuz mine sure as hell is
Yep, it's pretty rich. You can turn the boost up a PSI or so and it will lean out a bit.
Old Feb 7, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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thanks man
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