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scottietse · Post by **scottietse** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:29 pm

I been trying to find some info in these piggy back ecu's?

doe's any one or has anyone ran these before if so, can I have some opinions?

mattymr2 · Post by **mattymr2** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:35 pm

also interested in wot sort of gains these get ya for the money...

GeoffC320 · Post by **GeoffC320** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:49 pm

They are very good but ONLY if mapped properly. Dyno chart of my old Rev3, only other mods exhaust/decat/induction/alloy flywheel. Was still running stock IC at the time of that map! Mapped to 1.2 bar at Owen Developments (who sadly no longer support this unit).

Apologies to the regulars, who may have seen this a few times....

The car's now owned by another IMOC member, Paul White (Frustrated Pilot) who I'm sure would be able to give you some up-to-date feedback on how it performs.

HTH

scottietse · Post by **scottietse** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:52 pm

I think i may go for the chip....

all ive heard is good just need to find out a price and someone local to london who can set this up.

Thanks Geoff

-:[KM]:- · Post by **-:[KM]:-** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:33 pm

As Geoff said...

Please get it set up properly AND get an AFR 'plot' too. Unichips are notorious for leaning fuel out and that's when it'll cost you.

Mine made 300bhp a couple of years ago... for a while.

Apocalypse · Post by **Apocalypse** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:45 am

I'm interested too if you find out someone in London that can supply fit and Map,.. although chances of that are slim.

kev_mr2 · Post by **kev_mr2** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:09 am

the dastek up my way is an absolute rip off imo! but thats here not in london. I've a few mates who went there for the chip and had nothing but hasstle when trying to get their money back for screw ups which have left them without a car for ages.

from what i've heard their "uni" chips are meant to be ok but are very expensive for what they actually do along with everything else they do.

Go for it, but, if it does go wrong i'd get a good lawyer to take them all the way.

This is just my opinion and based on my mates experience with the folk up here so may not be the same down your way.

-:[KM]:- · Post by **-:[KM]:-** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:54 pm

kev_mr2 wrote:Go for it, but, if it does go wrong i'd get a good lawyer to take them all the way.

You'll have to sign a disclaimer prior to the garage doing any mapping Kev. I did at Noble and there are hugh notices in their waiting room, oh, and you're not allowed to watch the work on your car...

As for the price, £705 all in.

Tiny · Post by **Tiny** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:07 pm

Apocalypse wrote:I'm interested too if you find out someone in London that can supply fit and Map,.. although chances of that are slim.

I know theres a place near Hertford that can do them

But Best place i have found is Milway in Andover.

I have one for sale if your interested. with boost module

Also with regards to Frustrated pilots car 1.2bar and the AFR sat BANG on 12 and it nearly rips your head off with with the difference.

RumbleStrips · Post by **RumbleStrips** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:00 pm

What's the most power people have seen with one of these and the stock CT20b turbo?

Tiny · Post by **Tiny** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:06 pm

Gains of around 40hp are common as it leans out the stock high Overfuelling that occurs but the gains in drivability and fuel economy are the real benefits.

RumbleStrips · Post by **RumbleStrips** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:12 pm

Thanks for the info

Can any Dastek users around the 280 BHP or above mark post up their dyno sheets so I can have a look? Would be much appreciated!

GeoffC320 · Post by **GeoffC320** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:37 pm

RumbleStrips wrote:Thanks for the info

Can any Dastek users around the 280 BHP or above mark post up their dyno sheets so I can have a look? Would be much appreciated!

In reply to your earlier post also, Dino (MR2mania) who used to be on here ages ago was running 325bhp at the fly IIRC. He used to work at Owen's when I went up to have my Unichip fitted and mapped. My car (then) was making about 15bhp rwhp less than his, mainly due to still running the stock IC probably (has a better one fitted since I sold it to Paul).

As you can see from the dyno chart in my first post above, running about 270rwhp on std CT20b. With very nice driveability characteristics, 23mpg average (including plenty of caneage

) and around 30mpg on the motorway if anywhere near the legal limit

.

Once again though, I will stress, IT'S ALL IN THE MAP. If this is not done well, you could be in big trouble.

RumbleStrips · Post by **RumbleStrips** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:57 am

Cheers Geoff. So it sounds like around 325BHP is the most someone has got with the Dastek and standard turbo setup?

Post by **BenF** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:44 am

Yes - for a rev3 though a 325bhp is around the point where a few people have had cylinders crack on a Rev3, so go carefully.

A reliable 300bhp from a good map is a lot better than a fragile 325bhp

GeoffC320 · Post by **GeoffC320** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:23 pm

BenF wrote:Yes - for a rev3 though a 325bhp is around the point where a few people have had cylinders crack on a Rev3, so go carefully.

A reliable 300bhp from a good map is a lot better than a fragile 325bhp

Didn't really want to say, but my car did end up with a cracked block. However it'd been running trouble-free for 20k miles on the Unichip until then. The damage wasn't diagnosed until some time after I sold it (LONG story) and it still isn't clear exactly why it happened.

Now rebuilt with uprated IC, forged pistons and a sleeved block, plus a Walbro fuel pump. So should be solid from now on. With hindsight I'd probably pay more attention to the cooling than I did, but will probably never know if that was an issue with the cylinder cracking.

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