Unichip going in.

[sprjenkins]

The unichip is finally going in the falcon on friday, just in time for the dyno day, very excited. I know that everyone thinks that the edit is better but that would have cost me at least $800 more, so maybe later down the track. I will let everyone know how it goes. Also, has anyone had a reground camshaft put in their AU. Wade don't do cams for AU's anymore and Surecams said they would do it and everything would be ok, but I was hoping someone had experience with a company in Melbourne. Cheers fellas, see you on Saturday, Joel

[james22]

Wait till Austin sees this thread lol, Goodluck to ya anyways, hope it does what you want.

[RG]

Originally Posted by james22

Wait till Austin sees this thread lol, Goodluck to ya anyways, hope it does what you want.

The Unichip can be a good thing in certain application and when tuned by someone who knows what they are doing. Look at Whoosha's XR8, fairly stock and unichip and it's run a 13.77 from memory.

[FS5]

mate the only advice i can give is, don't get it tuned to 98 ron fuel.the best i found with mine when i had it,was when it was tuned to 95 and i used run 98 in it.
i eventualy got it tuned to 98 ,and had no end of dramas with it pinging.it was very sensitive to what (supposedly) 98 ron fuel i put in it.

[cArSiK]

Originally Posted by FS5

mate the only advice i can give is, don't get it tuned to 98 ron fuel.the best i found with mine when i had it,was when it was tuned to 95 and i used run 98 in it.
i eventualy got it tuned to 98 ,and had no end of dramas with it pinging.it was very sensitive to what (supposedly) 98 ron fuel i put in it.

Your tuner must have stuffed up.

I had a unichipped falcon that was tuned with 98 in the tank it ran faultlessly and made great power over stock.

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by RedXR347

The Unichip can be a good thing in certain application and when tuned by someone who knows what they are doing. Look at Whoosha's XR8, fairly stock and unichip and it's run a 13.77 from memory.

Runs off to check Sig. _2: 13.77.23 they can serve you well if it is tuned rite as for the A.M Cams Crow do a few different ones as do G&D they have there own specs for the XR8s give Glen or Matt a call there advice is free :hihi: even if you use your own supplyer and work shop

[Stav]

Originally Posted by FS5

mate the only advice i can give is, don't get it tuned to 98 ron fuel.the best i found with mine when i had it,was when it was tuned to 95 and i used run 98 in it.
i eventualy got it tuned to 98 ,and had no end of dramas with it pinging.it was very sensitive to what (supposedly) 98 ron fuel i put in it.

I totally agree with your comments fs5. Youll get more power with 98 but a safer tune with 95 ron.Tuner didnt stuff up because the best time to get a tune is in hot weather for safety .A tune done in cold weather then driven in hot weather will show air fuel ratios leaning out.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by james22

Wait till Austin sees this thread lol, Goodluck to ya anyways, hope it does what you want.

Took the words right outta my mouth james lol

[jonbays]

goodluck i had good results with the Unichip tuned for Optimax at the time never pinged even after i disabled the knock sensor ever But Spiro is good on these

[sprjenkins]

Gonna get it tuned for 95 octane, then I can always put 98 octane in it if I have to. Its going to be interesting as i'm going to have it dyno'ed on fridays when the unichip is getting tuned and then on saturday at the dyno day so we can see how big a difference there is in the numbers.

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by james22

Wait till Austin sees this thread lol

Baha.....bahahaha........bahahahahahahahahahahaha! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :Reverend:

In all fairness the Unichip was a good bit of gear - it looked great on my desk :

[sprjenkins]

ok, so who's Austin?

[TheSneakiness]

The guy who posted just before you...

[sprjenkins]

lol, thats what I figured. Well the edit would be nice but i'm just a poor uni student so thats gonna have to wait

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by sprjenkins

lol, thats what I figured. Well the edit would be nice but i'm just a poor uni student so thats gonna have to wait

Heheh, yes Im the famous Unichip-hater(TM). I suppose I should fill you in - basically my XR8 had one, and it made it run like crap, so much so I thought I had done a valve spring it was that bad. I have no idea why the chip decided to go nuts, but the moment it was removed from the car, the car ran 110% better. In all honesty I think Unichips are ok but seriously, if you notice ANYTHING starting to go funny, get it checked and make sure the tuner is absolutely top notch.

[Cam]

If it's all you can afford mate and your willing to take the risk then go for it, My 347 AU runs off a 4 year old chiptourqe chip (put in by previous owner), sure it doesn't run perfectly but without it I wouldn't be game to turn the key! Personally i'd keep saving for an edit

Good Luck either way!

Cam