Piggyback Ecu From Alpine Develop Turbo Kit
01-18-2006, 05:50 AM
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hi, where can i get this piggyback for my custom turbo installation....cause with the APEXI SAFC2 that i have i can tuned it like that piggyback? someone know the configuration?
01-19-2006, 11:25 PM
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I wouldn't say that the UNICHIP sucks and that is all there is to it. The UNICHIP actually is a fairly versitile unit as far as piggy backs go, it's just the pain in the buttocks on the tuning end of things. User tuning is virtually impossible as Dastek will not sell their software to anyone except an authorized dealer. Making tuning inconvienient and more costly for the average consumer. sad.gif
01-20-2006, 09:25 AM
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the unichip doesnt suck at all.. for me it would have probably been better to use than the emanage.. i have a certified unichip tuner abotu 20 min. from my house and uses it in his mini cooper S, and says its bar none one of the best piggybacks out there.. just hard to get it tuned for some people..
but it doesnt SUCK one bit..
but it doesnt SUCK one bit..
01-20-2006, 12:41 PM
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Believe it or not but the Unichip is actually one of the top Piggyback ECUs used through-out the world. Yes, the current version can only be tuned by a dealer, but the new version will be more user friendly and tuneable via a USB connected to either a Windows laptop or Windows Mobile PDA device. If it sucked so much why would manufacturers like APS use it in all of their turbo kits?
With that being said depending on how much boost you want to run and what size injectors your using Alpine can offer a pre-programmed Unichip for your application.
With that being said depending on how much boost you want to run and what size injectors your using Alpine can offer a pre-programmed Unichip for your application.
01-20-2006, 01:22 PM
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Nice to hear about the "New Version" coming out, but the current version, plainly, sucks.
I'm going off of the common word here, everyone that's had one of those Alpine kits, has hated it.
Almost all of them have complained about the lack of "Tunability" or the lack of an authorized shop to tune it anywhere near them.
Therefore...
it sucks.
I'm going off of the common word here, everyone that's had one of those Alpine kits, has hated it.
Almost all of them have complained about the lack of "Tunability" or the lack of an authorized shop to tune it anywhere near them.
Therefore...
it sucks.
01-20-2006, 02:33 PM
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The Unichip is a GREAT ECU. However, thats only if you leave the kit alone and dont want to tune it. Or if you happen to have a dealer in your area. But I would assume most do not have a Unichip dealer near them.
To say it "sucks" Redz, is not a good way of putting it. That's like me living on a deserted island and saying the Haltech sucks because there's no one available to tune my car with it. It's completely relative.
Random was the first to get a not-so-great kit from them, but that was like 5-6 years ago and Alpine is making a lot of uprades and has a good starter kit for the people who want an easy bolt on and reliable kit. Just look at the SC kit for the V6, people love it.
To say it "sucks" Redz, is not a good way of putting it. That's like me living on a deserted island and saying the Haltech sucks because there's no one available to tune my car with it. It's completely relative.
Random was the first to get a not-so-great kit from them, but that was like 5-6 years ago and Alpine is making a lot of uprades and has a good starter kit for the people who want an easy bolt on and reliable kit. Just look at the SC kit for the V6, people love it.
01-23-2006, 02:45 PM
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I've been out of the loop for a while, but isn't the problem with the uni chip due to the whole MAP/MAF problem? Thats what I remember reading a few years ago