Ok I had a Unichip installed at the APS techday last saturday. My cars baseline dyno reading was 157.1rwkw with a HiTech exhaust, K&N panel filter and UR Pulley. The Unichip was then installed then tuned by Rob from APS, the air fuel ratio was adjusted and the timing played with throughout the rev range. After the tuning was complete my final dyno result was 165.1rwkw. The dyno chart below tells the full story.
After the APS tech day I went for a small holiday down the coast in the Zed. This gave me a good opportunity to see how the Unichip has made an difference.
Driving normally the car picks up quicker from a slight roll in higher gears. Sometime this will be more noticable than other times depending on your revs. The car is also more responsive to small throttle inputs and im shifting earlier, so I dont need to rev it as high when driving around town.
Taking off at full throttle there isnt much difference before 5200rpm but from 5200rpm onwards the car pulls noticably harder to redline, the engine feels like it wants to rev more. This gives the car a quicker more sporty feel. I now have to shift faster as the redline approaches quicker. :shiftdrive: I can also hear a difference as the engine revs harder and a friend says the exhaust note sounds better from outside.
After my trip down south (freeways, back streets, curvy roads, overtaking, high speeds etc) I can easily say that this was a worth while modification for my car. Its made the most amount of difference to my car when I compare it to my other modifications, though im sure my exhaust and air filter were required before hand to get these results.
After the APS tech day I went for a small holiday down the coast in the Zed. This gave me a good opportunity to see how the Unichip has made an difference.
Driving normally the car picks up quicker from a slight roll in higher gears. Sometime this will be more noticable than other times depending on your revs. The car is also more responsive to small throttle inputs and im shifting earlier, so I dont need to rev it as high when driving around town.
Taking off at full throttle there isnt much difference before 5200rpm but from 5200rpm onwards the car pulls noticably harder to redline, the engine feels like it wants to rev more. This gives the car a quicker more sporty feel. I now have to shift faster as the redline approaches quicker. :shiftdrive: I can also hear a difference as the engine revs harder and a friend says the exhaust note sounds better from outside.
After my trip down south (freeways, back streets, curvy roads, overtaking, high speeds etc) I can easily say that this was a worth while modification for my car. Its made the most amount of difference to my car when I compare it to my other modifications, though im sure my exhaust and air filter were required before hand to get these results.
