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[GaryFRST220]

What do you think is the best high power Fiesta Turbo Chip?
and what do you think of the 195 Superchip? jumpy?

[Rustyskies]

I've gone for an Ahmed Bayjoo chip, getting fitted in May, power and driveability

Check out http://www.castleperformance.com for prices.

[chumkila]

why not go for a Uni-chip setup??

[Fezzy Turbo]

I wouldn't use a Superchip195, they (if i remember correct) advance the timing too much which is not good for high power.

You would be much better in getting a custom mapped chip for your car.

[GaryFRST220]

who has a unichip? what is it like? cost? can it be mapped with a laptop or only by unichip?

[GaryFRST220]

And is anyone selling one?
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[snake]

Unichip is around £500-600 fitted and mapped, its done on the rollers, and mapped via a laptop-only dealers have the software to map it.. The performance will all depend on your tuner as their are some really cack companies out their!!.

[chumkila]

im not sure if there are any places that do the Uni-chip for that price fitted but i know i can get the Uni-chip for £600 excluding fitting via a very respectable tuning company based in Essex. let us know if ur interested and i'll pass on the details to you.

[Fezzy Turbo]

There are 2 problems with Unichips :

1: They DO NOT bypass the over boost protection, you need to get a seperate chip to plug in the ECU to do this, that is why they cost £600. You get 2 chips.

2: You need to trust someone to solder the chip into your loom. As i have said before, i have never seen a mechanic who can solder good enough for that kind of job. You need an electronic technician, (like me), for this job and someone with some experience, sorry i'm not travelling anywhere to do this job

Horror stories of Unichips are starting to appear

You would be much better to get someone like Ahmed or another tuner who does custom mapped chips that plug in, a lot safer.

[snake]

£600 + fitting and rolling roaded-your getting ripped off!!!!!!!

Mark down at Owen developments does all mine, i get a good price of him aswell. As far as i`m concerned he is the best around this area, spends alot of his time tuning race cars, 1 month wait to get to see him though!!. Cost me £587.50 for the unichip, superchip delimiter, fitting and a full mapping session-i supplied a -32 actuator(when i had the t2)-he fitted this aswell for me at the same time. He also plumbed the actuator straight to the manifold at the same time to get a more accurate boost pressure, and ditched the amal valve..

[chumkila]

right snake, i'll get him to revise his prices

[snake]

But then again this may be the price to me, as i know he done me a cracking deal.. I think they also sent though a different chip, as he said it should cost alot more than this but this is what they sent though and they charged for the cheaper one so he just fitted it for me , this was ages ago and cant remember exactly

[chumkila]

kool. i was beginning to think something fishy here. i've always had very competitive prices from my contact and thougth maybe i was quoted wrong!!

[snake]

could phone him up.. he is on 01865 820580, this is his phone and he doesn`t always hear it as he may be on the rollers, say that Geoff from Jenkins recommended him

[285Andy]

[quote="Fezzy Turbo"]

As i have said before, i have never seen a mechanic who can solder good enough for that kind of job.

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i know what ya mean there mate, ive even seen quite a few stereo's and alarms fitted by car stereo specialist with feckin s**t soldering work.

[Fezzy Turbo]

I know exactly what your saying Andy

i have 6 years experience and hold a certificate for the European standard for soldering.......same as NASA spec and i would be confident in doing it, but tuners will let someone who might have done a day course get in about your loom no thanks!!!!

[Ian C70T5]

Mine was fitted fine and withou problems..

VERY good for setting up car, get 3D graph of the mixtures and revs etc, the fuelling is setup on EVERY part of the rev range and it is spot on..

I wouldnt go get a mechanic to fit my uni-chip, thats why i went to a tuning company that are uni-cihp deallers and trained to do this.. The bloke that put mine is is not just a "mechanic"

I would defo recommend a Unichip

[chumkila]

yea i know what ur sayin Ian, if i called my chap a "Mechanic" he'd lynch me!!! He's a "Engineer"!!

[snake]

fueling and spark are set every 400rpm..

[Fezzy Turbo]

Ian, i'm glad your Uni-chip is fine, but why spend £600 on a chip ???? when you can get a custom chip for a lot less than that........

Chumkila...your "engineer" got the qualifications to prove he's an engineer ?? I have heard of "garage personnel" calling themselves engineers, but all they have is a City and Guilds or something similar. That does not make them an engineer

[chumkila]

Chumkila...your "engineer" got the qualifications to prove he's an engineer ?? I have heard of "garage personnel" calling themselves engineers, but all they have is a City and Guilds or something similar. That does not make them an engineer

Yep Fezzy he has a Uni degree amongst other Engineering qualifications AND lots and lots of PROVEN commercial exp working at some of the UK's most respectable tuners.

[Fezzy Turbo]

I will shut up then

[chumkila]