gumpy000 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Yes I took the plunge and went with the Unichip. Had it done just 30 min drive away from where I live. I so wanted a remap just to get the maximum I could from my zed and all the money spent on it. If I didn't I would alway ask myself but what if? With lots of thinking I was unsure where to travel 4 hrs to my nearest uprev which would have probably took and tank n half to travel and all day! Or... To travel 30 mins up the road to my nearest which is Clive Atthowe norwich. He has an excellent reputation and Award winning vehicle diagnostics and performance tuning. Spoke to him on the phone and he said it could he done. So here are the results: what do you think to the figures? Good? Bad? My car is a 04 GT. Edited June 1, 2015 by gumpy000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 20flb of torque and 15bhp for how much cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 you got exhaust plenum spacer etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 How did the car feel afterwards? Was it a noticeable difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I'd happily pay decent money for those kinds of gains I'd have said that's a fair result given the age of it. Like they said though, please give us a list of your mods and the cost of the dyno tune and the Ecutek as well. (I'm lucky enough to live near TDI north in Warrington just up the road - just not had the time or inclination to get my ass over there yet LoL ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumpy000 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 So iv got cobra exhaust system. sport cats, Y pipe and back box. Also got Wasso plenum. Although this guy has done ALOT of research previously for a customer. Found the plenum does nothing!? Could be interesting for future! Cost was £577 on a credit card but bare in mind. For fuel to and from somewhere, food and time for a uprev prob balanced out for me. For anyone local to me. They'd be there same. Plus any problems I can go straight back. No problem. Did I feel a difference? Is it a placebo? Who knows. But I do feel a bit more torque. Slightly smoother and less strain. Acceleration I think is better. Only way Il know now is to find someone wanting a race off the line again. Brother in law has a scirocco R which was fairly rapid n I'd say I struggled to get anywhere. So next time Il let u know! would the rest of you agree the gains in figures on paper are good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 the plenum spaces does nothing? i dont believe that for a minute moment i fitted it to my car was alot more aggressive in acceleration and forcing me into the seat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Wow, that's going to cause some discussion I think, have to agree with Steve, noticed a big difference when my motordyne spacer was fitted and upreved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumpy000 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Wow, that's going to cause some discussion I think, have to agree with Steve, noticed a big difference when my motordyne spacer was fitted and upreved. Haha thought it might. I'm not saying he is right. But interesting 'fact' from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 the plenum spaces does nothing? i dont believe that for a minute moment i fitted it to my car was alot more aggressive in acceleration and forcing me into the seat Forcing you into your seat more ..... Come on , probably gave you 3 bhp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumpy000 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Best not ever go FI steveD , your head will probably get snapped off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Ecutek on a DE 350Z. They currently only offer the software to tune the 370Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Well, if you check out the figures, you get more power earlier in the rev range so you should notice that - Re: the plenum, I noticed a difference almost as soon as I put mine on. The engine was so obviously breathing better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudman Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I noticed a hell of a difference after both uprevs. First time was the response of the car the second was the pull - especially in 4th gear and mine does have a plenum spacer fitted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Ecutek on a DE 350Z. They currently only offer the software to tune the 370Z. That's what I was led to believe ..... And I thought that ecutec was ment to be cheaper than uprev ! That's a lot of money IMHO for a generic map and then ' tweeked' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Ecutek is more expensive than Uprev. Good results thou. Enjoy the car now Edited May 20, 2015 by Mark@Abbey m/s 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Will they ever being doing it for the HR 50? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Ecutek on a DE 350Z. They currently only offer the software to tune the 370Z. That's what I was led to believe ..... And I thought that ecutec was ment to be cheaper than uprev ! That's a lot of money IMHO for a generic map and then ' tweeked' My ecutec was more than Uprev mark did my Uprev and it was great but that's where it all started the crave for power lol In fact I distinctly remember saying to mark it was enough for me Edited May 20, 2015 by nissanman312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 the plenum spaces does nothing? i dont believe that for a minute moment i fitted it to my car was alot more aggressive in acceleration and forcing me into the seat Forcing you into your seat more ..... Come on , probably gave you 3 bhp probs but as it torque that puts you in your seat the bhp increase is rather irrelevant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 the plenum spaces does nothing? i dont believe that for a minute moment i fitted it to my car was alot more aggressive in acceleration and forcing me into the seat Forcing you into your seat more ..... Come on , probably gave you 3 bhp probs but as it torque that puts you in your seat the bhp increase is rather irrelevant Er ...... Missing the point somewhat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumpy000 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) Ok ok. I said it for a 'interesting' point of view from another tuner but calm down Haha. So all in all I should be pleased right? Edited May 20, 2015 by gumpy000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So all in all I should be pleased right? No, you should be feeling ripped off, right? £600 would buy you some good tyres 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 ...... Ya sorry getting off topic , but when someone says they felt they were getting pushed into there seat more after a plenum spacer then something really needs to be said . It's the same for uprev/ ecutec reviews , some say they are amazing and completely different car , others say no difference what so ever. Regardless though I would always have a remap done to complement the mods and to know that the engines running as best as it can . I say your results are good for what you have had done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 So all in all I should be pleased right? No, you should be feeling ripped off, right? £600 would buy you some good tyres Oh no ...... Where's dan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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