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Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 2:35 pm
by imprezab
Hey guys,

Just wondering which type of unichip fits the 2002 B4's????

Is it a type C???

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:09 pm
by telemekas
The one that I had in my car was UNICHIP-D15 with boost controller SN:2170

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:20 pm
by jdm rsk
Why dont you just get your ecu retuned.

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:57 pm
by LIBBY_B4
Wats involved in just getting the ecu retuned.

Anything else need to be upgraded or added?

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:28 pm
by imprezab
Are the power gains comparable with a unichip?? (if you just reflash the stock ecu??)
I don't know much about this stuff, just trying to learn.

Am planning on a tbe, cai at this stage.

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:17 pm
by telemekas
LIBBY_B4 wrote:Wats involved in just getting the ecu retuned.

Anything else need to be upgraded or added?

They can retune the stock car.
examples only:
http://www.mrtperformance.com.au/performance/ecutek
http://www.chiptorque.com.au/libertyb4.html

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:20 pm
by chadza
wow lazyness abounds on these forums of late. Look in the B4 forum about 10 topics down from this one and you will see at least 2 different forms of ECU reflashing and their results!

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:42 pm
by imprezab
Pretty sure I just asked for opinions about unichips vs ecu reflashes......
I'm pretty sure the title clearly states I'm interested in finding stuff out unichips

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:53 pm
by chadza
Mate, it wasnt meant as a lecture. Im not going to get into a flame war about this, just a little miffed about why some great threads with a lot of info about tuning dont seem to have been read, particularly with cars with similar mods to what you mentioned. This wasnt just directed at you imprezab.

btw, Im not aware of any B4's on this or other suby forums with a unichip.....might be saying something.

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:06 pm
by imprezab
I was just interested in the Unichip. My mate said that he knew a guy selling one for relatively cheap that might fit on it. Was just keen for info if anyone knew about them.

Sounds like my best bet is just to get the Ecu flashed.
Tis all good.

Re: Unichip - What type fits the B4??

PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:16 pm
by Jaydnisevil
Im all for reflashing, but looking at the printouts from ECUTEK vs the Unichip one (Or even a HKS AF meter controller) well Im more inclined to get a piggyback or custom tune.
Btw to my knowledge the correct unichip for a B4 is a Type C...I bought a C unit with a harness adapter a while back for my old car, and was told it came off a B4.

ECUTEK
http://www2.ecutek.com.au/images/DynoGr ... roller.jpg
http://www2.ecutek.com.au/images/DynoGr ... vs-Std.jpg
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5748
http://us1.webpublications.com.au/stati ... 81_3mg.jpg


Unichip
http://www.airpowersystems.com/wrx/b4/u ... _boost.gif

And a very interesting autospeed article regarding the HKS unit. (To me is seems to have the nicest curve)
http://autospeed.com.au/cms/title_A-Bet ... ticle.html

The unichip seems to have higher torque all up, granted that may be putting more streess on the primary.
But the VOD reduction speaks for itself.
I know these company's would show their best readings, so dont look too much into peak power (Plus everybody knows torques where its at ;) )
Alot of these results would depend largley on the tuner, and I cant see why there would be much of a difference between the different options.