CitizenPro's Unichip Story

[CitizenPro]

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[onequickmsp]

I installed the Unichip today and I have some questions. The unichip came with three unmarked switches. I figure the one without the LED is the power, and the two LED switches are Boost controller and Maps A/B selector. I ran the car on map B and noticed no difference between A and B. Then I got on the Highway and left the map on A and turned on the boost controller. The car was in 5th car around 3k when I hit the gas. The boost kicked in right away and hit 10 psi, a couple seconds later I heard "tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick", I immediatly left off the gas and turned off the boost controller. I'm going up to the track on Sunday and would really love to use the boost controller. I don't want to risk detonation. Should I be using Map B when I turn on the boost controller??? Am I doing something wrong?? Help me!!!

 

[JDM Sam]

I installed the Unichip today and I have some questions. The unichip came with three unmarked switches. I figure the one without the LED is the power, and the two LED switches are Boost controller and Maps A/B selector. I ran the car on map B and noticed no difference between A and B. Then I got on the Highway and left the map on A and turned on the boost controller. The car was in 5th car around 3k when I hit the gas. The boost kicked in right away and hit 10 psi, a couple seconds later I heard "tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick", I immediatly left off the gas and turned off the boost controller. I'm going up to the track on Sunday and would really love to use the boost controller. I don't want to risk detonation. Should I be using Map B when I turn on the boost controller??? Am I doing something wrong?? Help me!!!

ur switches might be reversed. the map and the power switch are usually mixed up.

 

[PlatinumMSP]

you going to need to have your unichip tuned to be safe, from what i've read the a/f ratios are rediculous on cars that install the unichip with more than an intake and catback exhaust, you dont want to risk leaning out and blowing your s***, you can get an awesome tune at 10psi, also why the **** are you in 5th gear boosting!!!! you should only boost in 5th gear when you just about redline 4th! it puts tremendous stress on the rods. and if your at that point you shouldnt be doing that anyway because you'll be going well over 100mph, stay out of boost in 5th in all conditions, if you dont want to get tuned give it another shot with map A, map B is more risky

 

[onequickmsp]

I tried boosting on map A this morning. I was in 2nd around 40km/h when I smashed the gas. The car pulled like a motha-F@#$. I didn't hear any tinking so I thing it was ok. What worried me was that it boosted to 13 psi and stayed there.

 

[PlatinumMSP]

I tried boosting on map A this morning. I was in 2nd around 40km/h when I smashed the gas. The car pulled like a motha-F@#$. I didn't hear any tinking so I thing it was ok. What worried me was that it boosted to 13 psi and stayed there.

you should take the psi down to 10 thats about all the stock injectors can handle, if you get injectors you can run 12, but 13... thats dangerous bro

 

[zzMSP03.5]

I have stock wrx injectors in my car now... with that the unichip tech that was testing my car is trying to test it all the way up to 15psi, he hasnt tried that yet we got it to 13psi and she pulled 220whp running really rich so we are working to clean it up...

Pretty much it went from the stock msp injectors not giving it enough fuel, to the wrx injectors getting to much fuel, it was actually running so rich it was off the chart on the dyno to give you an idea. We got it to the point where its drivable but i have to bring it back to tune it further then street tune it.

you should take the psi down to 10 thats about all the stock injectors can handle, if you get injectors you can run 12, but 13... thats dangerous bro

 

[PlatinumMSP]

I have stock wrx injectors in my car now... with that the unichip tech that was testing my car is trying to test it all the way up to 15psi, he hasnt tried that yet we got it to 13psi and she pulled 220whp running really rich so we are working to clean it up...

Pretty much it went from the stock msp injectors not giving it enough fuel, to the wrx injectors getting to much fuel, it was actually running so rich it was off the chart on the dyno to give you an idea. We got it to the point where its drivable but i have to bring it back to tune it further then street tune it.

try running 15psi on stock internals daily and talk to me in 6 months, we'll see how your engine is doing, it would be sweet if it could handle it but man people have blown there s*** with way less and w/ supporting mods

 

[goku4658]

i haven't paid close attention, but nobody has blown up with the unichip yet right?

so i guess it will be cool to see how far someone can push it before their engine goes!

call not doing it!!

 

[PlatinumMSP]

i haven't paid close attention, but nobody has blown up with the unichip yet right?

i havnt heard of anyone doing that yet, but then again i havnt heard of anyone running 15psi on stock internals daily and living to tell about it

 

[Pirana]

ask Apocman, he runs that daily and so is his brother (bad wastegate actuator since new) he didnt know about it, thought it was normal.

Regarding the Unichip, yes anything can happen. Remember this things are tuned for stock MSPs, so a tune is necessary if you upgrade turbo, intercooler, exhaust, etc...mine has been tuned and I couldnt be more happy...no problems as of yet...and no need to boost 15psi, when my car outruns most MSPs and HiBoosted Proteges running 10psi with 6~8psi on mine.

Sweet!

 

[PlatinumMSP]

ask Apocman, he runs that daily and so is his brother (bad wastegate actuator since new) he didnt know about it, thought it was normal.

Regarding the Unichip, yes anything can happen. Remember this things are tuned for stock MSPs, so a tune is necessary if you upgrade turbo, intercooler, exhaust, etc...mine has been tuned and I couldnt be more happy...no problems as of yet...and no need to boost 15psi, when my car outruns most MSPs and HiBoosted Proteges running 10psi with 6~8psi on mine.

Sweet!

good stuff

 

[zzMSP03.5]

lol, yea would be nice to see... when he told me he was going to try it up to 15 psi ... i almost sh*t myself and said NO NO NO NO NO but he said he didnt get it up to 15 that day he wanted me to bring it back and he may do that then. But i might just say... 13psi is fine just tune the hell out of it and get as much power to the wheels as possible.

that is a good question though...

Does anyone know anyone that has blown their engine running the unichip?? Lets get this question out there and see if we find anyone who has!!!

 

[JDM Sam]

you can blow it if you run excessive boost and make so much power the rods snap.

 

[JDM Sam]

if u run a FCD with a unichip you will blow too. i have a broken oliver rod as an example from a msp that came to me.

 

[dman555]

if u run a FCD with a unichip you will blow too. i have a broken oliver rod as an example from a msp that came to me.

what is a fcd ??? fuel cut???

 

[CitizenPro]

Fuel Cut Defense

 

[apocman]

yep! and I am also the one who took out a good engine thinking it was blown:'( and have more stuff from Lowes than most(eekdance) and even have my ECU duck taped together(wow)

I guess I'm a little on the crazy side of the tracks(braindead

my car runs on average 16-19psi daily, but I also drive very normal for over 90% of the time and have never been to the track or things along those lines...
(band)

ask Apocman, he runs that daily and so is his brother (bad wastegate actuator since new) he didnt know about it, thought it was normal.

Regarding the Unichip, yes anything can happen. Remember this things are tuned for stock MSPs, so a tune is necessary if you upgrade turbo, intercooler, exhaust, etc...mine has been tuned and I couldnt be more happy...no problems as of yet...and no need to boost 15psi, when my car outruns most MSPs and HiBoosted Proteges running 10psi with 6~8psi on mine.

Sweet!

 

[PlatinumMSP]

yep! and I am also the one who took out a good engine thinking it was blown:'( and have more stuff from Lowes than most(eekdance) and even have my ECU duck taped together(wow)

I guess I'm a little on the crazy side of the tracks(braindead

my car runs on average 16-19psi daily, but I also drive very normal for over 90% of the time and have never been to the track or things along those lines...
(band)

nice, i have one question though, why run so much boost if your not going to use it?

 

[low_psi]

Richard is just crazy like that and his car is a beast. You throw boost at it and it begs for more.