What have you done to your P5 today?

[Kansei]

I really need to get my ass to a dyno.. maybe my car is making magical power levels with my mods.. lol. It doesn't at ALL feel slow to me anymore.. but maybe it's just all the noise it makes that tells my brain that it's fast.. looks fast, sounds fast... wouldn't shock me if I did high 16s lol.

but damn she handles like a dream

 

[Kansei]

(werd) Consider an MSP ecu w/ a Unichip.

As opposed to my stock P5 ECU? ... I already have that, a nice easy swap lol.

I was thinking of going with the microtech unit but unichip is plug and play, right?

 

[Salmon_Rob]

unichip sucks imho. if you are going to spend almost as much as a real engine management, why not spend a little more and do it right. i've wired 2 unichips, and had nothing but problems, but the full stand alones, while slightly more intensive, always work, are always easier to tune. you have to take the unichip to certain ppl in certain places. most shops can tune a microtech, or a haltech

 

[Bala]

unichip sucks imho. if you are going to spend almost as much as a real engine management, why not spend a little more and do it right. i've wired 2 unichips, and had nothing but problems, but the full stand alones, while slightly more intensive, always work, are always easier to tune. you have to take the unichip to certain ppl in certain places. most shops can tune a microtech, or a haltech

I did a lot of research and picked up an MPI - I then sold this and was determined to pick up a universal AEM or Microtech. After taking a realistic look at my goals, I started trolling for a used unichip and got a near mint one (only the piggyback had been plugged in for a day or two - everything else still wrapped in plastic) for $650. The #1 reason I picked it up was due to the insane smakedown you are given during emmisions testing in California. I can run two custom tuned maps or completely turn the unit off for emmision testing. The biggest grief with the Unichip is the boost controller. I'll be bypassing this issue by using the new AEM truboost unit. Also, I would have never went in this direction if I didn't have a great local unichip tuner that dyno tunes for my maps. I'll also be in Texas in December and may just stop by to see JDM Sam. Add up all these costs along with my J&S and I could have easily picked up the AEM or Microtech - these just suit my neads better (or so it seems now lol!). If none of the preceding stricks a chord - I'd recomend the Microtech from NSN Motorsports; Steves got great support.

*Edit - Chris, the Unichip is "PnP", but only works with the MSP ecu - but you might be able to offset that cost by unloading that MP3 ecu you have

 

[Salmon_Rob]

and you do bring up a great point. unichip absolutely pwns for emissions. taking a microtech out/turning it off would be damn near impossible, but you can hide your unichip

 

[aMaff]

megasquirt!!!

 

[Salmon_Rob]

megasquirt is to simple. not enough things to play with

 

[wmbeaver]

Garage > water spots

yea, but we have too much junk in our garage, and everytime we do get it all nice and cleaned out, no one parks their car in there, and it gets junked up again, o well, i'll see what i can do

 

[Yaggie1]

Wow, not a single post in this thread yesterday ? UPS man dropped off the Racing Beat yesterday. He's bringing the OBX today.

 

[altspace]

Crazy huh? Well, I did not actually do anything to my P5, but I discussed plans with my partner on making the P5 go "wooooosh".

 

[aMaff]

Got my Mazdaspeed strut hats and bump stops yesterday

 

[Salmon_Rob]

who got those for you

 

[socommatthews]

well i painted my eyelids w/the paint from paintscratch and while the color is awsome its not the right color.its more maroon than red so i gotta wait for them to respond back to see whats gonna happen.:mad:

 

[aMaff]

this weird emo rob kid

 

[Brian MP5T]

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[theice]

Installed obx & mam catless midpipe the other night. I guess I need to get washers to drop the crossmember down and some hose clamps to stiffen up the hangers to get this midpipe off the crossmember tonight. Feels and sounds like ass the way it is.

If that doesn't fix it, I'll have a brand new midpipe for sale.

How do people go about bending the hangers on the midpipe?

 

[Kansei]

^ I used pliers on my midpipe hangers.

 

[CTt3P5]

Kumho AST's...205/50/16...delivered today

 

[MyZmZm]

A couple goodies on order and/or on route for the P5.

New brake pads go on the 626 tonight, and then she's nearly ready for winter.

 

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