Unichip Tune on my N/A Z - (dyno included)
08-16-2006, 09:57 AM
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Unichip Tune on my N/A Z - (dyno included)
Brought my car over to the good folks at Z Car Garage last week for a unichip install and dyno tune. As usual, I am very happy with the work from Rob and crew. They know way too much about Z's..
My car is a weekend track toy so my goal was to safely take advantage of the breathing mods that I've added to my car over the years. Rob was able to get some added torque in the midrange to help me scoot out of corners. They conservatively tuned the top end keeping in mind that the car will be run hard for 30 minutes at a time during lapping sessions. They said if it were a street car, they could have gotten some more top end power for bigger peak numbers / bragging rights. The car performed flawlessly last weekend at Thunderhill with temps in the upper 90's.
Without further ado, here is the dyno.
My car is a weekend track toy so my goal was to safely take advantage of the breathing mods that I've added to my car over the years. Rob was able to get some added torque in the midrange to help me scoot out of corners. They conservatively tuned the top end keeping in mind that the car will be run hard for 30 minutes at a time during lapping sessions. They said if it were a street car, they could have gotten some more top end power for bigger peak numbers / bragging rights. The car performed flawlessly last weekend at Thunderhill with temps in the upper 90's.
Without further ado, here is the dyno.
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08-16-2006, 03:10 PM
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Yes, they richened it up mostly in the mid range. As the revs grow past 5k, the A/F tapers back to stock levels. I believe they adjusted timing slightly as well.
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08-17-2006, 08:41 AM
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It feels a little stronger in the midrange. It seems to be more noticeable on cool nights. 1st and 2nd go by a little faster.
Did I mix up the terminology? They brought the A/F from 14.1 down into the 13's. I'm a suspension guy, that's why I bring the car to the experts for the engine 
You can call them up for official pricing, but for me it only took an hour on the dyno followed by a brief road test. I was in and out in about 1.5 hours.
Don't you mean they were leaning it out a bit?, and then it richens up closer to redline? otherwise your AF graph would be the other way round.
Originally Posted by jsupetran
can I ask how much for the unichip and the dyno session total?
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08-17-2006, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by daveh
Brought my car over to the good folks at Z Car Garage last week for a unichip install and dyno tune. As usual, I am very happy with the work from Rob and crew. They know way too much about Z's..
My car is a weekend track toy so my goal was to safely take advantage of the breathing mods that I've added to my car over the years. Rob was able to get some added torque in the midrange to help me scoot out of corners. They conservatively tuned the top end keeping in mind that the car will be run hard for 30 minutes at a time during lapping sessions. They said if it were a street car, they could have gotten some more top end power for bigger peak numbers / bragging rights. The car performed flawlessly last weekend at Thunderhill with temps in the upper 90's.
Without further ado, here is the dyno.
My car is a weekend track toy so my goal was to safely take advantage of the breathing mods that I've added to my car over the years. Rob was able to get some added torque in the midrange to help me scoot out of corners. They conservatively tuned the top end keeping in mind that the car will be run hard for 30 minutes at a time during lapping sessions. They said if it were a street car, they could have gotten some more top end power for bigger peak numbers / bragging rights. The car performed flawlessly last weekend at Thunderhill with temps in the upper 90's.
Without further ado, here is the dyno.
08-17-2006, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by daveh
Did I mix up the terminology? They brought the A/F from 14.1 down into the 13's. I'm a suspension guy, that's why I bring the car to the experts for the engine
08-20-2006, 08:33 AM
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I haz da turbos
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Sorry, your right, richening it will lower the ratio. But i thought that a factory tune comes fairly rich already, and so to bring out the power, tuners lean it out a bit, to get a better and cleaner burn from the fuel. I'm really confused now!
08-24-2006, 06:32 AM
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With the Unichip Q you can. Turbonetics used the Unichip Q to raise the idle on the Spec V turbo system.
The Spec V also uses throttle by wire..or no?On the Z, we cant even raise the idle with the FCON, or the super expensive Marreli.
08-24-2006, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Sharif@Forged
ah..well tell us more! The Spec V also uses throttle by wire..or no?
On the Z, we cant even raise the idle with the FCON, or the super expensive Marreli.
The Spec V also uses throttle by wire..or no?On the Z, we cant even raise the idle with the FCON, or the super expensive Marreli.