so I just got off the phone with sound performance IL and I asked about getting a tune on my car with the Utec and the guy there said they wont do it b/c the utec is junk and that too many guys blow out their motors and they dont want to be responsible for it.

 

Maybe he sucks ***** at tuning

 

Its more like he doesn't know how to tune it.Its not the EMS its the tuner who tunes it.I bet he is willing to sell you something he carry's.

 

maybe he's into sound systems

 

Seems every new piggyback that came out has gotten good hype to begin with , but a year or so down the road the truth about it comes out . Nothing new about this one niether . My tuner said it was better than the E-manage , but still not that good

 

This isn't the first time i've heard of Utec's not being on par with full standalone systems..

 

Because it is not a Standalone.... Have you compared the price of it to a standalone?

OP.. Ask him what is his suggestion. I'm pretty sure he'll say Fcon if he's a dealer...lol

As a matter of fact, Utec saved my Engine when I had a case of Bad Gas.. I went to Exon and all of a sudden I'm knocking crazy at any boost. Good thing utec was pulling timing when it happened.

 

I am not a fan of the UTEC, everyone knows that, but to say the UTEC is destroying engines is like saying that guns are killing people.

Sorry, just because you don't like a units interface/way it works doesn't justify saying it destroys engines, they work well in low boost or N/A applications.

P.S. I still don't like UTECs

-George

 

my tunner said the same thing that utecs are not that good. he recomended a unichip??

 

Hmmm, I have a UTECH is this a plee to make people like me think UTECH's are bad and to spend another 1k on a fcon, or hultech? (spelling)

 

yeah about a $4-500 difference without the harness. I personally would feel alot safer with a good standalone that is tuned to perfection than a piggback that could fail for a number of reason.. Honestly i don't know much if anything about tunning but everyone has always pointed me to the fcon and friends i ride with use microtech and haltech..

 

utec controlling boost and NO2 on stock block for almost a year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEZrd_CbomU

Tuned by Jeremy at PF!

 

Wow, saying that utec's are blowing up motors is insane

 

holy **** had to look at the post date.. where the hell you been hiding?

 

AEM

 

you should ask him about the pro-efi.

 

Ok, show me a bill of an FCON Vpro installed/tuned for $1700. Utec can be installed tuned for around $1400. Oh, Utec has an active knock control so you may want to add the HKS Knock Amp on that price. I'll be the first one in line for a full standalone installed/tuned for under $2000. Even Haltech cost $2000+ alone just for the unit.

Edit: Most HKS dealer charge around $3000 for the VPro installed and Tuned and that is without the Knock Amp...

 

Utec Blowing up motors

I been running APS TT with the Utec for 1.5 yrs and car is still running strong.

As a matter of fact I tried jumping into a Standalone(Lets just say it was one of those that are locked to a tuner/dealer) and it was a total nightmare for 5 months, It was so bad that I have gone back to a Utec.

As far as Sound Performance(Spracing) they are a PROEFI dealer and probably rather just deal with that EMS than any other.

 

I remember VTR said that they have a box full of Utec coz it is garbage, so I ask what do you recommend for replacement. The answer is Reflash and SS box... lol

 

This is just how it goes I guess. 6 months ago everyone said to go with a Utec, that's part of the reason I went with one. I think my car runs just fine with it but I am supercharged so I guess that is easier to tune. I think the Utec is the best bang for the buck for sure. I'm sure a good tuner could make a car run better with an e-manage over a Haltech tuned by someone who is inexperienced. So with a good tuner and 450 or less whp a Utech is fine.