turtle1678

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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.

06dieselZ

Maybe he sucks ***** at tuning

track1z

iTrader: (4)

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.

xav_350z

iTrader: (5)

maybe he's into sound systems

booger

iTrader: (6)

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

Highway Riding

iTrader: (6)

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

athenG

iTrader: (2)

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.

GTM

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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

OldDirty Z33

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

imonlykidden

iTrader: (11)

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)

Highway Riding

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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..

one350zfan

iTrader: (11)

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!

drap660

iTrader: (4)

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

doug

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

doug

iTrader: (5)

AEM

blueper4mancez

iTrader: (25)

you should ask him about the pro-efi.

athenG

iTrader: (2)

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...

Glex25

iTrader: (11)

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.

athenG

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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

350Z400rwhp

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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.