Today was a good day.. Unichip + Fumoto Install

[pgeist]

Originally Posted by BC-Boy

do you have issues when idling ?

I have the idle issue only with the A/C on with and without the Unichip.

[The Racers Line]

Originally Posted by Rombinhood@OpenFlash

There is now an option that does not modify the stock tune file with license data. With the OpenFlash Tablet, you actually read and save your entire 1.3mb rom file when you first plug it it. That file is available to write back to your ecu at any time.

And that's why I have been researching openflash as an option. Also not having to have a pc laptop to use is a huge plus. (Mac guy)

[Rombinhood@OpenFlash]

Originally Posted by DoomsdayJesus

I just cancelled my unichip order, despite all the reading I'd done I didn't realize the limitations. It does seem like a really great bargain if you don't want to get into heavy tuning with a shop, but after talking to Bob at Drift Office he recommended using another method for tuning as well.

Unichip certainly still seems like a pretty good option, it's just depending on what you want to accomplish. For people wanting as easy/cheaper tune it seems like a solid way to go.


So Open Flash wouldn't leave any footprint? I know we can flash back our stock ROM but doesn't it still leave evidence that it's been re-flashed?

It's hard to gauranty if any tune will or will not leave any type of footprint. In the case of the OpenFlash Tablet, the stock map you can write back into your ECU (before dealership visits) is 100% stock. Byte for byte.

With other flashing solutions (Ecutek and BRZedit), the map isn't identical to the factory file. If the ROM is read at the dealership level, they can determine if the ECU has been modified. But I have never heard of a dealership reading the file off an ECU so I think this may be an unreasonable concern.

[The Racers Line]

Originally Posted by Rombinhood@OpenFlash

It's hard to gauranty if any tune will or will not leave any type of footprint. In the case of the OpenFlash Tablet, the stock map you can write back into your ECU (before dealership visits) is 100% stock. Byte for byte.

With other flashing solutions (Ecutek and BRZedit), the map isn't identical to the factory file. If the ROM is read at the dealership level, they can determine if the ECU has been modified. But I have never heard of a dealership reading the file off an ECU so I think this may be an unreasonable concern.

I'm not sure why I never put this together, but you guys worked with Vishnu performance?! I come from the BMW world. I think I just found my tuning option...