Dr.Pepper 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 I want to get my VR chipped.I've had a quote from AMD for a remap, and a slightly more expensive quote from Stealth for a unichip device.Has anyone had theirs chipped? Which option did you choose and are you happy with the results?Cheers.I've also asked this on the club gti forum Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 you'll probably get similar results but the unichip although more expensive initially can then be remapped for the cost of rr time (about £40 an hour) so if you plan on doing more engine mods thats the one to go for... wither that or leave the remap till last Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 AMD have a reputation for overstating the power gains on their chips too. I'm guessing the Stealth option is a Dastek chip? Link to post Share on other sites
Dr.Pepper 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 I believe it is, yeah. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 stealth use dastek and iv heard some dodgythings about amd fiddling the tranny loss to gain phantom bhp personally id goto stealth but having said that iv just had an off the shelf powerchip fitted by collins perfomance engineering in congleton cheshire for £176 all in took about 1 hour and initial reaction is it seems a bit quicker deffo smoothed out the flat spot at 4-5k revs due too the schrick and also the mpg stayed suprisingly high but that may not last lol Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 How does an off-the -shelf chip work properly with a schrick? Link to post Share on other sites
MSV83 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 i heard that the guy that use 2 do the chips at AMD now does them for stealth and he is suposed to be very good. not sure if this is true?? Link to post Share on other sites
malcolm 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Dr Peeer ... what prices were you quoted Link to post Share on other sites
Dr.Pepper 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 £350+VAT from AMD£375+VAT from Stealth Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 £350+VAT from AMD£375+VAT from Stealth thats not cheap ,hope its worth it well happy with my 150+vat chip Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 i also had the same chip as ingham fitted today and it seems good btw uv made a typo in ur sig jason hehe Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 like justin says, the dastek is a piggy back so although initial expense is high compared to "off the shelf" chips it does cut costs when more mods are added as it only requires a rr session to re-map it, not a complete new chip! i cant see how an "off the shelf" chip can work well with a vgi either tbh? Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 il find out next monday when i get a power run done Link to post Share on other sites
mightyvr6 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 do collins do rolling road chip tuning then or do they give you a chip and hope for the best?[ Edited Mon Jan 31 2005, 08:22PM ] Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 i heard that the guy that use 2 do the chips at AMD now does them for stealth and he is suposed to be very good. not sure if this is true??yeah theres a guy called geoff from amd who does the custom mapped chips for stealth Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 do collins do rolling road chip tuning then or do they give you a chip and hope for the best?if its an off the shelf chip I think they just plug them in and off u go... not a good idea for a modded engine I wouldnt thinkIm having a dastek fitted on thursday at engine advantages in essex Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 I had a dastek from stealth, it's worth the extra money for the reassurence of stealth reputation, ive heard countless stories of over-rated figures from AMD... Link to post Share on other sites
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