The Unichip.
 

O.k., since I am considering a Protege, I decided to email the Dyno shop in San Diego. I live in San Diego county. He says they can do the Proteges.

I will be emailing him back.

With all the extreme negativity about this, I decided to ask them about it.

There are other dealers listed here:

http://www.theracersgroup.com/dealerlisting.html


The reason I decided to send them an email??? Because I understand how these programs work like none of you here. I have actually altered my own program using a Techtom rom board and an eprom programmer in my Toyota Tacoma. Granted, the Unichip does not use rom boards and eproms in the ECU itself. So, it is a different device. It also REQUIRES the car to be dyno tuned. In other words, several runs would need to be performed on the car. This is exactly why I know they cannot lie about whether it works or not. The dyno removes all of the BS. It either works or it does not.

Also, I want to point out that the piggyback device referred to in the FAQ is designed to lean the fuel mixture ONLY. It is not designed to advance the timing. Also, I would agree that it would not override the stock max load values for fuel output.

I still drive my Toyota Tacoma with the timing advanced as much as possible and no fuel leaning as this particular vehicle runs the best without the fuel leaning.

Remember that a computer chip can be designed for a specific application, but for most of us it would be designed to advance the timing and lean the fuel mixture a little bit. Of course, this would require premium fuel.

Please do not send a response telling me that the max load timing and fuel maps take over on a chip like this. They DO NOT!
That is a complete farce. On a proper upgrade, the entire fuel and timing map can be altered. Granted, more fuel is always added as the load increases, but this number can also be altered.

I personally feel that the Protege could benefit from a timing advance. Just a guess, but how does 15-17 deg BTDC sound?

I am not in favor of leaning the fuel mixture because the engine does not handle it as well as the total number of miles increase. I noticed this on my Tacoma. After 100k, I needed to remove the fuel leaning. Now, you could have them lean the fuel mixture as well and then have them alter the program at 100k? Just a thought.

I will be referencing this website in my email.

O.k.
 

I finally got a reply from The Dyno Shop.

Here is what he had to say:

Hi Scott,

The unichip works great. It allows us to trim A:F ratio and advance live while on the dyno. I have not had a chance to check out the wiring diagram for the protege but it should not be a problem. I would be happy to get a car tuned for you and I know you will love it.

Sincerely;
Mark MacNeil
markemac@quixnet.net


Please keep in mind that this is just at http://www.thedynoshop.com Everyone would need to pick a dealer within their area from the Racers Group because this REQUIRES your car to be on the dyno. But, please keep in mind that this also removes the BS that is so prevalent in automotive performance.

I won't be surprised if the wiring scheme is the same as a OBD-II Ford.... afterall, it uses the EEC V