Does more MONEY mean more HP? - Unichip X Vs Safari Armax ECU
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ต.ค. 2019
- Please watch: "Ute VS Wagon chop"
• Should I Chop My Wagon... -~-
The Safari Install video : • Safari Armax ECU and S...
The Dyno shoot out video that Safari cracked the shits about here ;
Torqit Exhaust video here : • 4WD Exhaust System - L...
Safari Remote login Video here : • Remap Vs Safari ECU //...
So what do you guys think, Was i to harsh on Safari for how they treated me or was i more then fair with them?
Let me know in the comments below.
Massive thanks to Unichip for donation the Uni X to make this video possible.
Good honest video, a rarity nowadays amongst 4x4 youtubers. 👍
Thanks buddy. If I only have integrity then that’s enough for me.
Few more subscribers would be nice too 😆
I'd already decided to get the Uni X, and your video (and DASH's) has only reinforced the choice. Thanks for sharing the experience and the results. Subscribed.
Youre more than welcome buddy, glad it helped clear a few things up for you
It’s been nice knowing you. Maybe it would be a good idea to leave town for a few days?? How long have I been telling you UNICHIP FTW!!! 💪💪💪
😂. You keep saying that.
I’m waiting for a letter from Safari about something.
If they want to play funny buggers I see lots more videos about what they are doing being made. If they want to play dirty then I’m more then happy to share that with everyone.
Steve, I hate bullies! Especially big business bullies! Keep the good work up mate. Keep us informed!
I’m not generally a follower of your videos (sorry🤪) but I watched every minute of this one. The way safari have conducted themselves is shocking and shows they actually know very little about actually tuning cars.
Any of the top tuning companies will tell you (and prove) that every car and setup is different and from one to the next will behave differently.
Good on you mate and bigger the clowns, it’s about time Australian companies learnt how to actually treat customers again...and they wonder why everyone buys Chinese.
Well hopefully this videos turns you around and you feel I can provide some valuable content. If not. It’s been nice having you hear for this one at least.
Yes I agree. Company’s need to remember that the product is only half the experience and with social media around it’s a VERY small world.
Mate, well done! Great honest review!.....hard to come by in this "cash for comment" world!👌👍🍻
Oh Safari. You've put your foot in it.
Threatening to rip a unit out because a customer put THEIR CAR on a competitors dyno? Jealousy isn't a good look.
Was going to go down the Safari route but looks like Unichip just moved to the top of the evaluation list, with $1,500 in change.
Those torque figures though 👌
🤣.
The customer will talk with there wallets at the end of the day.
It’s a shame because the products not bad. It’s the ppl that ruin it.
@@Australian4x4Adventures but again, you did get free ECU though (very close to say being sponsored).... As business owner I'm not sure if my sponsee was to show competitor on Video. Lesson learned next time get everything in writing if you get free stuff.
@@Jay-_-Lee but that's just it. He received a product with a receipt (zero dollars) with no other obligations (in writing). He owns that product and can do what he liked. It wasn't sponsored otherwise we wouldn't listen to his recommendation because it would be manipulated. Safari thought they could own him, but they were wrong.
I had a similar experience a while ago when I was looking at installing a gturbo. I'm not sure if it was just me but as soon as I mentioned Unichip they changed their tone and wrote if I installed a Unichip they would void the turbo warranty and continued on giving me a hard sell with a few paragraphs why Unichip is bad. The threatening tone of the email made me feel very uncomfortable getting involved caught in the middle of a competing company war, so I decided it was in everyone's best interests to look for a different turbo product. It was a real shame and disappointment as gturbo appear to make good products with turbos that make a lot of power. Power isn't everything and I would prefer customer service that I can respect.
I haven't installed a Unichip but to honest the only problem I have found is sometimes it is a pain to get them to return messages.
Stay safe and good luck!
I was tossing up between safari and unichip for my 79 and ended up going unichip also.
Great product!!! Although for the 79 owners out there costs a bit more coz of the clutch upgrade but hey still worth it. And my unichip installed was awesome to deal with also.
🤙
Seriously appreciated the honesty. I'm not at all surprised by the results, 1 your paying for advising the other is just a dam good product. I have ARB intensity led's, they were on the vehicle when I brought it & know way r they worth the $$$$ & but again your paying for the advising.
Sometimes more money doesn’t mean better. And in this situation it’s bloody obvious
Great video mate, you always do great reviews. Not great that you are dealing with poor service, I purchased a Safari ECU after watching your vid... They will want to lift their game if they want to keep customers.
Keep up the great work.
Thank mate.
As I said in the vid. I still think their product is good. It’s well made and works great. But the way I was treated was unacceptable and I don’t want me or my channel associated with them anymore that’s all.
My old mans pretty happy with the unit I gave him.
I just left my local arb store and have ordered the safari! Sitting on the couch you tubing the product and found this !! Well now I’m canceling and calling uni !! Wow is all I can say ! Thanks so much for you honesty and keep up the good work 👍
Haha. Thanks buddy. I do try to be as absolutely honest as I can all the time.
I’m glad it’s helped you make your choice.
Shit hot mate, honest reviews and sticking it up em.
Thanks mate.
Wasn’t trying to stick it up them ( side benifits 😂) just wanted to tell the truth about what happened.
Well at the end of the day, as you say "the car is so much more drivable" clearly making the right choice. Love the honesty and manufacturers should be lapping that shit up, cause that is what sells stuff, honesty and treating people the right way.. Good for you champ...
Great review, and comparison. Keep up the great content.
Great video mate, good on you for keeping honest about what matters. Businesses treating customers with respect and integrity, you trusting your gut in terms of things not seeming right, and being unbiased in terms of what you have seen. Enjoy the extra power
Thanks mate.
Yeah it just didn’t seem right to me and if I can’t trust a company then I’m not going to trust them with my 30k motor.
@@Australian4x4Adventures 100% agree.
I imagine Safari will either be 1) aggressively enraged or 2) abnormally silent after this video. Keep us in the loop with which option they choose haha.
@@offroadcrusader my guess is they will doubble down on promo videos for popular 4wd influencers.
Essentially try and flood social media with positive story's from large following circles 🤷♂️💩
You can never be sued for slander if you preface comments with “in my opinion “.
It is not illegal to have an “opinion” no matter what the situation or the format!
Just ask John Cadogan from AutoExpert TV.
This is a very honest video about the safari stuff that's why I love this channel ..good stuff mate 😎👍👍👍👍
Thanks mate.
Not trying to bag the product. Just telling a story of what happened.
I only want to support products that have the full service which included good customer service
@@Australian4x4Adventures I know a few mates have unichip up here in the cape and honestly they haven't been a let down yet though I don't know anyone who has safari but so far it's unichip in my books 👍
This is Gold.
Thanks for telling it how it is and sticking up for consumers.
Cheers 🍻
Someone’s got to.
What a great video, loved the honest real world review
Awesome my man, I subscribed because of your honesty. Very rare these days.
The truth cost nothing. And thanks for the sub.
Good video, like everyone has said very honest! It was a little more based on your experience with them and not the products. But now a days the service and support are equally important 100%. Keep it up.
Yeah sorry I rambled on a bit to much about them I think and not enough about the products them self.
I think I just had to get the story off my chest.
Glad you still enjoyed it.
@@Australian4x4Adventures A+ for effort mate, it all takes time. One other thing that would have be awesome was a comparison of the warranty. But now I'm just being greedy!!
Great review mate, needs to be more people calling out shit service when it happens, instead of being traded off with products for silence.
Thanks for being a voice, and I hope it doesn’t generate any backlash for ya ✌🏻
Thanks buddy.
No back lash just yet but it’s only been a few weeks.
Great vid mate. I had the uni chip 3 on my last cruiser and loved it. Went with a remap on the latest one. Similar power figures, but nothing to see under the bonnet, which I like. Unichip have been doing this stuff since efi came about. It would be worth a try just so you can say you tried that also, possibly another video😂. As for your day I comparison low down torque is always the preferred option in these things.. good stuff.
😂.
I didn’t want to take the safari off at first I was really happy with it.
But I couldn’t and wouldn’t let them bully me and feel like I couldn’t ask for something to be changed. I wanted better service then that.
I did look at the remap route as well and it seemed like a good option but went the Unichip route on this one.
Yeah totally agree, silly buggers.
Nice video and well explained, I fitted the normal Unichip here in South Africa on my NA Mitsubishi L200 3.0 V6. Due to NA one can''t expect mush but as your tune mine as well allow for all the torque low in the rev range and that to me makes all the difference. With my experience with Unichip I'll spend the money again . Have a good one
Wow South Africa. That’s pretty cool.
I’ve found both the product and service absolutely amazing so far.
It’s amazing what a good company can do for your car.
@@Australian4x4Adventures That's where it all started.
Remap video - edit remote login vid, 8 comments down i mentioned it being not a true custom tune (edit) as i saw it!!, i left it at that after your reply (to hard to explain over the keyboard)
Great update and honesty and well explained.👍
I stand by what I said at the time because that’s all I knew at the time.
I’ve since educated myself a lot more on the subject. ( because of comments like yours ) so I can be more informative for my reviews.
Trying to improve.
Great video. I agree honest quality after sales service is what separates companies!
It’s 50% of the sale really.
These are the kind of reviews you'll never see on tv or the big names. Being able to speak straight and demand a better competitive product. If safari are smart enough they will admit fault and improve thief product. Putting their head on the sand is going to cost a lot of business. Keep up the awesome work Steve, channels gunna blow up!
Thanks mate.
It’s an advantage of being an independent TH-cam channel.
I try my best to be as honest as I can with every review I do even if it hurts my chances of getting other products.
I’d love the channel to keep growing 😂 but I doubt I’m good enough for anything massive.
Glad you enjoyed it but.
great video. I will be staying with Unichip also after very good experience with my Ranger.
I am currently researching what “chip” to get As I was looking at uni dp sf and st
You definitely pushed me away from sf
And headed me in the uni direction thanks for the “in your opinion view”
The people make the difference!!
Remembered!!
Hey buddy. Glad I could help out and provide some less known info on different company’s.
Well said mate love your work keep it up
Thanks mate. And will do. Thanks for watching.
Love your work Steve. Cheers Steve
Good video mate, Honest look at both. Hope there is not to much backlash for you from it 👍🏻
I think as a company they need to just let it go and move on.
I’m small fish in the grand scheme of things and if they have a go at me it turly shows their true nature.
Great honest video, thanks for sharing your experiences. 👌
No dramas at all buddy.
Unichip for your 76?
Australian 4x4 Adventures mmmmm does sound good, will it pull like a 14 year then ? 😂😂.
What a man! Love the honesty
Not about being a man. It’s about telling the truth no matter what.
Unchip reminds me of an old tv or computer. Huge boxes and old technology from the 70s look what a iPhone can do now surely a chip can be half the size.
Gets the job done though with great results 👍
Thanks mate. Great overview.
No probs man.
Glad you liked it.
Lots of other stuff on the channel too.
Thanks mate, excellent info. 👍
Would be interesting to dyno the snorkel versus standard intake. I saw their snorkel dyno video and in "my opinion", I smelt something not quite right.
Knowing what I know about them. I would never believe any of their social media stuff.
Stumbled across this video as I'm fitting uniX in my car soon. Can't wait tbh.
That Safari guy obviously has no idea about tuning! Putting chip in and doing power run not tuning lol he should just stick to making snorkels. BTW I think I watched video of you making rear drawers that were the best set of drawers from memory I think you said you were cabinet maker which helps a lot haha
I wonder who gave the 10 thumbs down 🤔🤔😆
Great honest video, well done for sharing your story.
Looking back at the safari video the alarm bells start going off when they say every car is the same.... blah blah we have done the research... blah blah.... if you change your exhaust we can fix the map in 10 seconds 🤔💩
Exactly right.
As I said in this vid . None of that sat well with me but I was a bit green at the time and didn’t want to rock the boat.
Now I’m a lot more about 100% honesty even if it hurts.
@@Australian4x4Adventures every time mate, so glad you stuck to your opinion and went this way.
Also I can see your body language in the first safari video in conflict with the situation 👍
As they say, hindsight is a wonderful thing 🤷♂️
Good on you mate. Keep uploading honest content 👍
Thanks mate. I plan on it.
Good honest feedback without the BS. Well done.
Thanka mate, thats all im trying to do, just honest feedback
@@Australian4x4Adventures - While this is fresh in my mind, have you guys done any testing with regards to a Torque Converter Locking device like Richards Auto ?th-cam.com/video/IFKmToSlU3c/w-d-xo.html&feature=emb_logo
great review, sorry about your experience at safari mate that's shooitt house. respect for the boys looking after you like that
Absolutely. Unichip went above and beyond for me. It’s good to know there are still good ppl in business
Good to know, I was speaking with Safari at the 4x4 show a while back and they seemed pushy and I had the ours is the best vibe. needless to say, I went in a different direction.
Yeah... they seem to think there own s*#+ don’t stink which isn’t a good way to run any business.
Good stuff mate, go with your gut feeling every time 👍
Uni x having the egt and coolant temp correction maps are hands down the best safety features I've seen out of all the diesel aftermarket tuning options
Nothing wrong with honest reviews 👍 but don’t forget people, it isn’t difficult to get more horse power and torque if you tweek the parameters in a chip or a remap... but be careful what you wish for 😉
Absolutely agree. Lots of cowboys out there.
I had a Safari snorkel. Actually I’m planning to fit in a Safari ECU when my car is out of warranty. Thanks for your video. I will not do it anymore. I’m just feel very uncomfortable that as a brand with a big name, the way they buy their reputation. It’s a shame.
Btw, after you fit in the unit chip, there’s a significant increase on the Torque. I’m guessing you’ve done several off road trips. Did you have a check your transmission? Is there anything wrong? I’m just a bit concern about the reliability of the transmission after tune....
Well put mate service delivery is a key part in product success! Open and honest reviews to products are what we are all after and thanks for stepping up and keeping it real! Looks like I may have found the next mod for my 200 cheers mate :) Not sure Courtney will be happy with me but hey them's the breaks :P
Thanks buddy.
I’m too honest for my own good sometimes but when it comes to this stuff it’s great for ppl like yourself to get a real opinion on a product from someone who’s got one.
So many ppl will either say it’s good because they spent lots on it or because they got it for free.
@@Australian4x4Adventures very true mate cost does not always equal quality or in some instances cost does not guarantee quality of service. Although I like the flash stuff it is not always necessary or fit for purpose.... but that's between you me and the youtubers :)
Great video just one question how many Klms has car done at time of comparison and have you had the intake carbon cleaned ?
Hey thanks for the comment, The 200s done 170,000 km now and i done an intake clean and catch can at 110,000 km,
And that's what you call sticking to your guns and being you and honest how your own personal situation played out
Exactly buddy.
Not trying to dis a product or be harsh to anyone.
But I had a story to tell and I told it.
All we have in life is our integrity
Just had a Armax snorkel fitted to my Ranger but it will be Unichip under the bonnet best of both.
Exactly the setup in run on my 200 now.
Good one mate but you're still too kind. That safari guy was a salesman snake with no clue. Maybe the next step is a couple of GTurbos and an ECU tune ;)
great video mate , just ordered a new 200 , and need good advice like yours
Thanks buddy.
Lots of vids for you to enjoy 😉
Thanks for a no Bullshit run down on these products. I’m not into chipping vehicles ( Each to their own) of course, but the way Safari was conducting them selves was appalling. In today’s World where everyone has cameras & videos at their disposal, you would think they would not try to ( Fudge/Manipulate & Bully)this Shit on average people to Rip them Off. Safari is over priced for what you get. Keep up the Good Work Mate👍🍺
Hey Steve, love the video, do you get much smoke out the exhaust on hard acceleration?
Next to nothing. It’s a pretty clean tune.
Hard to believe they dont have a generic map for 33in tyres...smaller diameter tyres to give a higher dyno number by the sounds of it.
I still hate diesel, but did enjoy the vid.
Customer service will always win in the end, even better when it's cheaper.
Hahaha. Well I’m glad I could get you to watch me rolling coal 😆.
Customer service is king.
@@Australian4x4Adventures Can't avoid it, my Dad will never leave diesel, even worse he is starting to talk about 200s... I'll just be over here in my soccer mum SUV living that quiet idle life.
Funny huh we used to make brackets for the snorkels for safari and cooler kits they still owe my work thousands of dollars don't pay their bills either
Hey mate the ARMax gives two extra benefits I believe. Warranty on engine / gear train and lower torque on each gear change for a smoother ride. Does the unichip offer that....your commentary will be much appreciated. Also the wiring on unichip is it IP68...
Hey bud.
Yes they offer the drive train warranty just like safari and the torque is also reduced for gear changes.
It also ramps power up and down based on engine temps as well.
Hi Mate great vids but wasn’t the power run in your Safari ecu video that shows the Dyno screen at about 14min 20 secinto the vid showing 177.1 kw / 461.2 for Armax ecu and snorkel not 146.5kw / 326.6 which I thought was the Armax snorkel only run.
Happy to be corrected and no I have no affiliation with anyone either just doing research for a good safe engine boost for my 200 series
Cheers
Shane
Hey mate.
It was something like that ( can’t remember the exact figure ) but that’s because they made me put smaller tyres on to show a higher figure.
We re ran it with the 33” muddies I run normally at Unichip and it only made the 146 then re tuned it with the Unichip and got the 180 something with the 33s on still.
Great video and tough subject to get across in a video. I understand why you have said what you have but i reckon it would have been better just to let it go and focus on the positives with your experience so far with unichip.
I was thinking that as well at one point.
But my whole idea of this channel is to be open and honest with my audience so that means sharing the bad things too sometimes.
But yes it had crossed my mind and I had a few friends suggest to just leave it, but that’s just not me.
Glad you found it informative at least.
@@Australian4x4Adventures it is a fine balance, hopefully one that you have struck and one these safari guys are comfortable with. Seem like they are the ones to dig there heals in.
Thanks mate.
I tried to be as fair as I could.
Hopefully they learn from this and not just lash out.
I disagree. Companies who treat customers poorly should be pointed out. Protects other customers
G’day Steve, what was your original rational on a chip install? (both brands) I am at the point of debating either a direct ECU tune verses the UniChip/tune.
I liked the idea of being able to remove it if something ever went wrong.
I could change it to the next car and just get it retuned.
And I get multiple tunes as a pose to a one tune fits all situations
Do you still rate the safari armax snorkel for the 200? I’ve heard people are complaining about the drone being unbearable and there’s a lot of vibration through the snorkel. I’ve purchased an armax snorkel but am hesitant to install now
I love the snorkel. I think it’s a great bit of kit and I can’t hear any droning out of it as all.
But I have heard some ppl say it drones.
Good on you.
I'm currently researching many different chips and remaps.
It seems both have pros and cons.
I do rather like the idea that if a chip fails in a remote location then according to many different sales people then it's a matter of unplugging it and returning the vehicle back to factory specs.
However it does seem that the remap makes more power.
What's your thoughts on both?
Both the safari and Unichip are great bits of hardware.
Unichip for me wins out based on price and better performance.
A remap is only as good as the tuner you fine and can’t just be unplugged if something does go wrong.
Automotive accessories is a litigious industry. This is why John Cadogans videos are full of “in my opinion” statements, haha
It would be good to see the power and torque curves for each setting of the unichip XAlso does the unichip increase fuel rail pressure on each setting?
Shoot me a msg on Instagram and I’ll send you the photo of the full graph from all 5 tunes.
Suppliers seem to forget customer service, and with internet, that customers can also do a little research.
thx for the info and good one too.. can only hope you don't hear anything back from safari....
Fingers crossed 🤞 that’s for sure
Hence why (even though is probably well designed) I steer clear of the products, no need for bullying, harassment, threats and jealousy. Only got time for those genuine, nice, polite and experienced people and products.
Great video
Thanks buddy.
Time for another drag race!!
Ohhhhhh yeah it is.
FFS Dash don't do a drive shaft this time!😉🤣Ya makin the 62 look bad!🤪🍻
Doesn’t take much to make a 62 look bad 😂
Dave and I are in talks for another video together. 😉. Watch this space.
Hi mate where did you get the tune done? Was this in SA?
I got it done in melb at dynomotive. Unichip head office.
Bloody awesome honest review mate, are you still running the unichip x and are you still happy with it? I was nearly ready to pull the trigger on a safari ecu but now thinking the unichip x?
Yeah still running the Uni X and loving it still.
It’s by far my fav mod I think.
Australian 4x4 Adventures I have stumbled across your TH-cam channel tonight and can’t stop watching, your reviews are some of the most honest and In detailed I’ve seen! Love your work!! Keep them up, I’m in BRISBANE and will be looking for a uni x distributor up here, 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks mate.
I’ve always promised to be as open and honest as I can with the entire channel. Even if it loses me deals.
If you wanna see some real raw footage to prove how open and honest I am. Check out my latest vid. The title is “ it’s all over “ on the thumbnail.
Australian 4x4 Adventures just watched it mate, my wife and I have tried for years and it just wasn’t meant to be! 😔 but am happy and Humbled by your journey! You’ll do just fine!! 👍🏻
Was intercooler on before armax tune? And has fuel economy decreased? As power delivery is now in a different rev range.
No the intercooler was after the Armax was installed.
I mentioned in the video that I went back to safari to see if they would re tune the car with the new cooler and they weren’t very forthcoming with an answer and informed me that it won’t make any difference.
That’s when I went to Unichip. It’s all explained in the video
@@Australian4x4Adventures yeah copy that. I think I've seen standard coolers with uni x runnin 700nm so you can tell ya mates at armax😜 that it is good for 85nm more at the wheels, and I'm tipping inlet temps wld be down by 4-10°c at least. Good vids bro good to see you vented that bullshit on the mainstream too, good onya!!
Liked and Subscribed! Thanks for your review. I've heard about bad customer service stories with Safari and this had caused me to look around. I love their product but the price is too much! Like Safari, does the Unichip also monitor EGT? as i thought this was a good safety feature. Thought this was why power was more limited as it could have been safer. Feedback would be appreciated.
Hey buddy. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy some other vids of mine as well.
Unichip can do a EGT probe as well as an option but they swear by the fact that coolant temp monitoring is just as good if not better.
I’ve got other vids on how Unichip setup their systems and we cover this exact topic.
Hope that helps
@@Australian4x4Adventures thanks for the quick reply! I will check out your other vids on this. Keep up the good work.
Hey Steve
I’m getting a unichip put on in the new year, now that you have been running for a month or so are you happy with the setting or is their one you would like to change ie high idle , thesis response throttle for rocky terrain
You get the gist
Cheers
Hey buddy.
Yeah I’ve had it on the car for almost 3 months now and still loving it.
I generally run it on the towing map because it just feels the nicest for driving around home.
Smooth but still plenty of power.
The power map is amazing but only really use it when I feel like driving a little nuts or someone NEEDS to be overtaken right now 😂.
Offroad map is amazing. Didn’t like it to start with as the throttle was really soft and it took me a day to get use to it but now it’s great.
No jerky throttle and nice and smooth.
The immobilized map I use more then I thought. I park my car with the keys left in it all the time 😂.
So I put it to that map and I feel a little better about it.
The one map I don’t like and will prolly change is the eco map. Feel flat and I don’t like it.
I’m going to change that to the high idle for winch and battery charging at camp.
Cheers for that, I too am guilty for leaving the keys in the car, I don’t even lock my work trucks!
Great advise
Did you end up doing a vid on the intercooler? Might be coming up time to do a recap on your rig 👊🏼
I’ve had a few dramas with it and only really just got it all sorted so I do need to do a recap vid fairly soon.
Coolio, as in a chat a while back I did a cross country kit on mine and am pretty happy😊, yea a recap would be good 👍
Hey mate, hope you had a great day yesterday, forgot to ask, we’re did you end up locating your map select switch
Just working out we’re to put mine
Cheers
Will stick with my Waeco 50ltr.Under 3 amp at start,never missed a beat.
Kevin Turton I’ve broken 3 weacos in my car I’ll never touch another one that’s for sure.
On the upper right part of the inside, is the bear looking thing intentional? 10:24
Way to keep it honest mate! No need to sell your soul for larger corporations 👍🏼😂
Exactly my thoughts.
A custom tune on a dyno, done by a professional of course, is always going to out do a generic tune. It will get your afr's correct and keep your car in safe parameters. I'm sure the safari is "safe", but its not exact to your car. All cars have slight differences and that's why you custom tune for best results. Sad they had to be like that over something you did for a bit of fun with Dash. That says a lot about them sadly.
I'd never heard all this about Safari before, I have a deposit down for one at the moment... Do you know if they are good for honouring the drive train warranty they offer? That was the main selling point for me.
I have no reason to think they wouldn’t honor the warranty.
Unichip offer the same warranty but. FYI
I hear you can use the unichp on the 4.8 Nissan patrol petrol
Is this correct
I run 35s and tow a camper off road
Is there anyone in SA to fit them
Thanks
Yeah absolutely can.
Not sure who the retailer is in SA.
Give Dynomotive a call and I’m sure they will point you in the right direction.
The unichip custom tune graph looks so much better than the safari. The torque increase is insane...
It drives so much better as well
Haha, absolutely great channel matey
Thanks buddy. Really appreciate the kind words. I try my best
@@Australian4x4Adventures Anytime Matey. Just wondering if you have done any videos or information on a good Upgrade Kit for a 2017 Ford Ranger 3.2 manual, My very first 4X4, I brought one the other day. Haha Unichip, I'll be purchasing, thanks to you.
This is what I've found so far. From other channels.
- Unichip
- 3 inch Exhaust/ Dump Pipe
- Turbo/Intercooler
- Stainless Steel Snorkel
- Larger Fuel injection ports
And what's your thoughts on a Blow off valve for a 4x4, would it be beneficial?
Any information on a good Upgrade Kit would be awesome. Cheers matey.
Hahaha. Yeah Unichip would work wonders for a Ranger.
Unfortunately I don’t know ahead about the ranger gear as I’ve never owned one.
I’d prolly just go with a decent bullbar and a lift kit with some muddies and see how that goes to start with.
I personally wouldn’t bother with a blow off valve but each to there own I guess.
@@Australian4x4Adventures Haha, Yea I've seen blow off valves on other peoples channels. Wondered if there was an actual difference.
Cheers heaps for the replies matey. I wish you the very best for your future endeavours.
A mate of mine has had a Safari unit on his ranger for the last 3 years and has run like a dog. More power...just.... but smoked like a bastard at idle FFS! It finally shit itself one day and just stopped dead with the check engine light lit up. After testing what was wrong found the actual wiring loom had broken down!! Ripped it out and has run a lot better.. down on power but heaps cleaner and smoother!!
Interesting video and I like your channel but it would be good to know how they got the additional power. As in, is it because the tune is more aggressive and thus riskier? Also, because safari made it hard to update the tune, we will never know if their tune for your mods would have netted similar power. Not your fault though. It could have been a positive story for them but it turned into a negative one, ironically due to them trying to protect their reputation.
That’s exactly what I was trying to do for them even after everything else.
But yes. They made it far to hard for me to keep trying with them.
I don’t want to speculate on how they got more power as I don’t know the ins and outs.
Prolly a question better asked direct to unichip.
I have a heap of msg back and forth between me and them, and they repeatedly told me it wouldn’t make a difference
Australian 4x4 Adventures I totally understand. But if you can bet unichip to do a video with someone from them talking about how they do their stuff, within bounds of not instructing others on how to copy their work or commenting on Safari, it would be a great follow up.
Cheers.
In short, yes.
If it makes more power it has either more boost/fuel/timing in it, or a combination of those and yes will reduce the life of involved components, but that's the price we pay for more fun :)
No doubt the Safari setup would have yielded similar results, most of these companies all known more or less the same stuff.
With the service he was geting and the price they wanted though, why would you bother.
You don't have the to have the absolute best product in a market to do well in it, customer service is worth a LOT.
Peter J unichip have hePs of vids on their insta and FB page👍
Out of curiosity, does the Unichip offer a decent warranty? I know the Safari ECU retains a huge engine/driveline warranty and I really think that's where the strength in the product lies. Not trying to stir the pot, a genuine discussion point I think.
Alot of people are waiting until their vehicles are out of Toyota warranty to get power upgrades. Really, the Safari kit offers a full 5 engine engine/driveline warranty on new cars no there would be no need to wait?
Good question.
Unichip offer the same 5 year 100,000km warranty for new cars. Same as safari.
All in writing also the same as safari
I worked for a shop that was a unichip agent before Dynomotive took the license over.
It was as close to a nazi regime as you could get. If we had a faulty set of tuning pots, they would not even send a replacement pair until they had our pair back in their hands.
No sharing of knowledge from other shops, no access to diesel wiring schematics (as it was all dtronic owned)
Was literally a total waste of a product.
Dymototive send the product on a path to success when they took it over, but I think it could still be in a league of its own if a USA type open platform product was adopted and more people had access to this great product.
What's your fuel Consumption average after the chip now?
Pretty much identical to before.
But with more power
@@Australian4x4Adventures and what's that at?
I'm only asking just because I feel I'm running on the high end. Lift, 32s, roof rack and it's doing Around 16/100
where are you getting 5k price for armax ecu from? im getting mine installed in a week on my Ranger and it cost me $3500 installed. still exxy dont get me wrong but if it were 5k i definitely would not have gone that route.
I said in the video it was 5k including the Armax snorkel.
@@Australian4x4Adventures so you paid 1.5k for a snorkel? I'm so confused.
I didn’t pay anything at all. I got it all for free. Did you watch the video? If you did you would of known that.
I’m just going off what safari told me the retail was on the full kit installed.
Some may get it cheaper and the price may have even dropped from when I was told the price.
Does that clear things up for you?
@@Australian4x4Adventures it kind of does, just means the info in your video is miss leading because you stat several times it is "X" price, although the price you mention is severely inaccurate. ahh well.
I don’t feel it’s misleading at all.
I am clear that it’s for both the ECU and snorkel and I was told at the time that it’s always a package deal because that’s how the ECU is tuned.
Sorry you feel it’s misleading but I don’t see how.
What was the back lash from this video
Nothing.
I didn’t say anything wrong so they couldn’t have a go at me.
118kw/550Nm...is this correct for stock cruiser?
Well after all this...this is how I'm seeing these numbers..
Toyota V8 4.5L
118kw/550nm. Stock
144kw/620nm. Safari $5000
166kw/785Nm Uni X $2500
Nissan 4cy 3.0L CRD
192Kw / 808Nm ECPT $1000
So many variables in the process.
2 wheel dyno
4 wheel dyno
Temps on the day
Tyre size
Safty In the tune
It’s not about the final numbers it’s about the % increase over factory.
@@Australian4x4Adventures Cheers for the reply...Fyi... Im on your side BTW 👍
We got the answer to my above question, the reason why the Nissan Patrol 3l is able to push 190rwkw /800rwNm after a remap has something to do with the CRDs are balanced from Factory, have the DOHC setup 4val/pc.. and some other crazy stuff which too long to fill in here..but has been done. factory after the DI versions went to shit.
Anyway keep up great work!
Great video ive alot
Thanks mate.
I've had a unichip in my zd30 patrol grenade for 3yrs now and never had an issue.
They are a good thing thats for sure
JT or PWR intercooler ? 🙏🙏
So the Safari dyno run was done on smaller tyres, which gives you higher dyno numbers, and still only made 25kw more?
Did it actually have a tune on it or was it an empty box? 🤣
Pretty much hey.
Unichip is definitely leaps and bounds ahead
Does it shorten the life of the injectors ?
Prolly a question better asked direct to unichip. I’m not qualified to answer 100% accurately
Great review, awesome mindset... Helped me make my decision UNICHIP LC200
Thanks bud.
Don’t forget to let unichip know that you’ve seen my video when you order it.
Helps me out by them knowing that I’ve helped that’s all.
What wrong with remapping through the Kess Ksuit method? You don't need a new ECU.
Nothing wrong with remapping for the main part.
2 down sides but.
1. It can come down to how good the tuner is. Which unichip falls into that bracket as well.
2. It can’t be removed if you’re trouble shooting something. Or if Toyota reflash the car for an update it’s wiped.
@@Australian4x4Adventures So at the end of the day if you love spending money at Toyota and cant rationally diagnose the people with a good OB2 tool, then you should buy a Uni chip? I see the typical corolla driver is infectious indeed with in the 4X4 community. mmm
Sorry I’m a little confused by your comment.
Unichip / dynomotive is also a mechanical shop as well and do full services on all males and models.
You don’t need a unichip to be a customer of theirs.
@@Australian4x4Adventures Good to know they provide full service to all males :) clearly with a happy ending.....
Adrian you can use either method, both are valid. Chip vs remap, they both have their pros and cons. Why do you think the remap is better?
Does this chip have a warranty matey?
Hey buddy.
Yeah it does. From memory it was 3 years or 100,000km.
But I could be wrong on that so best to check with unichip directly
@@Australian4x4Adventures Wow amazing Matey thank you. I'm booking my 4x4 in.
UNICHIP is the best!!!
I agree. 😂
why does america not use either of these on seemingly anything??