Unitronic Stage 1 chip on 2.0

[Tesla]

My girlfriend wants me to pick my birthday gift ( I love you Sandra ), and being what I am I wanna go with Unitronic stage 1 chip for Speedle and me. I read many forums and reviews and decided to go with Unitronic over GIAC or APR, but there is one thing I am concerned about.... some people states their 2.0L engine is smoking more after chipping with Unitronic. Now... I know our 2.0 engines are factory set to run lean and Unitronic will set it up to run rich ( -er ), but how much, and will it really make my Bug go farting around and spitting clouds of smoke?

[iScott]

Not a clue. Josh is the only person I know that's chipped his 2.0 (before it went turbo). But be sure to follow up with the results! Good luck and happy birthday!

[Tesla]

Originally Posted by iScott

Not a clue. Josh is the only person I know that's chipped his 2.0 (before it went turbo). But be sure to follow up with the results! Good luck and happy birthday!

Thanks iScott! My B Day is on 17th of August but I am shopping around now and gathering informations before I go with installation. It's 350 CAD to do it today and I might wait for the VagKraft and may be get a better deal.

[Tesla]

How about other chips ( not fish and chips )? Any feedback on them?

[SMG]

A friend of mine had his 2.0 chipped by Unitronic and was really happy with the result.

[Tesla]

Cool! Do you have more details? Does his car spits smoke?

[SMG]

Originally Posted by Tesla

Does his car spits smoke?

...Why in the hell would it?

[Tesla]

How about too rich mix? I think rich mix is fine with 91 octane and Cone filter on the air intake. Too rich might smell like driving behind rusty slammed honda, not that I do that, I just noticed they fart!

[SMG]

You seriously think a reputable chip company would make the ECU run so rich that it smokes?

[Tesla]

Giac, APR and REVO, ... ok.. Neuspeed too, are reputable and people do not complain. Unitronic on the other hand, gives smoothest performance chip for 2.0 VW for competitive price and they can install it over the OBDII port, in 30 minutes ... well, that's what I was told first time over the phone. Next time guy explains how they may have to solder new chip and how the software might not install corectly over the port. Then I e-mail other shop and they offer killer price and quick install, tonight! And they are down the street!!!
But!.... few people online complains about more smoke, so I asked if orgers know does it farts on our 2 liters and how's the Bug doing after Unitronic installation?!

[Deserion]

Why would you chip a 2.0L without a turbo or S/C upgrade? It's not really cost-effective to do so. Now, if I chipped my 2.0 (TFSI)...

[SMG]

I agree with Des.. I don't think a chip is something you'd be impressed with as a gift. You could get a lot more enjoyment out of something else.

Now maybe if you were going to run a full exhaust, huge cam with an upgraded valvetrain, then yeah, you'd get a lot more enjoyment out of the car. A chip alone might give you 8hp, and you'd have to run premium. Not worth it IMO.

[Tesla]

I agree 2 . Might not be worth the money. I do plan full exhaust upgrade, and mild cam/lifters and springs and more, but not all at once. Piece by piece, and with the chip, I think every step will taste sweeter. And I run premium all the time

[SMG]

If you want to do it that way I'd really recommend Unitronic. They can reflash your car as you modify it from what I understand.

[Tesla]

There you go SMG I am not planing to go racing or 1/4 mile track. I am VW enthusiast and I want mu bug to run full capacity. I hope chipping will remap and unite all the upgrades I am planning to do in the future....long future I heard Giac, REVO and APR are aggresive, build for big time upgrades and big engines. I am looking for mild boost that will grow as mu bug grows, something that will not kill mu daily ride. I think Unitronic is the one.... as loong it's not farting

[SMG]

Neither Revo or APR make 2.0 8v chips.

[Tesla]

So I have no choice But I would like to hear from people that have chipped their 2.0 8v Beetles. Any chip! I know you have Neuspeed program uploaded with supercharger and I don't think you can tell me what it did to your 2.0 since it's a big upgrade all at once. I bet it rocks eh?

[SMG]

Meh... 2.0's just suck, no matter what's done to them.

[Tesla]

I hear you man. Are you sick of your bug? Get Unitronic chip... I hear it kick's butt .

[Tesla]

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