Dastek questions

[TrevorRS]

I have been hunting around for info for quite a while now and cant find much.

I have found a dastek chip out of a 106gti and i was wondering if it will fit my 01 3 plug vtr. i dont mind witing.

I cant find out alot about these, it seems to be the older chip, alu case with a red'y coloured dastek sticker, not the new "q" type.

Im hoping for now to get a exhaust and enclosed induction and get it mapped to suit would it do the job ok?

does it come witht the mapping software or is that a fortune to buy?

bit of a long post:oops:

Cheers
Trevor

[goodall3518]

stay away from chips imo

but

mapping usually is a few hundred quid, combined with mods etc

[TrevorRS]

the dastek is more like a powercommander for a bike, i.e a piggy back tuning unit. as far as i can tell

Its not a dirty dirsel "performance chip" for £35 off ebay.

I know the cost of getting it mapped, but i was wondering can you buy the software to do it yourself?

Im not greatly into the electronics thing to be honest, but i have been jetting cars for a fairwhile aswell as the ever tempremental 2 stroke race bike...

[goodall3518]

ohhh right
well im a novice at remapping so im not sure
i suppose you cold if you had the correct diagnostic equipment/software/knowledge?

[blackie_2k5]

mate if your just running an exhaust and induction etc there really no need for the dastek? you could just get your original ecu remapped or chipped? only really need a dastek if you want to run a turbo or bodies etc,

[TrevorRS]

mate if your just running an exhaust and induction etc there really no need for the dastek? you could just get your original ecu remapped or chipped? only really need a dastek if you want to run a turbo or bodies etc,

Im well aware of all that but thanks for pointing it out, and imo the first thing that should be done to any car is a aftermarket ecu/piggyback system to correct the universal map used.

[Andy_K]

Dastec will run with your mods. iirc they are hard wired into your loom, so i see no reason why it shouldn't work on your car, as you say it is just a piggyback ecu to suppliment your oe ecu.

No software with them i dont think (I never got software with either of the ones i have had previously). Dealers will map it for you, and fit if required, but the price I was quoted to do this was as much as having the original ecu mapped by someone like Chipwizards which will have the same effect really

[williamsvts]

the old style dasteks wont run on 3 plug ecu saxos.
not 100% if the dastek Q does either.