dastec

1. RICKYP-RPM Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 ower ere Posts: 1282 shitroen spaxo vts

   #1 16th December 2007, 20:42

   are these any good?
   one of the mates had one on his vts and it was quick but my old vts with similar mods but no dastec was quicker.
   so i was wondering if anyone rates them, worth the money or not?
2. 2000vtr Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 354

   #2 16th December 2007, 21:28

   Its just a piggyback ecu, iuf theres any light mods like cams you can use it , but a remap of the origonal ecu will be just as good.
   
   maybe your mates was mapped crap!
3. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #3 16th December 2007, 21:46

   yeah, depends on the person mapping it, just like any aftermarket ecu. if your fitting cams that make peak power above standard rpm then it isnt really any good as it cant raise the rev limiter.
4. jpsaxo Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Sydney Posts: 8525 Mango Westcoast

   #4 16th December 2007, 21:46

   Dont get one, go standalone imo....
5. gd16 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2003 Tayside Posts: 893 S/c VT!?

   #5 17th December 2007, 17:06

   If you are to get one, make sure you've done a lot of other mods first to complement it.
   
   IE manifold, exhaust, induction. THEN Cams and Remap (in this case Dastek) at the same time.
   
   
   However if you plan on modifying the engine further - Standalone is the better choice
6. RICKYP-RPM Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 ower ere Posts: 1282 shitroen spaxo vts

   #6 17th December 2007, 18:34

   well i dont intend getting boddies or a turbo or supercarger (unless they are cheap lol)
   i've already got ported and polished head, 4 branch, de-cat and pug sport and a bmc filter.
   i was going to put some 708's in and the dastec
7. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #7 17th December 2007, 20:01

   as i said, it cant raise the rev limiter so pointless.
8. gd16 Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2003 Tayside Posts: 893 S/c VT!?

   #8 18th December 2007, 19:35

   I beleive some of the variants of the Dastek can change the rev limit - but depends on what ECU the car has i'm sure.
9. dan-t Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 washington Posts: 236 mk 2 saxo vtr

   #9 19th December 2007, 09:45

   the new dastek uni chip Q (that we are dealers for) can raise the rev limit on any car + de limit and has all the features of most standalone units out there including
   
   Variable valve timing adjustment
   Rev limit adjustment
   Boost limit & level adjustment
   Dual maps for use with different fuel grades & types
   Water Injection
   Nitrous oxide progressive injection
   Bigger/supplementary injector handling
   Variable induction control
   Launch control for turbo vehicles
   Full throttle gear changes
   Road speed limiter removal
   Speedo conversion for imports
   Shift light
   Idle speed stabilisation
   
   also its far superior than a standard ecu flash over. the whole point of it is that you can go back to it and remap it like standalone, so say for instance you put some new cams in or try some throttle bodies etc you can simply bring it to us and well give everything a check over and sort out the fuelling and ignition maps to suit, works out cheaper then keep on getting ecu flashes and quicker.
10. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #10 19th December 2007, 13:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by gd16 I beleive some of the variants of the Dastek can change the rev limit - but depends on what ECU the car has i'm sure.

    old dasteks cant raise it on ANY saxo.
11. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #11 19th December 2007, 13:16

    most of the features you just won't use for a N/a car. Personally if it was a mild spec engine then an ECU remap will be fine.
    
    For a high spec engine then a quality standalone will be superior too..
    
    Sure there is a market for the dastek but I'm just not seeing it at the moment especially as it would have to be mapped individually to every car to get the best gains same as an ECU flash / Standalone.
12. dan-t Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 washington Posts: 236 mk 2 saxo vtr

    #12 19th December 2007, 14:57

    yes but the features are there to be used if needed. its a very good compromise in between ecu flash and standalone. and as said it makes tinkering with your fuelling and ignition easy and give you a few little good extras to play with that even a mild tune engine could benefit from.
    
    
    we have had nothing but good response from customers and so many orders since advertising the new units, they have sorted out all the little niggles and problems customers had with the first lot. we do also offer standard ecu flashes and standalone so its not like were trying to push one product but for the money its fantastic. anyone whos doubtfull of it have a proper read into it or give us a ring
13. Hecky Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Sheffield Posts: 218 black saxo vts

    #13 19th December 2007, 16:46

    i've heard the old type can't be usedwith 3 plug ecu's, is this correct?
    if they can't then i've got one i got off ebay if you want it ricky
14. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #14 19th December 2007, 17:28

    a couple year ago when i was looking into getting 1 i called dastek. i cant remember if they said all saxo's needed a 'b' series unit or just single plugs and couldnt use them on three plugs. call dastek to check.
    
    dan - how many maps did you say they would store? and how do you switch between them? can it progressively control NOS?
15. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

    #15 23rd December 2007, 21:14

    gmc offer them fitted and configd for £400 surely better than an ecu remap?
16. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #16 24th December 2007, 23:30

    that site is years out of date and its the old dastek on there. and as ive said, the old ones cant raise the rev limit so wasnt really any good to wild cammed cars imo. + some people didnt want their looms cut. and i have heard of quite a few dasteks failing. another thing is any garage could (not sure about now) become a dastek dealer so depending on where you went you may be getting a shit map. i sold 1 on ebay a couple of year ago and the lad tried to tell me it didnt work, i told him it was probably shit wiring/mapping. after numerous arguments through paypal he sent it to dastek to be checked, unit was 100% fine and it was just shit workmanship. so if you deceide to get a dastek fitted make sure you know the fitter/mapper is top notch yo!!!!!