Someone asked on BCR about the vi-pec so I thought I would bring what I posted over here too...
Here is what I know...
We got the vi-pec ecu last thursday and got it installed Friday. I'm not sure how the 'kit' will be packaged but I bought it before it was really available so we had to do a little more 'leg work'. I have some suggestions but we'll see if they need to be shared depending on what is offered from each dealer and from vi-pec themselves.
We got mine from vi-pec directly but are working with Mild 2 Wild and Jake has been a HELLUVA teacher!!
He's walked us through every step. We started from scratch, no experience with something like this at all and my BF, Daryn, was able to get it all tuned in! Granted he had a lot of phone calls to Jake and there was/is a learning curve for sure.
My understanding of this product is it's NOT a bolt on type of mod... Unless you have a dealer who will do the work for you! however, you will have to understand it a little bit. really though from what Daryn has said it's pretty easy to understand! Plus, once this first round of users, who were desperate enough to buy the vi-pec even though it still meant a little bit of work, the base maps should be even better!!
So far, coming into it cold (but having good support), we have been VERY impressed with the product!!! My sled was running poorly before with a very rich bottom end that I couldn't tune out and I'd burned through two fuel control boxes (not sure why they keep failing on me but it's been BRUTAL because the sled just starts to act 'funky' for lack of a better work and becomes EXTREMELY difficult to tune, well, it becomes impossible really!!!) Anyway, the vi-pec has taken away my bottom end rich spot and now my sled runs SOOOOO crisp on the bottom end!! the power is very linear since it's running well on the bottom now! So, although she's putting down way more power I think it will be so much more rideable!
Just the vi-pec alone added so much power that we turned the boost down and still had to throw a bunch more weight at the clutch. Pretty cool!!!
We're about done with field tuning and plan to take it to the mtn soon. Super impressed so far... more info once we get it to the mtns and see how she runs up there plus we'll try to give you some stats about how much more power she's putting out!
As of right now it's running 100% better than it ever did and more consistently. Not to mention that I have super snappy bottom end and a top end that pulls for days... sooo impressive!!
anyway, more after I get some time on it. I will see if D can chime in on here since he's during the actual computer part of the tuning!!
Final tuning on it will be that weekend, I should have everything built and installed by then (well, when I say I, I really mean D... He's laid off for the season now so he just got hired as my wrencher since I'm slammed with stuff!)
