I am very happy with my Nico ecu
So far I dont really need to switch it, i think im running it on stage 3 and usually run 92 octane, no pinging detected.
Anyone considering getting this upgrade, don't think about it, just do it!
Like others have said, it is the single most cost effective and beneficial mod you can make to your car!
The driveabity is so much improved over a stock 1994 ecu that it feels like there was a malfunction in the stock ecu.
I didnt notice it until i put the Nico one in but it is a night and day difference.
The car starts easier, idles smoother, shifts smoother, has way more midrange,
And throttle response is immediate.
For icing on the cake, the exhaust is even quieter now during normal driving.
I have deleted my after cats , deleted the rear muffler, and also replaced the resonators with glasspacks, the car is LOUD,
But with windows up at 60mph cruise, you can hardly tell the engine is running.
I cant rave enough about this ECU.
As if all that wasnt reason enough,
My gas mileage is significantly better around town, and it has a little more power at full throttle.
I fully recommend getting one of these ECU's as the very first modification.
As far as burning rubber goes,
No it still wont unless you line lock it, which is one of the things that make the Q such a sleeper.
Floor it from rest and it doesnt even chirp the tires (I have 17"s on it), it simply goes.
Then it comes on the cam and the tiger comes out, the only time the exhaust is loud inside the car. But, oh what sweet noise it is!