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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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hey,
has anyone installed those performance chips from places like ebay for under $20. They claim to get 10 MPG and almost 40+ HP. Is any of this even remotely accurate?

thanks,
 
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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lmao

biggest

scams

EVER

no the ones that are legit will get you no more than 5. because all they do is trick the IAT about the temperature running into the intake. if you want a real chip then look at the ones that are about 100-200 they replace the MAF like http://store.summitracing.com/partde...p;autoview=skuthat one.
 
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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Yes, and they are good for a lot more. try two and you will get better results.
 
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:13 PM
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no, they are a huge scam
 
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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NOTE: YOU CANNOT CHIP A FORTH GEN
YOU CAN REPROGRAM THE CPU
BUT YOU CANNOT APPLY AN EXTERNAL CHIP
THE CHIP YOU WILL BUY OFF EBAY IS A 5 DOLLAR RESISTER FROM AUTOZONE
 
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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ORIGINAL: BigNic

NOTE: YOU CANNOT CHIP A FORTH GEN
YOU CAN REPROGRAM THE CPU
BUT YOU CANNOT APPLY AN EXTERNAL CHIP
THE CHIP YOU WILL BUY OFF EBAY IS A 5 DOLLAR RESISTER FROM AUTOZONE
so what would the resistor do to a 4th gen?
 
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:38 AM
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OMG WHERES SPECTRE.... ROFL LAWL SPAM...

Yeah... chips fail.. if you want a good tune find a dyno tuner.
 
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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The more resistorsyou add the more power the engine will make, and makes no difference what you attach them to. Almost as good as gutting the cat.
 
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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The more resistorsyou add the more power the engine will make, and makes no difference what you attach them to. Almost as good as gutting the cat.
These people are so slow,they don't evenknow when you Post a joking reply.[sm=dontgetit.gif]
 
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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ORIGINAL: z28pete

The more resistors you add the more power the engine will make, and makes no difference what you attach them to. Almost as good as gutting the cat.
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The resistors are almost as good, but nothing can ever trump the amazing HP gain from gutting the cat...

As Spartan said, go get a dyno tune, don't even mess with hand-held tuners or "chips" they're all paperweights. Well, the hand-held tuners are more of a paperweight than the chips, because a chip isn't very heavy, it's more of an...expensive staple I suppose...
 



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