"Chipping"

1. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

   #1 8th February 2009, 21:07

   When people say they have had their car "chipped", what exactly is done?
2. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #2 8th February 2009, 21:09

   usually fucked up lol.
   
   chipping is usually just inserting a chip into the ecu to alter the fueling.
3. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #3 8th February 2009, 21:10

   which does fuck all, but andywidsssss or something had it and made good power with other mods i think so he didnt need a remap? but not sure wats been done tbh..
4. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

   #4 8th February 2009, 21:11

   Aah ok. cos people get their cars chipped and say that its cut off like 2 seconds on the 0-60 time. im assuming it hasnt?
5. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #5 8th February 2009, 21:12

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by NICK2506 Aah ok. cos people get their cars chipped and say that its cut off like 2 seconds on the 0-60 time. im assuming it hasnt?

   most of the time it hasnt.
   
   Some cars work well off generic chips mind.
6. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

   #6 8th February 2009, 21:13

   aah ok. hmm
7. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #7 8th February 2009, 21:16

   in reality you should have the ecu set up to work with all of the modifications on the engine side of things.
   
   not just using a generic one for an exhaust and filtered engine for example
8. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

   #8 8th February 2009, 21:18

   yeahh, so with an exhaust and airfilter or less, it will be pointless?
9. saxo_ron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 3017 Honda DC5, Gruppe M and j's racing

   #9 8th February 2009, 21:20

   yeah ecu will have adjusted itself to suit already
10. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #10 8th February 2009, 21:22

    imo there isnt a point in wanging a chip on for an air filter.
    
    Money is better spent elsewhere in the grand sceme of things, and long term remapping an ecu with a set of cams for example lead to far greater gains.
    
    Im getting my map an my bodied car in a week or so as its overfueling a touch
11. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

    #11 8th February 2009, 21:25

    yeahh, it seems like one of those pointless modifications people who dont really have a clue what there doing do.
12. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #12 8th February 2009, 21:26

    usually people who brag about a chipped ecu are people to laugh at when it comes to saxos
13. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

    #13 8th February 2009, 21:27

    lol...
14. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

    #14 8th February 2009, 21:29

    There are ways in which a chip is used in a remap but like i say most people dont brag about the chip
15. NICK2506 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Surrey Posts: 6424 Black '03 Mk2 VTS

    #15 8th February 2009, 21:32

    naa keep it quiet.
16. vlatko_vts Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2006 Skopje Posts: 215 Citroen Saxo 1.6-16V VTS

    #16 9th February 2009, 22:08

    What is re-maping?