?!?!?tunning chips?!?!?

1. Qucifer666 Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Clevedon Posts: 2255

   #1 18th July 2006, 22:28

   Are the tunning chips that on ebay really as good as they make out to be, do they really increase ur speed. Wot do u think?
   
   
   Q,
2. Sean Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec

   #2 18th July 2006, 22:33

   No, avoid like the plague.
3. Jason_VTS Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2006 Guernsey Channel Islands Posts: 132 Saxo VTS

   #3 18th July 2006, 22:36

   ecu remap is much better.. chips just alter one set of fixed parameters.. like fueling etc.. Whereas remap will set ur ecu to each mod u have..
4. Qucifer666 Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Clevedon Posts: 2255

   #4 18th July 2006, 22:37

   lol, will do. Just wonderin tho y do u say that?
5. Jason_VTS Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2006 Guernsey Channel Islands Posts: 132 Saxo VTS

   #5 18th July 2006, 22:41

   Which one are you looking at.?
6. Qucifer666 Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Clevedon Posts: 2255

   #6 18th July 2006, 23:02

   not sure really! just been havin a nose on ebay!
7. mark_saxo Frequent Poster Joined: May 2005 Posts: 839

   #7 19th July 2006, 11:03

   the so called chips that you buy on ebay for about £3 are just a 10p resistor that goes into your an air sensor. the resistor basically tricks your car into doing things to make it go faster.
   
   
   "avoid like the plague"
   that made me laugh lol
8. Karl Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2006 Ashford Posts: 25611 LY R26

   #8 19th July 2006, 11:09

   //everyone buy my eBay chip for 99p, Guarenteed 10% BHP increase x
9. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

   #9 19th July 2006, 12:02

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mark_saxo the resistor basically tricks your car into doing things to make it go faster.

   Except it doesnt go any faster, it just tries to overfuel and fecks up the lambda cycle and will actually loose you performance and possibly at the cost of an engine
10. saunders Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2006 Kent Posts: 3669 Fiat Seicento, MK2 Furio 2000 X, Pug 206

    #10 19th July 2006, 12:07

    Avoid it like a Bulgarian Prostitute!!
11. Qucifer666 Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Clevedon Posts: 2255

    #11 19th July 2006, 12:31

    ok, will do. Just wonderin if they were as good as they claim to be, obviously as much use as crabs!
12. peebee Established Member Joined: Jun 2004 Worcester United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2209 Saxo VTR MK2

    #12 19th July 2006, 20:08

    Those 10p resistors are ace, i put one in my first VTR for a laugh, definately felt a difference! A difference in launch and my wallet, it drank like there was no tomorrow!
    
    In the end, was a laugh but i wouldn't waste 10p on it, get 10 10p sweets instead, ull get more pleasure from them!
13. gelo Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2006 Cardiff United Kingdom (Wales) Posts: 199 Saxo Furio

    #13 19th July 2006, 20:13

    Quote:

    Those 10p resistors are ace, i put one in my first VTR for a laugh, definately felt a difference! A difference in launch and my wallet, it drank like there was no tomorrow!

    surely theyre not ace if they drink fuel. ive devised a simple formula:
    
    fuel prices these days + car that drinks fuel = "uh oh"
14. Qucifer666 Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Clevedon Posts: 2255

    #14 19th July 2006, 20:35

    lol, ok