Ebay chip! load o crap??

1. godfridge Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Mk1 Saxo vtr

   #1 31st August 2006, 14:41

   Hey see these chips on ebay are they decent or junk? gona break your engine or nethin?
   
   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-SAXO-V...QQcmdZViewItem
2. saxodan Saxperience Addict Joined: Mar 2006 Leeds Posts: 10616 Golf

   #2 31st August 2006, 14:44

   Avoid .. seriously someone write a guide on these
3. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

   #3 31st August 2006, 14:45

   Do a search mate, been covered many times, basically it tricks your ECU into thinking there is a change in air temp, so it alters the fuel ratios etc to give a slight power increase. 15bhp is complete bullshit and it is likely to fuck your engine right up. The biggest scam on ebay. If Manufacturers could get a 15bhp increase for that sort of money every car would be fitted with one.
4. Ry_B Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2006 Solihull Posts: 798 RX8 231

   #4 31st August 2006, 14:53

   Exactly.
   
   Blatant scam!
5. godfridge Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Mk1 Saxo vtr

   #5 31st August 2006, 15:00

   I thought it was basicly a cheaper super chip?(eventho there wank too!) it doesnt look like one of them daft 10p resistors so was looking for a temp solution untill i can afford the real thing like dastekl! use may have saved me an engine....was so close to buying 1,so thanks!
   
   will just have to save for the real thing now but expensive stuff!
6. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

   #6 31st August 2006, 15:03

   No worries, any chip calling a VTS a coupe should be avoided lol
7. Ry_B Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2006 Solihull Posts: 798 RX8 231

   #7 31st August 2006, 15:03

   Oh sorry, I didn't ven click on it lol, just assumed it was a 10p resistor
   
   Still I wouldnn't trust something worth 50 quid running my car mate. Buy a proper remap IMO....
8. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #8 31st August 2006, 18:17

   thsi isnt the resisitors that you are thinking of.
   
   itn is the same as a superchip. you need to take your ecu apart to fit it.
   
   i wouldnt personally fit it to my car though.
9. Richardson_VTS Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Northallerton Posts: 1672 Mini Cooper S

   #9 31st August 2006, 18:26

   buy ten resistors mate, she'll go like shit of a stick then!!!
10. stiffler69 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2006 North East Posts: 5289

    #10 31st August 2006, 18:40

    these arnt bad its the fitting and reprogramming what costs money not the chip you will be looking at £30-40 to get this fitted then you will have to get all your immobiliser code and everything transfered to the chip costing u a hours labour at citreon or any other chip tuning place wich could be around 60-80 then the cost of the chip you looking at around £200 for this to be completed and installed into you ecu thats what costs the money, the chips cost pennies 99p for a eprom chip or something silly its the programming the guy is charging for and yes this why superchip charge £400 plus cause theres alot of work to be done to get it working in your car.
11. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

    #11 31st August 2006, 18:44

    I see now i was wrong, thought it was a classic ebay chip but it seems theyre evolving. I still owuldnt trust a chip that calls a saxo a Coupe though...
12. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #12 31st August 2006, 18:46

    you dont need to get your immob programmed to match.
    
    you unsolder your original frimware chip, solder a socket in and then fit the chip.
    
    superchips are downloaded via the diagnostics port (on saxo's) so there is no labour time, they are just a pure rip-off.
13. stiffler69 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2006 North East Posts: 5289

    #13 31st August 2006, 18:55

    you do matey i know from experience with these
14. godfridge Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Mk1 Saxo vtr

    #14 1st September 2006, 01:49

    I actualy won one of these things for my vtr but i aint payin for the dam thing, no trusting it in my engine. id rather 1 bad feedback than 1 bad engine!
15. george2 Newbie Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1

    #15 1st September 2006, 08:11

    I actualy won one of these things for my vtr but i aint payin for the dam thing
    
    
    
    Its twats like you that give ebay a bad name.
16. godfridge Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Mk1 Saxo vtr

    #16 1st September 2006, 10:10

    get to fuck george its people who falsley advertise so you think your getting a bargain but really you aint
17. CampDavid Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Bedford Posts: 7457 Saxo VTS Peugeot 306 GTI-6 Astra SRI

    #17 1st September 2006, 11:06

    Both stupid. Don't not pay for something you've bought and don't sell shit
18. godfridge Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 155 Mk1 Saxo vtr

    #18 1st September 2006, 17:56

    i'l agree with that then!