speed chip
speed chip
hey i see they hv the +20hp speed chip on ebay..its really cheap.. its like 5 bucks... i m wondering if they are any good.. they state that the chip wont damage the engine in any way.. is that really true?..
Re: speed chip
depends on your engine setup, i dont think there are any "performance chips" for the mx-3(k8) but i could be wrong
just remember on those cheapy 20hp gain ebay chips
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
just remember on those cheapy 20hp gain ebay chips
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
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Mnemonic
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Re: speed chip
its a rip off that tricks your ecu into dumping more fuel.
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Re: speed chip
Exactly so, and more fuel does not mean more power. For more power, you need more air, and the ECU will provide the additional fuel that needs (up to a point - not forced inductionOriginally posted by Mnemonic:
its a rip off that tricks your ecu into dumping more fuel.
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Re: speed chip
And just adding more fuel means you are going to be running rich, and an overly rich mixture can lead to a host of other problems.. for example, I'm having to replace a CAT right now as we speak.. the emissions expert told me what causes cats to burn up (technical term is something like 'over activate' or somesuch) is an engine that's running too rich.. so even if it doesn't damage the engine, you might burn out your CAT...
(disclaimer: I don't know that for sure, I've not used one of those chips, or know anyone that has.. the above is a conclusion I've come to based on my limited knowledge that a car running rich can burn up a cat, I've no idea if those chips will change things enough to cause that kind of problem)
(disclaimer: I don't know that for sure, I've not used one of those chips, or know anyone that has.. the above is a conclusion I've come to based on my limited knowledge that a car running rich can burn up a cat, I've no idea if those chips will change things enough to cause that kind of problem)
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Re: speed chip
That's the reason why my cat. conv. went to poopie heaven for cats. Sounds better without it anyways.
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Re: speed chip
by the way..that "mod chip" is just a simple transistor that you can get at radio shack for like 5 - 25 cents.
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Re: speed chip
more fuel does not always mean more power, my car was running rich for the last 3 months and we just figured out what the problem was and now i have most of my Hp backOriginally posted by IanL:
Exactly so, and more fuel does not mean more power. For more power, you need more air, and the ECU will provide the additional fuel that needs (up to a point - not forced inductionOriginally posted by Mnemonic:
its a rip off that tricks your ecu into dumping more fuel.
08 Infiniti G37s 6speed (The Daily)
Stillen Cold Air Intake, Z1 Plenum Power Mod, Z1 Headers, Z1 Test Pipe, OBX (Ark) Exhaust, Up-Rev Osiris Engine Management (Tuned at Z1), 20x9" 20x10" Str Racing Concave Staggered Rims, SPC Camber kit, Tein H Techs Springs
01 Lexus Is300 (LS2 Project)
93 Mx3 SE 2.5 KLZE (sold it)
93 Mx3 GS 2.0 KFZE (killed it)
Stillen Cold Air Intake, Z1 Plenum Power Mod, Z1 Headers, Z1 Test Pipe, OBX (Ark) Exhaust, Up-Rev Osiris Engine Management (Tuned at Z1), 20x9" 20x10" Str Racing Concave Staggered Rims, SPC Camber kit, Tein H Techs Springs
01 Lexus Is300 (LS2 Project)
93 Mx3 SE 2.5 KLZE (sold it)
93 Mx3 GS 2.0 KFZE (killed it)
Re: speed chip
You don't even have to go to Radio Shack, and it is not a transistor, it is actually a resistor, a cheap resistor that you can get out of a broken PC board from a radio or some other electronical device.
And also there is no gains or nothing, it is BULL.
I mean 20 HP for 5 bucks, can't beat that EH.
And also there is no gains or nothing, it is BULL.
I mean 20 HP for 5 bucks, can't beat that EH.
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