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Quote: Originally Posted by aceyx  | Bwahahahahaha, that's fantastic. Thanks for the link.  __________________ ~Dave~
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Quote: Originally Posted by aceyx | Well that answered all of my questions. What a Joke. This is why I don't try to cut corners or be cheap about getting more horsepower. If you want a reliable upgrade, you are going to need to spend some money. __________________
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Quote: | From the e30 M3, evolved the e36.
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Quote: Originally Posted by spidertri Where do you install the chip on a car that needs a reflash? | if you have a m44 or OBDII then you cant just place in a chip. You have to send you DME and get it reflashed...i dont know the procedure but i know you have to get it unlocked or something first at the dealer and then send it into a company that does the reflashing __________________ Live Everyday As If Its Your Last
A friend is someone who is willing to step into a flame to save you........aka a 318ti   | | | | | 09-23-2008, 08:33 PM | #35 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 |
Quote: Originally Posted by M3_KILL3R if you have a m44 or OBDII then you cant just place in a chip. You have to send you DME and get it reflashed...i dont know the procedure but i know you have to get it unlocked or something first at the dealer and then send it into a company that does the reflashing | Exactly, that is why this "chip" is even more of a scam. __________________ ~Dave~
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Search | RealOEM | | | | | 09-24-2008, 01:55 AM | #36 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 1,106 | 
okay.. umm.. i took electronics for about 2 years, + i trained alot in physics and enginering. (never to good at spelling tho =/ ) anyway.. like i said before, this is seriosoly the chip they put in the wii so it can play backed up games.. so basicly, if i stick that chip they have there in my wii, i should get a 50hp wii.  that there, is a custom wii modchip that cost literaly $.40 to make and have shipped to your house. okay.. let me tell u what this chip looks like if it were to be drawling out.  a dip chip isnt suppose to only be used on 2 connections like they have it used at.... SCAM.. and u dont needa worrie about re-flashing a chip like this.. this isnt a programmable chip.. its a resistor basicly.. it would need more then 2 wires on it to be a programmerable chip.. there is not power supply, and no outputs.. =/ lame companies with lamer scams should die -- ehh.. dont take my word on the above on the pictures of the chip, i cant tell what kind of chip it is from a blurly picture, but its nothing special.. and would probally wreck your car.. | | | | | 09-24-2008, 05:46 AM | #37 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 128 |
Ususally chips like these simply trick you DME into thinking its geting either to much or too little airflow so in turn the DME trys to compensate for that which makes the engine run leaner hence more power. But it wont be much, maybe 5hp at the flywheel if your lucky. Simply put its acts like a little resistor that makes the MAS read wrong and then that tricks the DME. Thats just from what my experience is with my old chevy S-10. __________________ --Kenny--
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 | | | | | 09-24-2008, 06:35 AM | #38 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: G-dale, California Posts: 1,698 |
Quote: Originally Posted by LimitlessTI Ususally chips like these simply trick you DME into thinking its geting either to much or too little airflow so in turn the DME trys to compensate for that which makes the engine run leaner hence more power. But it wont be much, maybe 5hp at the flywheel if your lucky. Simply put its acts like a little resistor that makes the MAS read wrong and then that tricks the DME. Thats just from what my experience is with my old chevy S-10. | this is true but the OBDIIs dont have chips...that shows right away at 95-99 cant support chips. only 95 tis can.... __________________ Live Everyday As If Its Your Last
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Did no one read the email I got from SLR? This isn't a "chip"/"reflash" in the traditional sense it is exactly what Limitless is describing. You wire this thing into your Air intake sensor and it tricks the computer. It is a scam that does not "tune" the engine to produce more power, it just tricks it. __________________ ~Dave~
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Search | RealOEM | | | | | 09-24-2008, 12:39 PM | #40 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
So you can really get 50 + hp from this? NICE!!! __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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Quote: Originally Posted by M3_KILL3R this is true but the OBDIIs dont have chips...that shows right away at 95-99 cant support chips. only 95 tis can.... | You are correct in thinking this but this isnt a tuning chip with different fuel mapping or anything. It is just a resistor added inline to confuse the DME. Look on the ebay for Chevy S10 Chips and you will see TONS all promising the same. My S-10 was a 2000 so it was OBD-II. The other forum I am apart of for S-10's , we all started laughing at the concept of it so i figured $25? what the heck its worth a shot. before i even put it inline with the MAS i pulled the fancey little plastic box apart to find nothing but a marblizing compound and a little resistor wired to a "Chip" . Nothing special about that at all. Its just a way of running leaner than you really should be. __________________ --Kenny--
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Quote: Originally Posted by LimitlessTI Its just a way of running leaner than you really should be. | wouldn't running leaner be bad for performance? I'd think running rich would increase power  | | | | | 09-24-2008, 03:43 PM | #43 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
i would think so....rich adds more fuel...
but the issue then becomes...
too much or too little fuel for the amount of air in the mixture does not increase performance...
you can only burn so much gas and use it for power...after that you just have more exhaust...maybe get a bit more power, but mileage would fall with all the excess gas out there...
i am kinda curious to see what exactly that thing would do if you put it on...i wouldnt do it...but it does make me wonder... __________________ 1995 318ti Active
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Quote: Originally Posted by robcarync i am kinda curious to see what exactly that thing would do if you put it on...i wouldnt do it...but it does make me wonder... | It makes it run a little lean. Stock map runs a bit rich at the expense of efficiency but at the gain in the life of the motor. You'll probably also burn out your cat (hotter exhaust gas temps). __________________
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Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak wouldn't running leaner be bad for performance? I'd think running rich would increase power | Being lean doesnt alway mean being bad. it just means less fuel. When you reach the point at which you have so little fuel the engine is starving and not getting lubricated then thats when you run into problems. burning plugs, is most of the time the first thing you will notice. at least from my experience anys, feel free to correct me on that __________________ --Kenny--
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