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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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Default Speedchip?EBay ECU? BS?

hey i have a feeling this 15-20 hp increase is a little exaggerated. what do you think?

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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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Run away from those generic "chips". They usually will have a bunch of safetey perameters removed, dangerously advanced timing, removed rev limits ect. Get a custom tuned EPROM.
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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It is just a resistor for the IAT sensor. You can pick one up at any electronics store for a few cents.

It will just decrease your gas mileage and probably your HP. Don't bother.
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Old Jun 26, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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LOL, those people on EBAY are so shady... It's exactly what schmoo said, and it won't help at all.
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Old Jun 26, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Shmoo
It is just a resistor for the IAT sensor. You can pick one up at any electronics store for a few cents.

It will just decrease your gas mileage and probably your HP. Don't bother.
I agree. However if you need to remove your IAT sensor for say, turbo, the resistor trick isn't a terrible idea. Also it eliminates fuel fluctuation based off of IAT readings. What you do is look at the helms manual, it will show the resistance/temperature curve of the sensor, and you chose a resistor for some middle value, say 80 deg Fahrenheit...

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