chip question
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The One And Only
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From: Racin Streets of Clark,Nj
chip question
i bought off ebay a chip for my car, or what i thought would be a chip. the guy that i bought it from siad that it would give e 20+ hp and that i would notice the changes in speed, when i recieved it all i saw was that this was a resistor and that have to soder it on somewhere in my ecu blah blah blah yada yada yada
Punk Rock
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From: CC, Utah
Dont buy any more stuff with buy it now prices of $5.99. And if you decide to put that on please let us know when your shit blows up. Its not worth it to do ghetto mods like these. When it comes to anthing that has to do with ignition, ecu, ect. buy stuff that has a name like, msd, greddy, apex-i, that stuff will work without killing your car.
A little chin music
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From: Cleveland, Ohio - Rock 'n Roll capitol of the World
Sorry you had to learn the hard way, but horsepower costs money. Period. You want increased performance, you will pay real money. Not six bucks or whatever. And under no circumstances would I recomend anyone to touch the ECU in any way, shape, or form. The ECU has programed software in the EEPROM, and if you ground it inadvertently, you just ruined a 450.00 processor. I understand that people want to remove the speed limiter get different fuel management, and there are some products that can do that somewhat reliably. But those are expensive, and you always run a risk with aftermarket ECMs.