performance chip?

[greendaytona]

ive seen the performace chip things on ebay. (the really cheap ones) Has anyone tried this? They are dirt cheep and i was wondering if they are too good to be true. sorry if this is a repost of some kind

[4cfed]

most likely aresistor or dioed that cost 10 cents from radio shack... i tryed the diode crap with the map on my 87 lebaron and it made it run wicked lean im sure this is the same thing... junk


just has this conversation on chitown racing

[mwinkle353]

Don't waste your money on that crap. It does nothing of any substantial value for your motor.

What it does:

Creates higher resistance in either your coolant temp or Throttle position sensor, making the PCM think it's running cooler or at a higher throttle angle. Thus increasing the amount of fuel injected into the motor. Not a wise way to "alter" your performance.

[m90daytona]

its a huge rip off and actually hurts performance.

[irocelectric93]

Venom performance makes a module...they claim 25% more power....i dont know about all that. You have to run premium of course but you can turn it on and off....its like 325 bucks though.

[greendaytona]

kool thank you

[Avenger]

Venom stuff is dog turds. Same thing as the resistor block crap on eBay, just a fancier package and a different install method. Still a rip-off.

[4cfed]

the venums are junk... i know people that have tryed them on hondas ans all they reported was poor gas milage no 1/4 gains what so ever

[c2xejk]

On the off chance that greendaytona wants to try it, I am willing to offer some free dyne time to prove/disprove what the chip can do for you...

(dyne is in north-central Indiana near Kokomo.)

[m90daytona]

Quote:

Originally Posted by c2xejk On the off chance that greendaytona wants to try it, I am willing to offer some free dyne time to prove/disprove what the chip can do for you... (dyne is in north-central Indiana near Kokomo.)

i would be interseted in seeing that.

[Ondonti]

haha thats not what he cars about :P

[Ondonti]

For fun here is a stock Twin turbo vr4 dyno sheet.....dyno happened a few days ago maybe. You can see they run pig rich from the factory which kills top end but....Not exaclty impressive......



you probably have to log into 3si to see it.

210awhp and about 245awtq should be more in the 220-240 range.

[c2xejk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ondonti haha thats not what he cars about :P

What I care about is getting good data on what works and what doesn't.

If there is somebody in the Indiana area that wants to test some parts to see if they actually work, let me know and I can see about arranging some dyne time.

[greendaytona]

nah im not gonna do the chip thing. i would be better off putting horsepower stickers on my car. (joking)

[Eight-Sixer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by greendaytona nah im not gonna do the chip thing. i would be better off putting horsepower stickers on my car. (joking)

Just make sure its a 4 inch tall NAWZZ sticker and your quarter time will go down a tenth.