v8eater
1/13/2008 9:39:18 PM
I haven't seen anything on the forum about chipping a car. Sorry if I missed it or if this is a dumb question. I have been told a few times by friends to chip my car because it was awesome for them to put a chip in their cars and gain all this horse power. This sounds like a bad idea to me and not a safe one. Please tell me I am right.
93eclipsegsx
1/13/2008 9:58:26 PM
like an ebay chip or like an actual chip that you put in the computer.
v8eater
1/13/2008 10:01:58 PM
Well, I guess we hadn't clarified that in our argument. What is the difference and is either good?
Sebba
1/13/2008 10:42:10 PM
If it is what i think your thinking about, they charge like 20 bucks for a .02cent resistor... and you cut a wire on the ECU and splice it in, and it leans out the motor a little, but within a few miles.. .it burns out. Its usless...
Chipping an ECU is different... you put it on a dyno and you take the stock 'chip' and you retune it. That costs a decent amount...
v8eater
1/13/2008 11:00:00 PM
so an ebay chip is not worth it and could be harmful or a waste of money?
Sebba
1/13/2008 11:23:30 PM
I dont think it would be harmful... but 100% a waste of money.
Its just as stupid as those 'turbbonator' things.
TheEngineer
1/14/2008 6:08:05 AM
Well sebba there actually is something to chip the ecu for DSM's that isnt what you were talking about. Here is the link
http://www.dsmchips.com/ Its kinda like flashing an ecu
sk8dudety
1/14/2008 8:03:28 AM
thats what i got, and i just got it plugged in the other day... since the motor isnt in the car yet i cant tell you how it's workin out yet lol
93eclipsegsx
1/14/2008 9:08:06 AM
i have the dsmchips stage 3 and i like it, car runs fine, now i have to figure out why the 2-step isnt working.
Sebba
1/15/2008 3:08:59 PM
Ooops, forgot about that.
Well not many people know about DSM chips... i was generalizing
