Can you really get an increase of 35 horsepower using a $20 ‘Performance Chip’ from eBay on your car? And how do they work? In this episode of Mighty Car Mod…
Performance Chips – Mythbusted
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Power at the wheels and power at the engine are two different things people
– do a google!
Informative and funny video guys!
Just wondering if your ECU specialist could recommend a chip burning
adapter, program and flashable chip for my modified 1976 cj7 jeep with 258
I6 4.2l engine and gm th400 3speed auto? —AS—I installed a GM 4.3l v6
tbi and harness with ecm #1227747 and chip ASKA… And I want to reprogram
or buy a flashable chip for my jeep as it originally was carb and no ecm…
Thanks for your help! :)
I’m an electronics hacker. Can you post hi-res pictures of the board on
both sides? I might be able to help.
Well those stupid chips obviously won’t do anything unless they are
changing up the PCM tables. But why do that when you can just get your PCM
tuned? So stupid lol.
177hp? Here in the UK our S2000 comes as standard with 240 bhp! BOOM!
How can something like that work if it just taps on to a wire, instead of
actually cutting a wire and forcing a signal to travel through the unit?
only hardware with give you more hp. software wont.
Great detective work at the end, sending the chip out to an electrical
engineer. Still shaking my head at the findings. I thought it couldn’t get
any worse than installing a resistor in the IAT signal and calling it a
“performance chip”. But this design is all about deception. Crazy! I’ll be
sharing this with my students for sure.
My dad has a turbo diesel truck, and with an expensive performance tuning
chip (an actual ECU monitoring/controlling device) he gains ~200HP at the
wheels, but that’s because it’s a truck with a huge engine with plenty of
power to spare from the factory.
It doesn’t do anything accept rob you of $20.00. Nice. Also that item is
NOT made in Germany. Germany would never stoop to a low level like this.
They make really good stuff. It’s Chinese made deception. It’s actually
made in China with bogus chips disguised to look like it does something
functional when in fact its cheap Chinese trickery. This adds to the fact
that the manufacturer defaced the chips so no one would know what the hell
the chips functions are. Placebo effect. China has no scruples because if
they did they would not be selling us all this shitty junk they make and
pawn off on us. Buyer beware!
Chips that are for factory turbo vehicles tend to see more of an
improvement than NA cars… mostly because you’re just upping the boost
pressure along with timing etc, whereas you can’t do much to improve on a
stock NA engine tune.
is that car super fast or something? you can buy a used 7 year old Honda
s2000 for 30k, and the interior is boring for 30k.
$20 well spent. I just ordered one for myself!
Didn’t like the honda comment. Hondas do make a lot of power for such small
engines so watch ur mouth before u say such dumb shit
you should make a “Unicorn Mode Activated!” window decal
Stick to the easy stuff. Open your engine , get an air intake and cat back
exhaust.
…..This is stupid, there is no myth behind chipping. If you order mystery
shit off of ebay, of course it’s going to be a scam. In the real world that
the rest of us live in, cars with non-flashable or programmable computers
have to have the “chip” that controls the car replaced in order to change
the tune of the car, and there is nothing mysterious or fake about it.
What’s next, a 30 minute video explaining why i shouldn’t order chinese
paint with lead in it off of ebay, to paint an infant’s crib? Anyone with
common sense doesn’t need this video.
If it sounds too good to be true it probably is.
Woooooooooow.
Its extremely suspicious the markings have been “Scratched off of the
Chips” Its clear they are trying to hide something
heh. same $8 digital multimeter i bought last year..
ofc if you gonna buy chip with 20bucks its fake . jeez
Ive seen a S2000 with aftermarket intake and exhaust make LESS HP than a
stock S2000. That goes to show how well they tuned the S2000. Those
“chips” cant even change the signal to the ECS based on they way they
connect. The signals from the sensors would have to go into the “chip” and
then out to the ECS. But I just has wires spliced into the ECS
wires….that cant change the signals. And as the guy mentioned, adjusting
just a couple sensor inputs may be corrected by the computer’s other
settings like timing and such. I once tried to adjust the distributor
timing on a 1990 Volvo 740, something which made a huge difference on my 89
Honda accord lxi. but on the Volvo, the computer made adjustments which
compensated for the distributor change, so there was no change in
performance.
Just a remap for a set of parameters can add economy or power for a
car..the rest is shit! And of course, those remap settings depends by
hardware..if you want to pass limits, then go and put money in that :
turbo, clutch, flywheel, intercooler , injectors maybe engine internals and
so on.
most these chips needs premium fuel but idk if that helps or not thats just
what i heard
16:30 Am I the only one who started to think to myself, “Is that my car?”
The sound it makes when you open your door but still have your keys in.
its amazing how far people will go for $20
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Ford-Probe-GT-Mazda-MX6-KLZE-ECU-KL31-KL36-Chip-/140561517814
hey, U paid $20 for a chip of cousre it does not work its cheap shit try
buying a good ship from a reputable company then test it before after with
a dyno test.
I’d rather spend $20 for a fake chip that does nothing, than blow a ton of
money on parts that actually make my car faster.
Inside that mod chip case is probably just a circuit for changing the color
of the LED based on switch position
Soooo, what you really need is a switchable LED on your dash, that also
controls a stepped block of wood under the throttle pedal! Different colour
shifts to a different step. How hard can it be? ;¬) Quebracho.
LMAO
why was there no fan in front of the car when it was on the dyno -.-
it’s a performance ” chip ” not ” chips ” !! you tested a 20$ one .. /:
I’d rather buy a bag of unicorn chips than a E -bay chip .
Im guessing the older the car or the less its intended for racing the more
a chip can do.
thank you guys so much for doing this
I feel soory for YA
Ya get what you pay for
Does that S2000 have a different engine or why is it only making 132kw at
the dyno?
you guys need to do a test with ELECtric superchargers they got there for
cars if they make any difference,
I bought a jet performance chip for my old Pontiac, it was a very
noticeable difference, never had it dyno’d, but you could just place your
foot on the pedal and you’re gone, lovely. I wouldn’t dismiss all chips
334 dislikes must be the butthurt guys who bought the chip!!!!
moog would love my car and 3.2 tl a v6 with VTEC XD
owsam information guys i love it i was about to order from ebay for my
Accord 96. thank you
I made a MAF sensor “chip mod” with Arduino (15usd) and modded a little
code found on the internet. I use it to lower the voltage when doing 2-2500
rpm and coasting. Saves a bit of fuel on my old audi 2.8 V6:) Arduino is an
excellent starting point for making a simple piggyback for many types of
sensors. Most of the code can be found by googling and its a fun product to
work with:)
If a $20 “chip” made as much power as a $400 chip, it would cost $400.
Simple as that.