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Old 02-19-2009, 06:12 PM
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performance chips???? EBAY???

so what do you guys think of the cheapo ecu performance chips such as these?
http://http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotor...Q5fAccessories

http://http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotor...Q5fAccessories

do they do any good at all or all gimmic?
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Old 02-19-2009, 07:18 PM
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Re: performance chips???? EBAY???

The only proven chip out there is from LAN at ECUTune.
http://www.ecutune.com/subaru_svx.htm
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It's a revolutionary product... It actualy bends physics, so your horsepower and torque are equal before 5252 RPM!


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Since it's science, it has to be true!
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so what do you guys think of the cheapo ecu performance chips such as these?
http://http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotor...Q5fAccessories

http://http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotor...Q5fAccessories

do they do any good at all or all gimmic?
The link does not work........





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Re: performance chips???? EBAY???

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Re: performance chips???? EBAY???

If you're dieing to do something inexpensive there is actually something very worth doing you can do. Chip your tcu. I sell the ROMs programmed with shift maps that are a huge improvment over the standard USDM maps and whatever rpm full throttle shifts you specify for $49.

http://www.ecutune.com/tcu.htm
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If you're dieing to do something inexpensive there is actually something very worth doing you can do. Chip your tcu. I sell the ROMs programmed with shift maps that are a huge improvment over the standard USDM maps and whatever rpm full throttle shifts you specify for $49.

http://www.ecutune.com/tcu.htm
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Will that chip increase HP and is it easy to install, Im curious : )
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Re: performance chips???? EBAY???

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If you're dieing to do something inexpensive there is actually something very worth doing you can do. Chip your tcu. I sell the ROMs programmed with shift maps that are a huge improvment over the standard USDM maps and whatever rpm full throttle shifts you specify for $49.

http://www.ecutune.com/tcu.htm
How do I tell if I have a socketed TCU? I am very interested.
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Old 02-20-2009, 05:22 PM
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Re: performance chips???? EBAY???

There's no such thing. If you want to buy just a ROM you have to socket your tcu yourself. There are instructions in phils tcu thread and on phils website. http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...ght=shift+maps http://www.alcyone.org.uk/ssm/tcumod.html

I also sell the complete tcu with my shift maps and your choice of rev limits/full throttle shift points so you don't have to socket your own tcu. http://www.ecutune.com/tcu.htm
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Old 02-22-2009, 12:34 PM
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Re: performance chips???? EBAY???

A lot of those "performance chips" that I've seen are simply a resistor that plugs inline with the coolant temp sensor that makes the ECU think the engine is 10-15 degrees cooler than it actually is, causing it to inject more fuel.
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