Performance Chips

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Performance Chips

April 01, 2009, 11:44:30 PM

So I was visiting http://www.performancechipsdirect.com, and they claim that they make a performance chip for my car.

The website claims you can get up to a 50 horsepower gain....

The chip is only 80 dollars, and I'm wondering if this is a worthwhile investment, and how much it will actually improve my horsepower.

I have an '88 T-bird V-6...Does anybody think it will do much for my car?

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Reply #1 – April 02, 2009, 01:41:17 AM

I hate to say this, but I don't think that thing will do much for the car. Maybe 5hp. It looks really sketchy to me.

I would rather see you put that 80 towards an exhaust system or 5.0 block :hick:

You would get much more out of either

look it says the same gains for a daewoo!!! lol

http://www.performancechipsdirect.com/Daewoo/Lanos/

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Reply #2 – April 02, 2009, 08:41:50 AM

Advancing the timing will give you at least 80-90% of the gain the chip would... On engines that have adjustable timing, I consider then a waste of money... Now if you're running a nitrous or blower system a custom chip is almost mandatory, if you want peak performance and not possibly hurt your engine...

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Reply #3 – April 02, 2009, 10:17:31 AM

I was jsut wondering if my car would get any of a performance increase at all...The chips perform differently for each car, which is why it says "up to 50 HP". A lot of people use these chips in big trucks too, but I'm obviously not driving a big truck. O.o

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Reply #4 – April 02, 2009, 10:45:54 AM

Don't waste your time or money...

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Reply #5 – April 02, 2009, 05:48:53 PM

Quote from: RunninWild;265473

I was jsut wondering if my car would get any of a performance increase at all...The chips perform differently for each car, which is why it says "up to 50 HP". A lot of people use these chips in big trucks too, but I'm obviously not driving a big truck. O.o

The problem with that logic is the turbo diesel engines you speak of in the big trucks are VERY restrictive from the factory. Also the chips that people put in the trucks cost anywhere from $350 to $600 and give huge HP numbers (anywhere from 75 to 150 proven HP)

If you notice these chips specifically say they are not for turbo gas, or turbo diesel engines.

on the flipside. Your V6 is not nearly as restricted, frankly it is rather maxed out. It is just not the greatest engine that ford made unfortunately. I am not trying to be mean, but just being honest. So throw a nice exhaust on there and you can reuse it in the future if you decide to switch engines. :D

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Reply #6 – April 02, 2009, 06:43:16 PM

Those "chips" are nothing more than a resistor that you plug into the ECTS (engine cooland temperature sensor). They trick the computer into thinking the car is cooler than it really is, which causes it to richen up the fuel curve. You MIGHT gain two or three horsepower but you'll get really, really shiznitty fuel mielage (it'd be like driving with a cold engine all the time).

They're one of the biggest scams on eBay, aside from those turbonator things. The parts cost less than a nickel apiece (I buy a lot of resistors, I know this). They claim "up to" 50 horsepower, because anything between 0.0000001 and 49.9999999 would fall under that claim and not be false advertising. Guess which end of that range you'd really see?

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Reply #7 – April 03, 2009, 12:44:23 PM

I understand I would be getting nothing near 50 horses. I'm not THAT uninformed.

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Reply #8 – April 03, 2009, 12:50:19 PM

Quote from: Carl;265545

The problem with that logic is the turbo diesel engines you speak of in the big trucks are VERY restrictive from the factory. Also the chips that people put in the trucks cost anywhere from $350 to $600 and give huge HP numbers (anywhere from 75 to 150 proven HP)

If you notice these chips specifically say they are not for turbo gas, or turbo diesel engines.

on the flipside. Your V6 is not nearly as restricted, frankly it is rather maxed out. It is just not the greatest engine that ford made unfortunately. I am not trying to be mean, but just being honest. So throw a nice exhaust on there and you can reuse it in the future if you decide to switch engines. :D

You're not being mean...I personally dislike the engine very much. It doesn't get that great of gas mileage, and has virtually no power. Granted, mine has a lot of miles on it, but you see my point. 3.8 V6 wasn't built for speed/power.

I have a somewhat modified exhaust...I had the ler removed and a regular two inch pipe put in its place. But other than that, my car has very few modifications. I'd like to get a 302 at some point, but we'll see. Thanks for your advice.