Power Chip In Car

[rickyray]

When i bought my car i got told it was chipped not sure if it is or not or what sort. Should there be a huge difference in the pick up of the car. Where abouts do i look to see if it is chiped what are the steps.
Its a VR Statesman.

 

[DeiCide]

not a huge power difference with custom chips, heard its best to have chip dyno'ed on the car. but I got a el' cheapo one off ebay had sticker on the memcal (chip) saying performance etc.
Look in the computer in the left passenger kick panel, take two screws of module out I think and swing little door open, and memcal's there

 

[SaGe]

proper chips do make a noticible difference and is one of the easiet mods to do on a commodore compared to most other cars. a good chip would giv u a good 20KW at the flywheel and they work better with more mods that u hav i.e extractors, exhaust, CAI.

with a chip, a V6 can beat a stock VS SS if it doesnt hav the 185 HSV chip

 

[Demons1964]

rickyray, have you got a V6 or a V8?

If you've got a V8 I can show how to check if it's the "off-the-shelf" 185kW HSV chip.

 

[rickyray]

its an 6 can ya still help
and thanks everyone else for your input

 

[Demons1964]

its an 6 can ya still help

Yep, but it's not the answer you're looking for . There's no mechanical changes that go with a modified V6 memcal so there's no way the average joe can determine if it's modified or stock. Maybe if it's got extractors or a different exhaust it might be a hint but that doesn't guarantee the memcal's been modified. The only way to tell is with a dyno, or give the memcal to someone who modifies them to check if the code has been changed. Alternatively, find someone with the same car/engine combo as you that hasn't been modified (VR-VSIII V6 Statesman and it has to be a Stato because of all the extra weight) and see if you can feel any difference. Sorry I can't be of any more help. Send a PM to Doctor Bob if you want to take it further (he modifies chips in his spare time and is the resident expert).

 

[Doctor Bob]

take the memcal out & take a good clear picture of it from the same angle as my avatar & post it, i should be able to tell you from that if its stock.

Rob