Blues Brother # 1
VX Mod Chip
Hey Everyone,
I Keep seeing these on ebay when shopping around for bargains for the VX.
Im Very sceptical of these, and would prolly affect insurance and everything else
Anyone got one?
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im rick james..... bitch!
Absolute rubbish, been covered a million times over in this and many other forums..... does sweet fark all
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*shakes head* not another new thread about an old topic. they dont work and probably will end up causing damage to your car. if you use the search function you will find all the info you need.
Blues Brother # 1
Was only posting out of interest, and when i have searched, only thing i found was proper ECU chips
i dunno about this.. i've put one in and i have noticed more poke in first gear.. im probably gonna get abused now lol. but it's explained and makes sense when you buy it and read the instructions..
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Donati..Whoa Green
Please copy the instructions and highlight the part that makes sense.Originally Posted by Maxseverity
If this 'thing' makes the computer think there is more dense air going into the engine, then the ECU will put too much fuel in and your car will run rich.
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buy it totally worth your money, i totally wish i bought one of these instead of my 1600 tune and otr package
it increases engine timing. nothing about throwing more fuel into it.
all it is is a bloody resistor anyway so go buy one for 20c and see if it works.
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{Flow OP link} Have you ever noticed that your car is quicker when it is cold outside and wondered why it could not always be that quick? Well this module once fitted sends a signal to the ECU just like it does when it is cold, then the ECU slightly adjusts the air/fuel mixture which boosts your cars power, it is very simple! {END}
I fail to see how adjusting the timing adjusts the air/fuel mix.
But I agree it is just a few cent resistor, could buy one anywhere.
-Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
-Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
-Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short Phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
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Blues Brother # 1
Ok, Well i have lots of resistors at home, I just need to know what value it has and where do i put it ? lol
Donati..Whoa Green
Mate don't even bother. Holden went and placed a very good ECU in your car and you want to give it false readings???
-Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
-Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
-Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short Phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Ronald Reagan (1986)
Ive tries it before. It works! i gained a heap of joticeable power. it drank fuel really bad and car reaked of petrol. it was running real rich. dont buy one. all it does, is your lying to the computer about the temperature. better off putting a matchstick in the sensore line.
just put a resistore in the iat slot, you know the one where the airbox connects to the cable?
insteag of clipping the cable into the airbox, put the resistor in the cable slots then wrap up with plastic to keep it cool.
Id throw it out after an hour of fun.
LS-EXUAL
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Yeah mate, go for it.. those chips work really bloody good.
Better than anything else you can do to a v6 engine, better than nos!!
Also, if you're getting that, I've heard it works great with one of these!!!!
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You could call this a cheap and fast mod. probably will bugger your engine. i've used it. gave it poke for a bit. now i cant notice the difference anyways so i got rid of it. if you do have one you might want to consider cleaning your air intake manifold too. you'll have a lot of unburnt fuel building up.
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Blues Brother # 1
If you could Get the electric motor to work in time with the Revs, In theory it would work in some way, Sure not as much as a turbo but would help. Cant see that harming any thing, after all its just air, unlike the resistor that will just dump more fuel
Donati..Whoa Green
No it definitely won't work. Your engine is more then capable of pulling its own air without the need for this blockage/piece of crap.
-Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
-Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
-Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short Phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Ronald Reagan (1986)
LS-EXUAL
Exactly ^^^
I think some people need to turn their sarcasm radars on, Jester was being sarcastic. Those things just cause a restriction in air intake more than anything. You may as well just strap a leaf blower to your intake. Would probably work better lol.
Donati..Whoa Green
Better yet, put a crappy $5 air filter in your car get a long flexible pipe, attach to air intake, and use that as a leaf vacuum. Would rock, especially at full throttle.
-Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
-Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
-Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short Phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Ronald Reagan (1986)
i still dont get why it shouldnt work.. chip makes computer think air is colder thus more fuel. then you reset ecu so it sucks more air. doesnt more fuel and air = more power? if im wrong i'll take mine out.
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You've answered your own question before you've even asked it.
Lying to your ECU can only mean bad because that means it's not being driven to the conditions it was designed for under certain circumstances.
Donati..Whoa Green
Because it doesn't suck in more air. The amount of air that goes into your engine (without forced induction) is determined by the size of your bore and the pistons. Thats over-simplification but close enough. Without changing the physical specs of the engine it will suck in the same amount of air. Now it will add more fuel and now there is too much fuel in the engine so it will run rich, which equals bad.
-Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
-Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
-Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short Phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Ronald Reagan (1986)
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^^^ what acarmody said.
All the chip does it make the car run rich by giving an incorrect air temp reading.
So your car is running rich all the time, fouling your plugs, clogging your cat, running less economically.
The apparently increase in power is because from memory if a car is running richer it produces a bit more torque down low.
But long term you're doing damage to your engine basically.
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Cheap, Fast, Reliable... Pick 2.
With this 'chip' you get 'Cheap' and sort but not really 'Fast'... but reliable is out of the picture.
if you've chasing more go, do it properly. Full exhaust, cai, RR's, diff gears, etc. Not cheap and nasty off ebay.
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