Power Chips/Resistors of ebay- GOOD OR BAD???

[mickvandamage]

Hi guys,
Just a question ive heard a little about these chips/resistors on ebay that are going for bout $20. i think they stuff around with you temp sens or something to make your car run as if it were cold or somewhat to increase power. it is claimed that it is not bad for your car i have been told it is, and i believe it most likely is also. so i leave it to you guys, is it bad? has anyone had any experience with these chips/resistors.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

[88GreenVN]

Just plain bad idea. Been covered many times before and ends in the same story.

Bad idea

[ephect]

as above, if you want the full story, a quick search should bring up a heap of threads

[DVS]

Chips might have small gain. Stay away from resistors.

[mickvandamage]

thanks guys, just read some of the old threads ill show them to my mate. bit of an eye opener, guess it proves a theory of mine if its cheap it prob doesnt work or your getting what you paid for.

[wrx884]

thanks guys, just read some of the old threads ill show them to my mate. bit of an eye opener, guess it proves a theory of mine if its cheap it prob doesnt work or your getting what you paid for.

Not always the case if ur after a chip tune speak 2 Greenfoam a member on here hes on ebay that does cheap tunes that actually work.

[mickvandamage]

what does greenfoam do???

[blky]

thats the guys alias im assuming

[Pimpn1]

id go a greanfoam, stay away from the cheap stuff on ebay

[FATMAT]

what does greenfoam do???

Only the best tunes available.......

[FATMAT]

Hi guys,
Just a question ive heard a little about these chips/resistors on ebay that are going for bout $20. i think they stuff around with you temp sens or something to make your car run as if it were cold or somewhat to increase power. it is claimed that it is not bad for your car i have been told it is, and i believe it most likely is also. so i leave it to you guys, is it bad? has anyone had any experience with these chips/resistors.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

A huge percentage (if not all) of the crap on egay being passed off as performance chips are garbage, i know this from having actually used a couple of these egay wonder chips, and most of them will only make your car use more fuel and dissapoint you. Dr. Bob and Greenfoam are the tune Guru's to see on here for Buick and ecotec's. An example would be my last commo, a vp, that i had put an egay chip in, no difference in accelleration, rough idle, and used more fuel with NO POWER GAIN. I then put a Greenfoam tune in it and OMG!!!!! Noticable increase in power and torque throughout the rev range, much better economy, never once hesitated to start, and give it a little deeper exhaust note too
In short, don't bother risking it with an egay chip, just buy one from either one of them blokes on here and you won't be dissapointed

[Cursed CX8]

Not always the case if ur after a chip tune speak 2 Greenfoam a member on here hes on ebay that does cheap tunes that actually work.

The OP drives a Series 2 VT, which used a flash programmable memory not a memcal, so greenfoam cant tune it

[mickvandamage]

thanks guys, ill look into the other chips and tunes. your opinions are appreciated

[danja]

The OP drives a Series 2 VT, which used a flash programmable memory not a memcal, so greenfoam cant tune it

Are you sure? VT S1 used a memcal, I thought they kept them till the VX?

[wrx884]

The OP drives a Series 2 VT, which used a flash programmable memory not a memcal, so greenfoam cant tune it

well mines a series 1 with a memcal i thought it was the VX onwards that had the flash cards? tho wen i asked bout mine he ask if mine was series 1 or 2 so i assume they do best 2 contact him still.