Performance chip advice

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I'm looking into buying/installing a performance chip for my SV6 wagon (2017). I've heard about cop chips, and Brock chips, but does anybody have any advice on this topic? Based in SA.

 

[Skylarking]

The term “chip” is so 80’s and emanated from the socketed prom chip that was used in those ECU’s of the day.

Now the hip term is “tune”, a software file that you can use to reprogram todays modern(ish) ECUs but such mail order tunes are rubbish in my opinion. Better to reprogram and optimise the existing ECU when it’s on a dyno, in real time (but thats more costly)..

The bigger question you should be asking yourself should be based around what you are trying to achieve. If it’s just bragging rights, maybe a cheap brock polarised would suffice

What you do really depends on what you want and your budget but you’ve provided no indication of what either may be

 

[stooge]

dont chip just do a remap/tune.

 

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The term “chip” is so 80’s and emanated from the socketed prom chip that was used in those ECU’s of the day.

Now the hip term is “tune”, a software file that you can use to reprogram todays modern(ish) ECUs but such mail order tunes are rubbish in my opinion. Better to reprogram and optimise the existing ECU when it’s on a dyno, in real time (but thats more costly)..

The bigger question you should be asking yourself should be based around what you are trying to achieve. If it’s just bragging rights, maybe a cheap brock polarised would suffice

What you do really depends on what you want and your budget but you’ve provided no indication of what either may be

Thanks Skylarking. I really like the way the car performs when it's in sport and 'performance shift' activates (it usually clicks in when cornering). It's really responsive and gears down nicely etc ... I'd love to be able to program it so it switches into that mode immediately whenever I put it in sport. Getting a little more horsepower out of the engine at the same time would be pretty sweet too.

 

[Forg]

I'm not sure the VF 3.6 (LF-X?) has as much room to move as the nearly-twice-as-large V8's do, I'm not sure you'll get as much out of re-tuning the ECU as you might hope.

 

[Skylarking]

^ unless, I guess one spends really silly money

 

[losh1971]

If the OP can find someone with a cop tune file, then that will add 45-50kw alone. To access that file though you would really need to be a cop mechanic, they have the programing gear and remap their own ECUs when the car is delivered before it hits the streets.

 

[stick3]

another member just ask in another thread about these tunes it plug in to the port under dash and there got mixed reviews i dont know anybody on here who has it

http://[URL]https://www.chipyourcar.com/performance-chip-installation/

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[losh1971]

My old boss used a OBD plug in module and it did jack. Not to say they are all no good but his was a waste of money.

 

[stooge]

Wow that chipyourcar website flogs the 5 to 10 dollar(aud) elm327 module for 59 dollars (usd)

You need to be careful with some of the chips sold on places like ebay or international websites/markets because there are a few fakes that do nothing.
Some when opened just have some resistors and leds lol.