Performance Chips-are they worth it?
Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 2
From: British Columbia
Performance Chips-are they worth it?
Morning all...recently purchased a 2006 V6 and my buddy tells me a should get a performance chip for my car to give it a little extra giddy up. Not being very tech savy Im looking for some feedback on whether or not this is worth getting. Ive checked on Ebay and they seem very inexpensive but wonder if its some kind gimmick. Any comments are greatly appreciated, cheers...
6th Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 12,259
From: Acworth, GA
Go for an SCT tuner from www.americanmuscle.com and if you can swing it buy a cold air intake with it that requires a tune.
Seems like we answer this same question everyday...
Seems like we answer this same question everyday...
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,498
From: Ohio
No. Chips sold on ebay are less then worthless. If you wanted a programmer, get a SCT or Diablo. But the canned tunes that come with it usually suck really bad, so be another $50 to $75 for a good solid email tune from BBR, American Muscle, ect ect.
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From: Acworth, GA
American Muscle has free lifetime tunes... Thats why I refered him to there.
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Chips are for eating.
Go to the Brenspeed and AM websites and check out their CAI & custom tune combos. Those are the biggest bang-for-the-buck short of FI. It's all in the custom tune.
Go to the Brenspeed and AM websites and check out their CAI & custom tune combos. Those are the biggest bang-for-the-buck short of FI. It's all in the custom tune.
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Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Southern California
Programmer tool (Tuner) w/ "CUSTOM TUNES"
if you can't afford one now, do your best to save until you can afford one. YOU WILL NOT regret it!
if you got the bucks, get the combo package that includes an oversized CAI
if you can't afford one now, do your best to save until you can afford one. YOU WILL NOT regret it!
if you got the bucks, get the combo package that includes an oversized CAI
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 13,322
From: NW Arkansas
tHE EbAY 'CHIPS' ARE SIMPLE $0.10 RESISTORS USED TO FOOL THE pcm OF THE iat READINGS.
Fricken caps lock
Nothing is for free.
Get a CAI and a custom matched tune along with a PCM OBDII programmer.
www.diablosport.com
Fricken caps lock
Nothing is for free.
Get a CAI and a custom matched tune along with a PCM OBDII programmer.
www.diablosport.com
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 11
From: British Columbia
Thanks for the info Redfire...I was originally going to make my first upgrade to dual magnaflow exhaust but its sounds like maybe the tuner and CAI may be the way to go. As mentioned earlier Im not very Tech savy so what exactly does the tuner do? Does it reprogram the cars computer to make it run and perform more efficiently? Thanks again for your help...Darryl
