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Old 07-25-2008, 06:47 PM
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SOMEONE SAID THAT WHEN I START MY CAR AND THE GAUGES GO FROM ZERO TO PEGGED AND BACK TO NORMAL THAT I MAY HAVE ACHIP IN THE CAR ALREADY. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO FIND OUT?
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Old 07-26-2008, 02:33 PM
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pull your carpet up on the passenger side and look at the side of the ecu.
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Old 07-27-2008, 01:39 PM
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ONCE I PULL THE ECU WILL IT BE OBVIOUS THAT I HAVE A CHIP?

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Old 07-27-2008, 02:40 PM
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I FOUND THE CHIP... WHAT A PAIN IN THE ACE .. DIABLO SPORT.. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE H.P. GAIN. THANKS

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Old 07-27-2008, 02:43 PM
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FRONT VIEW

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Old 07-28-2008, 03:08 PM
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wtf do u keep pimping your car pictures for?
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Old 07-28-2008, 03:17 PM
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Define...chip...?

If so, I was unaware diablo made an actual plug in chip...or are you referencing to a hand held tuner?
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Old 07-28-2008, 03:25 PM
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diablo also does the plug in ecu type...but.... i had mine done from a dyno shop. he put the chip in the ecu and dynod it 3 times for 400 bucks. if i remember correctly from stock to ... chip, exhaust, and intake(k&n) it was about a 30 hp increase. it kinda sucked because once i did something drastic then i had to go back and get it tuned. but then again i was'nt running to rich or lean either. and no code popping up. it also recalibrated my speed when i got a 4.10 gear. vs getting a speedo gear.
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WHY DO YOU KEEP TYPING IN ALL CAPS. IT'S A LITTLE ANNOYING...

Can you post pictures of the chip, I'm curious to know what part it is.
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Old 07-29-2008, 08:53 PM
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its a plug in type. diablo sport chip. it was in the car when i bought it. i've been trying to contact the owner to see if the car was tuned after all the mods. no call back yet. the chip looks like the sct 4 bank plug in chip on american muscle .com. same pull tag and everything but its diablo sport. car has... rock crusher- short throw shifter, 373 rearend, bbk longtube headers w/ off road h pipe, bbk mufflers, steeda lowering springs,ford racing- upper plenum, 90 mm mas air, k&n cold air, 275/40/17 tires and rims, sub-frame conn, stage 2 steeda clutch.
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