saw this on ebay and wondered if anyone could prove or disprove if it actually worked and possibly HOW it worked.


thanks

Racing chip mod on ebay

 

i'm going to go out on a limb and say 'no.'

 

be the first to try it out.

if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

 

well obviously... i think we all would but i guess my real question is WHY does it not work or what does it do that wouldnt make it legit.

 

i smell snake oil. however, for only $20 u might as well try it and see what happens

 

I just have to ask, what exactly is this supposed to do? How exactly does this improve performance? It says it's a chip, but this looks like a wire to me. I think it's a total scam. They can't even spell stuff right. Better to set your money on fire than send it to these guys.

 

Buyer Beware.

 

What a joke. If you buy that, you might as well get the gas saver as well. Jeez

 

I think if you search the internet in general about these, you discover they basically do nothing...

 

hahahah my mom bought that thing for our jeep like 4 or 5 years ago... the tornado i think it was.

 

Man i'd say no as soon as i see something unknown mod and from ebay...
you know its just bull crap

 

yes i know... i just want to know WHY

 

do or do not, there is no why.

you just have to accept that an insulated wire, and a cheap one at that, isn't going to add HP to your car. otherwise it'd be selling for hundreds of dollars. like a hondata.

 

ok now were getting somewhere

 

It's just a wire with a resistor, and it changes the voltage your computer gets from the (air sensor?). So once your computer realizes what is going on, it fixes it. You might get 2 hp for about 2 minutes, after that - its just a wire that gets hot, and your computer changes everything back to normal to compensate.

Don't buy the thing.

 

nice work

 

Why? Because they want to take your money. That's why.

 

 

I really getting tired of people thinking everything on ebay is safe, or legit. Simple as this ebay you have to beware theres alot of scams going around, and bullcrap stuff that try to sell.

If the guy couldnt spell the diagram right and theres no picture i' jsut think its more bs.

 

jan, that freaking classic!

 

here's the deal: the "chip" is a resistor. half of the people on ebay selling this don't know what the value is. several people on this board have posted temp/resistance curves of the stock air intake temp sensor. for the ebay sellers who were willing to say what color bands were on the resistor, the performance chip is basically tricking the ecu into thinking its somewhere around 0-20 degrees F, causing the ECU to advance timing and drop more fuel because it is expecting air with a higher oxygen content, momentarily producting more horsepower. obviously on a 90 degree day, this readings are way out of whack. immediately after, you have one of the following conditions: detonation or check engine light.