318is m42 chip on ebay

[asmith88]

have been looking at this chip on ebay and am considering buying, it says that it is "euro spec" is that ok?

also wondering if anyone has bought one and what did you think?

general opinions will all be apreciated

thanks.. andy

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EURO-Performance- ... 286.c0.m14

[baptie0]

it wont break the bank & the feedback reads well.

got to be worth a punt.

[Cook318IS]

didn't alex buy one of them for his iS?

[Cypriotgeeza]

youve got me interested now mate! thinking of buying one aswell providing it actually works lol

[bpowell555]

hmmm does the iS have a speed limiter, or is that just generic ad speak?

"REDLINE GOVERNOR RAISED 400 RPM'S, TOP SPEED LIMIT IS REMOVED."

[Cypriotgeeza]

i was thinking the exact same thing funny enough!

[kam-325i]

hmmm does the iS have a speed limiter, or is that just generic ad speak?

"REDLINE GOVERNOR RAISED 400 RPM'S, TOP SPEED LIMIT IS REMOVED."

What do you expect........American crap....

I dont really think the 318is engine take to well to a "Generic" chip.

[bpowell555]

Feedback is good though ...

[kam-325i]

I doubt the power gains he claims......

[Cypriotgeeza]

how much would be feasable from a chip then?

[kam-325i]

The IS is a funny beast, they respond best to a live remap.

I would expect gains, (if any) to be around 5-8Bhp max, although minimum gain should be a better throttle response.

[Cypriotgeeza]

what about if i bought that chip and then took it for a remap?

is that possible?

[kam-325i]

what about if i bought that chip and then took it for a remap?

is that possible?

Err.........If the chip is re-programmable, i cant see why not.......

But you may aswell just buy a blank eeprom and program that.

[kam-325i]

Have a read of this classic thread........

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

[chrisE318is]

i have one of these chips on my i.s the power gains are good makes a very noticeable difference (more noticeable against a car you've tried it with before the chip rather than actually feeling it for me) but be wary as these cars are hard to chip. my car doesn't idle well at all, fine when driving but can be annoying. i think alex has one and his runs fine just luck of the draw i guess. as for the rev limiter i dont have one now , makes a good noise around 7k though .

[Ant]

M42B18 chips very well with a generic file, as long as its the correct software version there are good gains to be had

buying cheap Ebay tat, good feedback or otherwise is madness IMHO.

buy from a reputable source only guys, remember a wrong choice on something like this WILL blow your engine ultimately.

[Alex]

didn't alex buy one of them for his iS?

yep

very pleased with it too

but as said you only really have a 1 in 3 chance of it working as there are 3 ecu versions, i took a chance and got lucky

[asmith88]

yea but surely all uk cars have the same ecu number?

[Alex]

i dont think they have because i remember someone else buying that chip and got idle problems which equals wrong firmware

you could always ust change the ecu, but the time you have done that you could have just bought one from evolve for about the same price as it would be to buy another ecu and that chip

[asmith88]

hmm, i think im gona give it a shot, im waiting to here what there return policy is

[Alex]

hmm, i think im gona give it a shot, im waiting to here what there return policy is

when i asked them about the different firmware versions they said if your not 100% happy you can have a full refund iirc

[kam-325i]

hmm, i think im gona give it a shot, im waiting to here what there return policy is

when i asked them about the different firmware versions they said if your not 100% happy you can have a full refund iirc

With that kinda backup............its worth a pop.

[Alex]

i would double check that they are happy to do that first

[asmith88]

they said they can only replace, il keep at them, see what they can offer