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performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:58 pm
by bav
i saw this performance chip on ebay which is selling for cheap. was wondering if any1 has purchased this and wheter it works and is worth it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EURO-Performance- ... 240%3A1318
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:12 pm
by magpie
i nearly bought this a bit back.
i ended up getting one from evolve for £50...wouldn't mind knowing if you get it though,and if it's any good
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:44 pm
by fuzzy
a 15% power increase for under £30 seems a bit optimistic but you never kbow until someone trys and reports back.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:46 pm
by maxfield
18hp from a chip, I wish it was that easy...
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:59 pm
by fuzzy
maxfield wrote:18hp from a chip, I wish it was that easy...
you get 70bhp for a £150 chip on a cosworth. thats a good return ...35% increase .
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:05 pm
by maxfield
Speaking of Cosworths...
I was following one earlier, blue smoke when he gunned it and when he changed gear and I mean lots of blue smoke
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:09 pm
by fuzzy
likely fooked turbo. mine belched blue smoke to the extent you couldnt see behind you when you eased off after hard boost. £800 for a new turbo
the new turbo doesnt smoke but you still smell the oily smell from behind in traffic. it seems to be their way.normal oil consumption is regarded as a litre per 500 miles.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:12 pm
by maxfield
I was going with fucked turbo, couldn't pull away from a MK5 Golf 1.9TDi
I do have a soft spot for YB's
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:18 pm
by Ant
for the M42 in the iS there are three distinct software versions and each requires its own tuned file, they all use the 175 ECU part number however.
Avoid like the black death is my advice
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:20 pm
by e30bmlover
fuzzy wrote:a 15% power increase for under £30 seems a bit optimistic but you never kbow until someone trys and reports back.
the gains from a generic chip arent worth the time of day... from my experience they arent! i posted the dyno results of my chip a while back, the only real way to go is a live remap.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:32 pm
by fuzzy
i was told a few years ago that a 5% increase on a 325 was realistic but that was a chip selling at over £200.baring in mind its generic off the shelf chips and not live remaps that will give me 370bhp from the basic 204 on my engine so its not always so clear cut as crap because its off the shelf.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:56 pm
by neamem
there used to be a company called chipped uk that done some chips for the e30s. are they still around. reasonable prices iirc and people seemed happy with them. was tempted to get one to stick in my 325.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:58 pm
by fuzzy
wasnt there a lot of bad press regarding these guys?
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:41 pm
by e30bmlover
fuzzy wrote:wasnt there a lot of bad press regarding these guys?
yes there was fuzzy!!
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:50 pm
by neamem
just looked on their site. no longer offer chips for the e30 by the looks of it. so who's this evolve that's mentioned above? not interested in huge figures, if it makes it drive nicer then that's what i'm after.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:51 pm
by e30bmlover
neamem wrote:just looked on their site. no longer offer chips for the e30 by the looks of it. so who's this evolve that's mentioned above? not interested in huge figures, if it makes it drive nicer then that's what i'm after.
pm ANT from A-TEC for a chip mate, he IS the original supplier of zone chips.. plus a certain percentage goes to the zone too!
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:16 pm
by neamem
e30bmlover wrote:neamem wrote:just looked on their site. no longer offer chips for the e30 by the looks of it. so who's this evolve that's mentioned above? not interested in huge figures, if it makes it drive nicer then that's what i'm after.
pm ANT from A-TEC for a chip mate, he IS the original supplier of zone chips.. plus a certain percentage goes to the zone too!
will do. bonus that a percentage goes to the zone as well.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:29 pm
by michealewk
i bought a chip off a fellow member a year and a half ago and it is deadly total difference before and after had a wee heat last night
with a mate of mine in a 2.2 prelude and i beat him not by much but i beat him not bad for a 20 year old car
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:40 pm
by burgoil
"speedtouch" sells mild chips which improve the driveability of your e30
ive just ordered one after being passanger in a 320 with one fitted.....super smooth
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:42 pm
by magpie
michealewk wrote:i bought a chip off a fellow member a year and a half ago and it is deadly total difference before and after had a wee heat last night
with a mate of mine in a 2.2 prelude and i beat him not by much but i beat him not bad for a 20 year old car
yes!1 honda notched up
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:48 pm
by fuzzy
a 2.2 prelude is about 188bhp.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:56 pm
by magpie
often eaten for fun,in te blinding white saffy..amongst other tryers
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:58 pm
by fuzzy
preludes try to race you in a saphire ? i would even waste my petrol bothering with them
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:00 pm
by e30bmlover
fuzzy wrote:preludes try to race you in a saphire ? i would even waste my petrol bothering with them
neither would i mate... neither would i...
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:02 pm
by magpie
cozzy chips work for real,,,the gains had on this motor do not compare to the outlay on the
cost invoved,,pure pittance for the grin & whiplash to boot.
,,again happy days.
m8 is yours a blue top?
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:03 pm
by fuzzy
e30bmlover wrote:fuzzy wrote:preludes try to race you in a saphire ? i would even waste my petrol bothering with them
neither would i mate... neither would i...
190 bhp in a 1280kg car? thats better than a 325...
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:08 pm
by magpie
fuzzy wrote:preludes try to race you in a saphire ? i would even waste my petrol bothering with them
well i never let him go by as he wished and clearly wanted to play...
i found him too much to resist,so i had to spank him,,
and the picnic table boot spoiler stuck on it.
oh petty was free back then.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:09 pm
by fuzzy
i used to get the local boy racers pulling up alongside ,waving and revving just to get me to blast away in this....
i had to open the boot to fill it with petrol. it was only stage 1 263bhp but it was light with a supra back axle and lsd.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:12 pm
by magpie
i get saxo's now but i only have an IS,for now.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:16 pm
by GrindCulture
magpie wrote:i get saxo's now but i only have an IS,for now.
I tend not to give the traffic light GPs a go, as I know my little 4potterer will fail against most things.
When the usual suspects are out on the twisty bits though, that's when it gets interesting
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:19 pm
by magpie
fuzzy wrote:i used to get the local boy racers pulling up alongside ,waving and revving just to get me to blast away in this....
i had to open the boot to fill it with petrol. it was only stage 1 263bhp but it was light with a supra back axle and lsd.
that looks real perdy,like.
but no where to put the bairns seats or the little'uns buggy.
m8 kids cost more than cars,.and i don't want to be a bachelor again.
time will provail here,,,given time of course.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:21 pm
by fuzzy
that was my bachelor days, no need for kids seats and you couldnt even carry shopping in the back because of the fuel pump/tank ...£28000 on an 8 year restoration and modification
thats why ive got a family friendly touring now
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:23 pm
by e30bmlover
fuzzy wrote:e30bmlover wrote:fuzzy wrote:preludes try to race you in a saphire ? i would even waste my petrol bothering with them
neither would i mate... neither would i...
190 bhp in a 1280kg car? thats better than a 325...
im gunning for over that figure when mine is done!
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:26 pm
by magpie
fuzzy wrote:that was my bachelor days, no need for kids seats and you couldnt even carry shopping in the back because of the fuel pump/tank ...£28000 on an 8 year restoration and modification
thats why ive got a family friendly touring now
with the power we both love,,and i will allways go for at the next grasp.
Re: performance chip
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:44 pm
by e30bmlover
GrindCulture wrote:magpie wrote:i get saxo's now but i only have an IS,for now.
I tend not to give the traffic light GPs a go, as I know my little 4potterer will fail against most things.
When the usual suspects are out on the twisty bits though, that's when it gets interesting
such as skylines and subarus..