new chip

Post Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:07 pm

ive just bought a chip form the zone, so excited, doubt anyone else is tho...

Post Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:11 pm

I am

Post Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:53 pm

I am! Early 325i like mine - I'll be interested to see how ya get on for sure

I've seen plenty of loving for the chips on the later cars, but not sure if the early ones are quite as effective?

Let us know!

Post Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:00 pm

i want a chip, how much are they?

Post Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:37 pm

panesar_e30 wrote:i want a chip, how much are they?

55 from the zone shop

Post Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:42 pm

Ah, he's just trying to get it as quick as mine, aren't you George?!?

I think it's time you got that camera phone going and put some pictures up of the white beast.

Post Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:45 pm

there are pictures already on www.abcmotorcars.co.uk she will always be quicker than yours, as i am driving her, and when i go round a corner my inside wheel doesnt set alight, my LSD just powers me round

Post Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:56 pm

I will admit that my inside wheel does spend a inordinate amount of time on fire

, but at least I can hear my radio over my diff...

Post Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:59 pm

at least i dont get wet form all the rusty holes on my roof when it rains, and mine is a proper e30, pre-facelift, i seem to remember you got yours a week after driving mine.....

Post Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:04 am

Cummon girls enough b1tchin

Post Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:08 am

Don't worry, we're friends really (well we better be if he wants me to help him with his manifold this weekend )

Post Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:11 am

these guys are the best comedy duo in ages!

Post Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:16 am

well help with the manifold would be kind..

Post Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:50 pm

Incitatus wrote:Ah, he's just trying to get it as quick as mine, aren't you George?!?

on the dyno mine was 170, his was 161, haha

chip arrived today will fit tomorrow if i have time

Post Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:57 pm

You guys!

Lets see who's is going to be the more powerful one. Saint is ahead by 9 bhp already.

Post Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:59 pm

thesaint wrote: chip arrived today will fit tomorrow if i have time

Do it! I wanna know how it goes!

Post Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:57 pm

You still can't pull away from me though.....

Anyway you need more power to make up for the lack of driver ability, when you've got 200bhp we should be about even.

Post Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:57 pm

just bought a wild chip for my E30 cab, hoping for some good response and some increases from it. Anyone got any realistic gains?

Post Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:39 pm

thesaint wrote: chip arrived today will fit tomorrow if i have time

So...???

Post Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:25 pm

Ziggy wrote:
thesaint wrote: chip arrived today will fit tomorrow if i have time
So...???

im just getting excited, although the parcel turned out not to be the chip, imagine my dissapointment

Post Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:48 pm

thesaint wrote:
Ziggy wrote:
thesaint wrote: chip arrived today will fit tomorrow if i have time
So...???
im just getting excited, although the parcel turned out not to be the chip, imagine my dissapointment

Awww cr@p!

Let us know when it gets there! Especially if you're gonna get it on a dyno again & *really* see what it does!

Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:23 pm

at last i got round to fitting my chip. had to mod the ecu slighty to change form 24pin to 28pin. thanks to hoshy and his dad.

170bhp before chip and 178.2bhp after.

more power seems to come in at 3200rpm

Am happy with it and would recommend it.

Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:47 pm

thesaint wrote: Am happy with it and would recommend it.

Yep same here I have a Zone chip and it really helps out with midrange punch

Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:52 pm

None too shabby! Methinks I'll order one!

Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:03 pm

Ziggy wrote:None too shabby! Methinks I'll order one!

You wont regret it

Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:07 pm

Holy Crap - 8 horses from a chip, thats quality!

Ant - If I buy one of these and drive up to your neck of the woods could you fit it by any chance please? mine is an early car as well so wouldnt fancy modding the pins on the chip too much.

Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:09 pm

these chips sound good, do they do any long term damage to the car or not? thanks.bb

Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:12 pm

thesaint - out of interest is your car modified in any other way? Could you give us an update on what affect if any the chip has on fuel consumption please. Cheers, Theo.

Post Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:49 pm

Theo325 wrote: Could you give us an update on what affect if any the chip has on fuel consumption please. Cheers, Theo.

I had mine on Surry Rolling Road rollers before the chip went on. Once I do the after run I will report the findings on mine (might be a while as I have other things to deal with ). However I have a mild chip as I have an auto.

It does rip through the midrange though, you definately feed the change.

Post Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:52 am

thesaint wrote:170bhp before chip and 178.2bhp after.

more power seems to come in at 3200rpm

m20's are amaizing 1986 170bhp fastforward to 2006 and still 170bhp

Post Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:27 pm

Wilson325i wrote:
m20's are amaizing 1986 170bhp fastforward to 2006 and still 170bhp

was 171 in 1986.

havnt had it in long enough to get a good idea about fuel consumption, but firend who have the zone chip in claim to have little differance.

Theo325 it is not modified in any way as far as i know, except the chip.

BBTB next, will post the power runs to up when i get a chance to scan them in.

Post Mon May 01, 2006 11:18 am

Just had a bit of a hack and on the way home was on a nice straight road doing about 50mph. On it was a van then a 4X4 then a Jaguar convertible then me at the back . The 4X4 was itching to overtake the van and when the opposite lane cleared the 4X4 pulled out to overtake the van, I thought the Jag would go with it but no.

So ok hammer goes down, the car just surges forward, the 4X4 overtakes the van and pulls in, I take the Jag, van and 4x4 and pull in doing 90mph. Its almost like it didn't bother with 60, 70 & 80 and just jumped straight to 90.

That's what a Zone chip does for my car and its an auto.

Post Sun May 07, 2006 6:50 pm

www.abcmotorcars.co.uk

the power runs are on their, before and after chip

Post Sun May 07, 2006 8:08 pm

178 BHP from a chip is quality.

BBTB and BTB 6 Branch should easily see you near 190BHP.

Go on, you know you want to be more powerful than your mate!

Post Sun May 07, 2006 8:32 pm

Wilson just a heads up dude..

That avatar clip of yer motor looks fuc*in awesome man,hope yer pleased with it.. you sorts get used to how yer own looks but to see another like that just brings it back to life..