+45 BHP for under a fiver? Surely not

[baur320]

Anyone seem this on Ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 8061013096

Seller reckons that 1500 people are happy with it apparently.

[d6dph]

what a crock of shite!! fifty pounds more and you have a zone chip, which actually works!!

[Taylor325i]

Don't bother.

I bought one about 2 years ago before I knew any better. The guy says on his advert that it does not harm the engine but when you get it delivered there is a disclaimer in the instructions to say

"I will not be responsible for any engine damage caused as a result of using this product"

and also

"This product may not be legal for road use"

Needless to say I never fitted the thing and it was thrown in the bin ages ago.

Incidently this guy is the only ebayer to leave me negative feedback as I left him negative feedback stating the engine damage issue and not legal and that he did not respond to my emails.

hth


Taylor.

[dazleeds]

nice looking volume control maybe???

[d6dph]

Spare part for the cooker?

[Turbo-Brown]

Arrrrgh, these things are just such a pile of shite!

We really should all start selling variable resistors on e-bay advertised to increase the power of an engine!

Do people not know how much work's involved in getting an extra 45bhp from any engine?!

[Falkster]

Who needs to bother spending ,000s on cams and remapping when for a fiver you can have 45bhp??

Amazing!!!

[smithy318i]

If he can keep suplying them at 19 quid each, all ill say is good luck to the guy.

[Brianmoooore]

Worth about £1.50 and available from Maplins, etc.
I presume it "works" (doesn't, of course), by simulating a slightly faulty blue temp sensor, making the ECU think the engine is slightly cold, and increasing the fueling.
Emissions controlled, and especially Cat equipped cars, are designed to run on a leanish fuel mixture, which is not the same as a max power mixture, so the idea is to move the mixture more towards this point.

[fuzzy]

bollocks,you mean ive wasted several thousand pounds on an engine conversion and all i had to do was spend a tenner and fit 2 of these

[Taylor325i]

Don't bother.

I bought one about 2 years ago before I knew any better. The guy says on his advert that it does not harm the engine but when you get it delivered there is a disclaimer in the instructions to say

"I will not be responsible for any engine damage caused as a result of using this product"

and also

"This product may not be legal for road use"

Needless to say I never fitted the thing and it was thrown in the bin ages ago.

Incidently this guy is the only ebayer to leave me negative feedback as I left him negative feedback stating the engine damage issue and not legal and that he did not respond to my emails.

hth


Taylor.

I'd also like to point out that he was only claiming a gain of "up to 20+ bhp" previously or something like that. He must've found a better quality of parts and now his parts costs are 50p instead of 30p. lol



Taylor.

[baur320]

nice looking volume control maybe???

I know it's not what Spinal Tap use, coz their's go up to 11.


So there's not just me sceptical then?

[Brianmoooore]

If you had the car on a rolling road, you could probably get a small increase in power at different loads and revs by twiddling this knob at each point. If you logged these settings, you could use the data to reprogram the map in the ECU.
Or you could let someone else do the work for you and buy a zone chip.

[baur320]

Or you could let someone else do the work for you and buy a zone chip.

You're right Brian, unfortunately my car's an early one with a sealed ECU.

Cheers,

Mick

[StuBeeDoo]

I know it's not what Spinal Tap use, coz their's go up to 11.

Classic Mick, classic! ........And just listen to the sustain!

Seriously though, it wouldn't be that difficult to convert yours to Motronic. I would think that if you're going for that 2.7 you'll have to. I could be wrong, but I think that running a 2.7 on Jetronic would be compromise at best.

[baur320]

Stuart,

There's a guy who's been onto Terry looking to sell a low mileage 525e. I've said I'm interested, but it's all gone quiet - maybe something to so with the Bank Holiday? If I get it, Jon say's he'll build it, and he's also got some bit and pieces that may be needed. If the electronics need changing for the better, it'll be done

Cheers,

Mick

[TW166Y]

bollocks,you mean ive wasted several thousand pounds on an engine conversion and all i had to do was spend a tenner and fit 2 of these

love it mate