Can i have a CHIP please?

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dom-1984-320i
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Post Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:07 pm

I have been thinking about putting a 'Zone Chip into my car but have noticed they are for 1988 cars onwards. As mine was made in 1984 does it meen i can not have one?

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Post Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:50 pm

no idea but mines an 86 and i want one 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :?
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Post Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:02 am

Has to be a Motronic engine management system. Many older 320/325i's (pre '87/E-reg) have L-Jetronic which can't be chipped.
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Post Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:03 am

Sorry, meant to say 320i's there, AFAIK all 325i's can be chipped...
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ECU Upgrade EPROM Chips, £40 posted within the UK. Note these are not Zone chips.
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Post Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:07 am

How much is the ZONE CHIP, and what power gains will i get, like how high will the revs take me, i currently have an Alpina C2 2.7 chip in mine, will i get anything better with the Zone Chip?



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Post Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:44 am

For the early M20B25 - Ԛ£75, Late - Ԛ£65

Are you running a 2.7 with the 2.7 chip then?
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Post Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:31 pm

BooHoo :cry: i really wanted one too. Well if i carn't have one as my car is to old has anybody got any suggestions for modding the engine with out going OTT! just a few simple mods would be enough, what could i do?

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Post Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:26 pm

Tommy - you can.
If you have an older ECU then Ant can still chip it for you - he's just chipped an 073 ecu for me. Early m20b25 chip is now Ԛ£85. But unless you are good at soldering get Ant to do it. You have to go from a 24 pin chip to 28.

Dom ... think you can still try the BBTB and/or a 6 branch, if you have L jetronic.

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Post Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:30 am

G... i do have the L jetronic
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Post Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:06 am

Send a mail to Sal in the zone shop or Ant ... their advice is free.

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Post Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:19 pm

Are there better chips then the ones in the zone?
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Post Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:28 pm

GDBN wrote:Send a mail to Sal in the zone shop or Ant ... their advice is free.

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