Notices
Scion tC 1G Drivetrain & Power Engine and transmission discussions...

Ebay "performance chip"

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 28, 2005 | 05:17 AM
  #1  
Darkness's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 170
From: Walled Lake, Michigan
Default Ebay "performance chip"

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33597

Sounds alright...but it's Ebay so I doubt it works...

I really wish there was a legit performance chip for the tC!
Old May 28, 2005 | 05:20 AM
  #2  
KINGxOFxSKA's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Unique Scionikz
SL Member
 
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,360
From: Duarte, California
Default

dont waste your time with this ebay crap
Old May 28, 2005 | 05:21 AM
  #3  
ack154's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 16,701
Default

Way to shady to be legit. Good rule of thumb is to not shop for electronic performance parts on ebay.
Old May 28, 2005 | 05:22 AM
  #4  
Kwiksilver's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
Team N.V.S.
 
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 266
From: The CA
Default

waste of money, scam. if it even works at all it will just break your engine.
Old May 28, 2005 | 05:29 AM
  #5  
Kenshin's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 345
From: Miami Beach, FL
Default

SCAM, it is like 2 resisitors put into a chip to make it look better.

What it might do is modify your air/fuel ratio and make you run leaner (not safe), or make the ECU think the air coming in is cold and might make some HP there (though it prolly wont). Save your money on something that isnt a scam.
Old May 28, 2005 | 05:39 AM
  #6  
OliverThomas's Avatar
Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 92
From: Chicago, IL
Default

Total scam. You can go to radio shack and buy the damn resistor yourself for pennies. And even then, all it does is mess with the air intake temp, resulting in a different fuel ratio, which, when i put it on the ford focus i had, made it run like sheeeeit. It would loop up in revs, then drop real low, then loop up... scam.
Old May 28, 2005 | 03:32 PM
  #7  
Diluvium's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 760
Default

talking about this????







they actually work, its just not safe for the car (it runs rich)... I notice better throttle response and the required MPH on each gear is expanded


it just makes the car spit more fuel than suppose to... meaning bad gas mileage and run rich.... but i do not have a CEL thrown at me at all...
Old May 28, 2005 | 04:29 PM
  #8  
TheQuietThings's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member

5 Year Member

SL Member
Team ScioNRG
 
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 5,920
From: Staten Island, NY
Default

its ok if the car runs rich, it when the car runs lean do you have to worry. it also shouldnt mess with the gears unless its actually replacing them or physically tuning them.
Old Jun 5, 2005 | 09:59 PM
  #9  
xnevergiveinx's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,408
From: North Royalton, OH
Default

i love the high quality pics in the auction
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Nottingram
Scion xB 2nd-Gen Drivetrain & Power
6
Jun 25, 2015 07:50 PM
hampton1100
Scion tC 2G Drivetrain & Power
6
May 28, 2015 07:32 AM
Ksn
Scion tC 1G Drivetrain & Power
2
Feb 4, 2015 02:10 AM
TheTripleC
PPC: Vehicles
1
Jan 4, 2015 06:46 PM
jaspercanda
Scion tC 2G Drivetrain & Power
5
Dec 22, 2014 09:35 AM




All times are GMT. The time now is 02:50 AM.