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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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Default What do you gies think about this Performace Chip

i just happen to come across this chip on amazon lookin for something else....

i just cant see this thing giving that amount of power click this link and tell me what you think..if its true it awesome but there no proof well havent gone into yet

http://www.amazon.com/SLR-MOTORSPORT...=pd_sbs_auto_6
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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I'm around 400 to the wheels after I bought their Deluxe Edition.
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Huge ripoff. Be prepared to have a bunch of people tell you to do a search here on SL, it's been posted multiple times.

This thing is complete garbage and the makers should be in jail for fraudulent advertising. With only two wires, it is impossible to adjust the AF/R on Scions since each injector has an independant injector, i.e. it would need 8 just for injector control, two for MAF readings, and another 8 for ignition.

The Greddy eManage can actually control both ignition and timing, but it has 21 wires that plug in via piggyback harness to the ECU. On a non-turbo / supercharged tC, it won't do much though. Scion already tunes their cars for efficiency, you won't get gains over factory otherwise they'd already have done it. Toyota's not going to intentionally tune for worse fuel economy when it's one of the selling points of the brand.
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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thats what i thought but i found there site...but on the site they say it depends on the engine and modication

http://www.slrmotorsports.com/
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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stop in the name of love before you break ur car.........
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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here we go again
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by gp1817
thats what i thought but i found there site...but on the site they say it depends on the engine and modication

http://www.slrmotorsports.com/
If it's on the internet then it must be true.
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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id stay away from that cause most of us as GIES... have seen similar retarted items....
do NOT purchase!
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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oh god first u spelled "guys" wrong. and chips are mostly a german thing
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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Performance chips for tC do not work and are a rip off.

/end weekly eBay or Amazon performance chip thread
Old Mar 4, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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im locking this.
a simple search for "performance chip" will turn up plenty of results.
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