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Old Mar 22, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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Default HP, Speed Chip / Modules - Any good for real?

ANyone have any on their Scions??? Looked up on Ebay, there's quite a few for sale...But, do they really do anything at all?
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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useless..there is no magic bullet
Old Mar 22, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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i have been wondering if they work also.
Old Mar 23, 2005 | 12:03 AM
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Well, they advertise it WILL give you a lot of goodies..HP, etc...Ebay should remove their A * * !
Old Mar 23, 2005 | 12:10 AM
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if it worked don't you think that would be the first thing all of would have done????

its a scam...it gives you extra power for 10 mins until the ECU learns and corrects for it...

they also sell spray to cure baldness, would you buy that?
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An actual "chip" that plugs into your car's computer works best when it's dyno-tuned. The ebay things are just junk. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Old Mar 23, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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.....this has been explained a Bazillion times.........

The chip fools the ECU into thinking the air coming into your engine is very cold(colder air is more oxygen dense)....since your ECU is reading a dense oxygen level, it dumps more fuel into your combustion chamber even though there really isn't any more oxygen in the air.....so what you end up with is a car that runs rich and eats gas......
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Got it! One less MOD I don't have to spend $$ , Thanks!
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done and locked...
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