Is a CHIP worth the money?
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Orlando, FL
RE: Is a CHIP worth the money?
ORIGINAL: AudiTech028
If you chip your car and there is an SVM or recall or TSB that calls for an ECU update it has a high possibilty of erasing your performance ecu upgrade. So you could basicly throw 500$ away.... Its up to you
If you chip your car and there is an SVM or recall or TSB that calls for an ECU update it has a high possibilty of erasing your performance ecu upgrade. So you could basicly throw 500$ away.... Its up to you
ORIGINAL: smash
Performance boost is unquestionable. What is however are: gas mileage degradation and wear & tear.
I read all the FAQ etc, but still haven't got an answer to these questions:
[ul][*]Roughly by how much does the mpg go down with APR Stage I upgrade?
[/ul][ul][*]With ECU upgrade, your turbo, engine, and things like O2 sensor will get pushed harder. How long before car starts falling apart is my question?
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Performance boost is unquestionable. What is however are: gas mileage degradation and wear & tear.
I read all the FAQ etc, but still haven't got an answer to these questions:
[ul][*]Roughly by how much does the mpg go down with APR Stage I upgrade?
[/ul][ul][*]With ECU upgrade, your turbo, engine, and things like O2 sensor will get pushed harder. How long before car starts falling apart is my question?
[/ul]
AND WHY IS THIS IN THIS SECTION!?!?!?!?
1st Gear
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 444
From: Rutland, Vermont, USA
RE: Is a CHIP worth the money?
After feeling like a troll and asking pre-answered questions over and over again, I started asking the fuel economy and wear and tear questions myself. Could we add those answers to a sticky on chips? I read a few other threads on chips, and I havent seen those answers.
So bottom line: Fuel economy stays the same and wear and tear is (arguably?) null.
Which raises my next question, why wouldnt they come from the factory tuned that way (not arguing, just wondering). As a manufacturer, if the fuel economy stays relatively the same and wear and tear is null, and you get to add a "Performance Tuned" bullet point to your brochure, what harm is done?
Sorry to bump an old thread but I felt like asking
So bottom line: Fuel economy stays the same and wear and tear is (arguably?) null.
Which raises my next question, why wouldnt they come from the factory tuned that way (not arguing, just wondering). As a manufacturer, if the fuel economy stays relatively the same and wear and tear is null, and you get to add a "Performance Tuned" bullet point to your brochure, what harm is done?
Sorry to bump an old thread but I felt like asking
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