Engine M'ment chips
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 20:40
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Have seen a few posts re installation of "chips" on vehicles with injection systems and I am at a loss to understand what is involved here. An acquaintence told me that he had installed a new chip in his Patrol and gained more power with better economy and that seems at odds to my poor old fashioned brain. Is there a link which will take me to previous posts or some technical pages I can visit? Are these things available for all makes and has anyone first hand experience with the little wonders? Hi-clone! Vaporite! Smoke n'mirrors or fair dinkum?
Kevin J
Reply By: Member - David 0- Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 23:23
Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 at 23:23
Not smoke and mirrors. Though claims of more power and reduced fuel consumptionh need to be tempered with the notion that it depends how u drive.
Basically the mapping for most standard chips errs on the side of caution, a little more fuel a little less power than optimum. After market chips take advantage of this.
On a normally aspirated diesel this can amount to a heck of a lot of extra power and conservatively driven, a bit better fuel consumption. For a hitech turbo diesel the gains are often a fair bit less.
Dave O
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