Marketing Bunk. Some people on twinturbo.net dumped the eeprom and found
all of two bits different from stock.
Again, YMMV, I have no idea about the quality if their chips for other
motors.
-Carl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael R. Clements [mailto:mrc01@flash.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 3:17 PM
> To: Carl Merritt
> Cc: Autocross List; James Creasy
> Subject: Re: super chips?
>
>
> Interesting you should mention the 300ZX chip. Superchips says
> they adjust everything on these cars -- mixture, boost pressure,
> timing, etc. Check it out:
> http://www.superchips.com/300nasp.htm
> http://www.superchips.com/300zxst.htm
> http://www.superchips.com/300zxtt.htm
>
> OTOH, they say the Corvette engine is already so optimized that
> they could not improve it much with their own chip.
> http://www.superchips.com/corvet94.htm
>
> From 1998 to 1999, Ford increased the horsepower of the 4.6L
> engine from 305 to 320. Did they do this by optimizing the chip?
>
> Carl Merritt wrote:
> >
> > I have a chip (Jim Wolf Technology) for my 300ZX, and it
> gave a quite
> > measurable %7 increase in power (G-Tech derived) and better throttle
> > response. However, it's well known in the 300ZX community that the
> > Superchips chip for our car does nothing but up the
> revlimiter and remove
> > the ~150MPH speed limit, no tweaks to the timing and fuel
> curves at all, so
> > YMMV.
> >
> > -Carl
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael R. Clements [mailto:mrc01@flash.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 2:39 PM
> > > To: Autocross List
> > > Subject: super chips?
> > >
> > >
> > > Has anyone tried "chipping" a car? Is this something worth doing?
> > > If so, can anyone recommend a chip for the 1998 year 4.6L Ford
> > > Cobra engine? I've been emailing a guy at Superchips. They seem
> > > like they know what they're doing, their dyno chart looked good,
> > > but appearances can be deceiving. I'd appreciate any first-hand
> > > experiences or advice.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael R. Clements
> > > mrc01@flash.net
> > > Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
> > > Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
> > > -- Barry Goldwater
> > >
>
> --
> Michael R. Clements
> mrc01@flash.net
> Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
> Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
> -- Barry Goldwater
>
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