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Re: super chips?

To: James Creasy <jcre@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: super chips?
From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrc01@flash.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 16:06:19 -0700
Are you sure it's "www.corral.com". That is indeed a strange and
perhaps interesting place, but does not seem to have anything
related to engines. Ah, I just discovered you must have meant
"www.corral.net". Thanks,

James Creasy wrote:
> 
> michael,
> 
> i assume you have looked at www.corral.com?  there is a huge amount of info
> there... wading through it over a period of time i was able to figure about
> pretty much what i needed.  (which turns out to be a crate 550 hp 392
> stroker motor) :)
> 
> -James Creasy
> Slip Angle Racing www.klio.net/cobra
> BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael R. Clements <mrc01@flash.net>
> To: Carl Merritt <cmerritt@ati.com>
> Cc: Autocross List <ba-autox@autox.team.net>; James Creasy
> <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
> Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 3:17 PM
> 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

-- 
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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