tuning chip

[briano95]

Annyone ever by a cheap tuning chip from ebay?

I've been looking at one called nitro x from BK-Racing Parts. Sounds great!! but anyone ever buy one and do they work??

[StuPDi]

yeah i bought 1

it one of them that confuses the airflow meter into putting more fuel in.

claimed 20 bhp and 50nm torque??

can't say thats true coz car hasnt been dyno tested before or after.

did make it a bit more responsive tho, bit idles like a true dog

get my bonus paid this month, so its coming out and a proper re-map being done with rolling road results.

will be looking for 175bhp and 410nm torque from my tdi130

Stu

[nickynibbles]

Its a resistor in a box that probably costs 20p to make! Wouldnt bother, as has been said it just fools the ecu into putting more fuel which at todays prices you cant afford to waste like this! Save your money for a proper remap that will improve the driveability & fuel economy of the car as well as give it shed loads more power!!

[A4Ade]

If my recently bought 1.8T had been chipped how would I know? Presumably, if it had been remapped then it would be tricky to find out, but if it actually had a "chip" then I guess I'd be able to see it? Where exactly would a chip be located on the car?

Thanks,
Ade

[RickT]

If my recently bought 1.8T had been chipped how would I know? Presumably, if it had been remapped then it would be tricky to find out, but if it actually had a "chip" then I guess I'd be able to see it? Where exactly would a chip be located on the car?

Thanks,
Ade

Your 1.8T would not normally be chipped (ie.. installing another chip)... it would be remapped using the exisitng parts.

Rick.

[Turbokiisseli]

For TDIs I'd stick with a trustred brand like PSI Motorsports tuning boxes (www.psimotorsports.com). Or if you're a DIY guy, type "EVRY mod" into Google to find instructions how a simple resistor will increase the fuel flow into the engine by fooling the fuel temperature sensor to send false data to the ECU and make it inject more fuel => more power.

These really do work because diesels run with ALOT of excess air in the engine, so if you inject more fuel you will get more power 'till about 3500-4000rpm. when the turbo just can't push anymore extra air in and you get black smoke.

[elPaulio]

I had one of these eBay cheapo resitor boxes on my Golf 2.0 TDi.

It was plugged into the fuel temp sender, and I had the afore mentioned sender replaced twice under warranty (Yes, I did take it off before I took it back into the garage )
I kept getting the Emissions Workshop! warning after about a month of having it plugged in, so the car did eventually figure out that something was wrong!
The third time the light came on I un plugged the "tuning" box and after a couple of drives the light went out!!

So, in summary, they do make a difference, but your car will know something ain't right and eventually it'll complain!!

Paul