Although I haven't chimed in on the most recent round of chip bashing by Loren (and others), I'm willing to attempt to put this issue to rest. Although I purchased my chip before Steve's web page was available (based upon the experiences of folks on this board), I can absolutely see why someone might be skeptical of any "claims" without proof. However, I (at least in my 'mind'), can definitely "feel" a difference with Steve's chip, and there's no doubt that my car feels more responsive, particulary in the lower rpm ranges. However, now I'm willing to 'quantify' this with a few dyno runs if that is feasible. Does anyone know of a qualified shop in the Greensboro, NC area (Speedwerks perhaps?), that does dyno runs for a reasonable rate? I seem to remember a recent 'group dyno' going on in Charlotte...has that already happened? I'm willing to spend a few $ to see which of these knowledgable guys is correct on this issue (and make no mistake...both Loren and Steve Wong know more than I EVER will about these issues). I'm not sure WHY I'm wanting to do this (particularly since the data posted by Mike Wong's G-tech runs have already quantified an average HP increase of 13.5 with Steve's chip), but now the analytical side of me is taking over, and I want to see the actual dyno numbers for MY car with MY mods. My car has a sport muffler, euro premuffler, and I always burn 93 octane...now I'd like to let the dyno numbers speak for themselves between the stock chip and Steve's customized chip. Can someone in my area point me to a shop?
ps. Loren...would you like to make a small friendly wager as to what the results are? Of course I would never bet on anything that I 'thought' I was going to lose...but make no mistake...I have been wrong "at least" once before
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