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Originally Posted by HawgRyder
The one thing I find funny..or perhaps amusing..is that the "chips" themselves are less than $5.00 each to buy in bulk.
They are just programmed memory circuits.
The real secret is in what has been put into that memory...some have had a lot of time and effort... and the programmer is looking to receive payment for his/her work.
I would like to see a truly "programmable" chip come into the industry...one that had multiple settings...grocery getter/Dad's street/mild race/all out race .... sort of thing.
Or perhaps one that lets you choose your MPG (and you live with the performance it gives).
Ah the possibilities.
Bob
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Don't even need that my friend, an emulation systems plugged into between the stock chip and the board (along with a tuning program) will allow for multiple maps to be used
Like I said before I don't believe Porsche (A sports car company) left much on the table in terms of stock tuning, and like Loren mentioned before without knock detection advancing timing can be dangerous if proper octane levels aren't used, and being an AZ driver I worry about pre-det ALL the time haha
I think it you want to run a tune for higher octane gas it is best to use an emulation system that allows you to switch from a stock tune to a run a higher advance thats within safe specs for higher octane.... I would also do none of this without a wideband on my car as well
To me turbo cars are the only ones really worth hacking, as supporting mods will require vastly different maps, I hacked the Trionic 5 on my SAAB, and when I get around to slapping a turbo on the 911 I'll hack the motronic
Buuut Loren I think that this is something someone should research on their own. There are some gains to be had from a quality tune (not enough IMO to justify the cost), and people can make up their own mind and do their own research. unlike Loren I'm not a huge prick and I would NEVER put a company that has put R&D into chip development on blast cuz I don't agree with what they are selling. Voice your opinion if someone asks thats fine, but going out of your way to call out companies providing this service is strictly uncalled. They have not cheated you, they did not rip you off, they are trying to make an honest living providing a product they believe in.