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Too Good To Be True??

are these really as good as they claim to be?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHIP-TUNIN...ht_7837wt_1270

these are the improvement figures it's quoting Senza nome 1 mines the 115bhp 8v JTD
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No. Stay WELL away.
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are they really that bad? surely though they must give the benefits advertised otherwise especially buying through ebay everyone would just demand their money back?
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Originally Posted by Chocoboy View Post
are they really that bad?
Yes.
surely though they must give the benefits advertised
Maybe, but they will ruin your car. All they do is sit inline with the fuel delivery module and up the amount of fuel being injected by a factor of X.

I repeat - stay WELL away.

If you want a remap, get one done - don't buy a plugin box off Ebay.
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Chocoboy.... if you get one of those ....I'll ban you from any future meets
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ok ok was only asking
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waste of time mate.

i have learnt that trying to go the cheap route when trying to tune your car is not to way forward.

spend a few extra quid and get a good company to remap it
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ok ok was only asking
Anymore daft questions like that ....and you'll be forced to drink another shot of Petes chilli sloe gin mixer
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Anymore daft questions like that ....and you'll be forced to drink another shot of Petes chilli sloe gin mixer
not a problem the lining of my throat is no longer responsive to pain
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great philosopher confucious once say, advert with bird in knickers do not extra horsepower maketh
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