performance chip from ebay

bigtisas · 04-08-2007, 12:20 PM

Anybody got on of those $29 performance chips from ebay? Are they do any good in performance or just another resistor trick?

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Sang · 04-08-2007, 12:31 PM

"Gains up to 35hp"...well lets think about this for a second. If it costs $29, and it "can" get you 35hp...that's giving you a ratio of 1.2hp/$1. When it comes to modifying cars, if it sounds too good to be true, 99% of the time, it is.

Ncturnal · 04-08-2007, 01:43 PM

If you send me $29, you'll gain 38.5 HP instantly and you don't have to bother with a messy install. That's a 10% increase over the Redline chip and much easier to implement!

mrturrari · 04-08-2007, 02:57 PM

Here's some feedback from one of their satisfied customers:
http://www.resago.com/redline.html

Sometimes you don't even get what you pay for. I'm surprised Ebay hasn't shut them down yet.

Ben · 04-08-2007, 06:47 PM

^I Was Wondering Why There Was A Lot Of Positive Feedback For That

bigtisas · 04-08-2007, 07:23 PM

That's what I'm wondering too. The seller did receive a lot of positive feedbacks. BTW, does the resistor trick work? I understand the trick is to fool the ECU with cold air "signals" from air temp sensor. I don't believe 35hp but even 5hp is pretty good.

TomsMR2 · 04-11-2007, 08:06 PM

the resistor trick makes the engine run more rich.. which is about the last thing we'd ever need.

Gairloch · 04-11-2007, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben

^I Was Wondering Why There Was A Lot Of Positive Feedback For That

Probably falls under the trap of "I bought it and installed it therefore it must work because I would't possibly buy junk." Same reason you find a lot of crappy suspension parts about with people raving about how good they are.

Racing stripes make me FAST!!!!

mr2silvertop · 04-11-2007, 08:30 PM

dad put a chip on his truck actually made it worse think of it ,I know some of you are like thats technology from fred flintstone, but carbureators were tuned at certain altitudes when you changed altitudes the setup is not performing as well due to less dense air or more dense air. so back to this, the device tricks the comp into thinking its colder and sends more fuel to compensate for the more dense air but when you're running in hot weather then you're dumping fuel if u were introducing more than usual say ram air or turbo it may work better but when ur trying to get 35 hp for less than $30 then you probably dont have neither of these $30 chip or resistor doesnt = $1500 ems
not just any stripes but super sport stripes on the yugo

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Sang MT Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Home: Tampa, FL School: Gainesville, FL Posts: 3,083 Thanks: 18 Thanked 199 Times in 179 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	"Gains up to 35hp"...well lets think about this for a second. If it costs $29, and it "can" get you 35hp...that's giving you a ratio of 1.2hp/$1. When it comes to modifying cars, if it sounds too good to be true, 99% of the time, it is.

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mrturrari I <3 my 5sfe Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 418 Thanks: 2 Thanked 93 Times in 60 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Here's some feedback from one of their satisfied customers: http://www.resago.com/redline.html Sometimes you don't even get what you pay for. I'm surprised Ebay hasn't shut them down yet.

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Ben The Fastest MR2 in Reno Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 3,404 Thanks: 18 Thanked 240 Times in 227 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (10/100% )	^I Was Wondering Why There Was A Lot Of Positive Feedback For That

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bigtisas Stock MR2 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	That's what I'm wondering too. The seller did receive a lot of positive feedbacks. BTW, does the resistor trick work? I understand the trick is to fool the ECU with cold air "signals" from air temp sensor. I don't believe 35hp but even 5hp is pretty good.

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TomsMR2 Formerly Tom Brokaw Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,138 Thanks: 8 Thanked 165 Times in 138 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	the resistor trick makes the engine run more rich.. which is about the last thing we'd ever need.

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mr2silvertop the guy w/da mr2 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: dallas,georgia Posts: 174 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	dad put a chip on his truck actually made it worse think of it ,I know some of you are like thats technology from fred flintstone, but carbureators were tuned at certain altitudes when you changed altitudes the setup is not performing as well due to less dense air or more dense air. so back to this, the device tricks the comp into thinking its colder and sends more fuel to compensate for the more dense air but when you're running in hot weather then you're dumping fuel if u were introducing more than usual say ram air or turbo it may work better but when ur trying to get 35 hp for less than $30 then you probably dont have neither of these $30 chip or resistor doesnt = $1500 ems not just any stripes but super sport stripes on the yugo