i was thinking of buying a chip for my car on ebay but they have lots of diffrent kinds

 

If you have to ask, it means you don't need one. Spend money some where else.

 

what mods do you have? and dont buy of ebay

 

Uhhh, isn't the skunk chip designed to work with a skunk cam?

 

The skunk ROM's on ebay may not necessarily even be teh actual skunk program. They are typically pretty generic ROM's that add fuel & timing. If you really want to look into ECU shipping, go<U> learn</U> something here:
http://www.pgmfi.org

 

SKUNK CHIPS ARE GOOD WITH SALSA

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by A very good tech article &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">on most naturally aspirated engines operating on pump fuel, the only way to achieve tangible power gains is by increasing airflow through the engine. Chips cannot do this therefore they cannot make much difference in power output. Chip re-programmers can richen the mixture slightly at full throttle and advance the ignition timing slightly perhaps but this would be at the expense of lowering the factory safety factors for detonation and emissions. The absolute maximum gain in this instance would be on the order of 5% and could be as little as 0%. Most independent tests that I have seen on performance chips for naturally aspirated engines have indeed shown minimal or no gains in acceleration. Some were slower than the factory chip.

Finally, we have chip companies doing "custom" chips for modified engines. What does this involve? This is a technically sound modification only if your engine has the same mechanical mods as the motor on their dyno that the chip is being developed for. If your cams, heads, turbo, exhaust, intercooler, injectors, throttle body or fuel are different, the chip will not be correct for your engine. A chip made for an engine slightly different from yours will be slightly wrong under some conditions. In some cases, poor driveability and performance are the result.

The only way to get good results on a modified engine with different mods from the base engine is to take your vehicle to the tuners facility and get a true custom chip burnt for your engine. This must be done on a chassis dyno then tested on the road also for driveabilty faults which often don't show up on the dyno. This will cost more.
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lol

but i wouldnt buy that off ebay especially if the person doesnt give a good description so make sure everything looks rite

 

That is true, and not true. I suggested PGMFI.org for info, as they give you enough resources & knowledge to street tune your car just as well, if not better than doing it on a dyno. So, IMO it is very possible to tune w/o a dyno. My preference is Uberdata. i am currently collecting everything that I will need so that I can datalog, and monitor A/F ratio & EGT's etc. that way I can make changes myself to teh ECU anytime I change a mod, or whatnot. Knowledge is definately power in this case.

 

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That is true, and not true. I suggested PGMFI.org for info, as they give you enough resources & knowledge to street tune your car just as well, if not better than doing it on a dyno. So, IMO it is very possible to tune w/o a dyno. My preference is Uberdata. i am currently collecting everything that I will need so that I can datalog, and monitor A/F ratio & EGT's etc. that way I can make changes myself to teh ECU anytime I change a mod, or whatnot. Knowledge is definately power in this case.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, I didn't mention street tuning as for the fact that the post came from someone who wasn't very knowledgable in ECU tuning. But hell, if he wants to tune it himself with the right tools (Which I do, more then neccessary but you can never tweak it just right ), so be it.

 

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Well, I didn't mention street tuning as for the fact that the post came from someone who wasn't very knowledgable in ECU tuning. But hell, if he wants to tune it himself with the right tools (Which I do, more then neccessary but you can never tweak it just right ), so be it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Gotcha