I've got a 99 EX V6 , wondering if anyone has put a performance chip in theirs and how good it actually is???? give me your opinion.

 

search...and quick answer is: practicaly every chip you see on ebay is bullshit. only reason i dont say every chip is i honestly has never looked through the 154465476451 pages you get of hits when you type in "performance chip" into ebay.

 

how can you tell if its bullshit or not?

 

i think hes refering to the resistor mod which makes your intake temp sensor read a constant low temp w/ increased resistence, basically making your car a winter car if it gets cold where you live all year around but burns more gas. it does work but dont pay redicilous prices just looks in your manual for the resistence and by a resistor to the higher resistence without going over and giving you a cel. however it doesnt give you more power just makes it runs again like its winter time all lthe time. i have researched this mod alot.

 

I'll go a step further and say every chip on ebay that claims to be a "performance" chip is a bunch of bull ****

 

Thanks for the info guys, i'd rather find out that they suck on a website then buying it and finding out for myself.

 

yah but i would do it to by 99 cent resistors wrap them up in electric tape and some fancy tube or whatever and sell for 20 bucks, not a bad misleading profit

 

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all the resistor style 'perforamnce chips' do is trick your ECU into dumping more fuel into your engine without any change to the amount of air its getting. all that does is make you run rich, which everyone knows wont give you any more power.

 

any other style of chip that you would suggest or is that they make?????

 

yah i agree, but i will say that it did make my car run strong like in cold weather but nothin more then jus that. which makes sense b/c the resistor read a constant cold temp, there was a chart the relativity of resistence to temp on the air intake temp sensor, wish i could find it again.

 

n00b!


dont touch your car.

 

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Look at the price of it. It has to be complete crap . You're better off getting an intake or and exhaust system.

 

what do you suggest for mods then???????????

 

reading, and knowing waht your talknig about, dont let some other n00b tell u waht to get either.

the best place to start is http://www.homemadeturbo.com

read read, and read - that, is the first mod

 

no offence , i know reading is a great way to learn but i was simply looking quick ideas for extra power. Once i find a great idea i will read about that specific thing.

 

then your going to end up wasting your money

that car is a v6, so its alot harder to get faster, but there are plenty of things you could do, i could spend 800 dollars on that car, and have a custom not hacked to hell turbo setup running smoothly on that car

you can spend 800 and get an intake exhuast and header.

your 800 = 15hp

my 800 = 100 hp

 

your best bet, is to get a shitty ebay short ram intake

and go to a good local performance exhuast shop, and get a custom catless exhaust all the way from the headers back (yes headers v6 has 2)

or you could get a 100 shot of nitrous and msd ignition for about 5 - 600 bucks.


how much power do you want, a litle? because its either a very little, OR ALOT.

 

nitrous on stock? no other mods? looks like a good way to melt some pistons. but u got homemade turbo for 800 bucks props on that, i need to check that out.

 

the question is how much money do u have to burn?

 

i call bullshyt on $800 for a complete and reliable turbo set up that will give an additional 100HP

 

The JET performance chip seems to be a good deal...

 

didnt u write a post about this before? i cant remember, dont u send them your ecu or something? i wanted to know more info on that!

 

UNICHIP. How can you forget them?

Or you can get Jet to reflash your ECU if you have mods already.

 

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this seems to be the only chip that I have heard anything good about...

 

I read somewhere about Hondata flashing your ECU or something?