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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 06:15 AM
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Default whats with those $20 "performance" chips? do they actually work?

i was looking on ebay for anything and everything for my teg and i came across performance chips that only cost between $15-$25. i realized some of these chips were name brand like skunk2 and mugen and they said it can give you up to 20 HP. i dont believe it gives you that much but even if it gave you 1/4 that hp then id still be willing to shell out like $20 for it. does anyone have any knowledge on this subject or should i just be looking at hondata chips (which cost about 400) and not worry about those $20 chips on ebay...

if you dont know what im talking about, go on ebay and type in "integra performance chips" and they will come up
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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 06:45 AM
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short answer: they are **** don't waste your money.
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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 06:56 AM
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dont do it my wife bought one for her car and a month later she blew the fuse to the ignition in her car installed another one and a day later same thing happened took out fuse and havent had problem since dont do it
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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 03:07 PM
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Default Re: whats with those $20 "performance" chips? do they actually work? (marshallslp)

I got one before and it was a "Spoon" chip.
I did feel a lot of differences; however, from what I had heard about those chips from the pros, they just advanced the timing... and they are absolutely not safe..
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