Ebay Mod Chips

[nashan]

Hey again fellas,

Just wondering if anyone has tried or know anyone who has bought and tried one of the performance chips from ebay. $30 sounds a bit to cheap for my liking. Has anyone got any fairly cheap options for a Mod chip? Also while im on the topic does anyone know the whereabouts of the IAT sensor on a 2003 Bora 4motion Sport?

Cheers
Nathan

[MattyT]

$30 for a chip?

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

[SoVeReIgN]

God no.

Avoid like the plague

[Spyda]

What about the mk2 chips?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-Jetta-MK2-Cabriolet-Chip-Digifant-8V-GTI-6HP_W0QQitemZ220070875892QQihZ012QQcategoryZ32094QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Heard good stuff on vwvortex......

[h100vw]

What about the mk2 chips?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-Jetta-MK2-Cabriolet-Chip-Digifant-8V-GTI-6HP_W0QQitemZ220070875892QQihZ012QQcategoryZ32094QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Heard good stuff on vwvortex......

I have one of these in my Ibiza and have no complaints. Doesn't like anything but 98 octane though.

Gavin

[nashan]

Yeah i had a feeling this was the case. The werid thing is they all have a good feedback and customers are happy with them! Weird, dont know if id trust a 30 dollar gadget on a $30000 car though. Im getting the cold air induction, KNN and 19's this week. And got the eyelids a few days ago. Very happy! Ill post some pics next week. Any ideas for the next mod to get a bit more grunt?

Nathan

[RedMk2Gti]

Yeah i had a feeling this was the case. The werid thing is they all have a good feedback and customers are happy with them! Weird, dont know if id trust a 30 dollar gadget on a $30000 car though. Im getting the cold air induction, KNN and 19's this week. And got the eyelids a few days ago. Very happy! Ill post some pics next week. Any ideas for the next mod to get a bit more grunt?

Nathan

If your car worth $30000, why not just spend another $30 to have a try, I suppose it won't kill your car

[Oneofthegreats]

If your car worth $30000, why not just spend another $30 to have a try, I suppose it won't kill your car

What to make a bet!

My friend's dad blown senator crapped itself because of a poor quality mapped chip from a leading oz chip tuner that was made to suit the blown setup.

That's an expensive gamble.

Also remember that these chip's from oversea's are not mapped for OZ condition's, altitude, weather, fuel etc.

[The_Hawk]

mapped??

For $30 your getting a fancy resistor in some packaging, wires attached and some instructions on how to install it.

Basically it causes the stock sensors to read difference which then makes the stock ECU advance your timing add more fuel and air which should gain more power (or something like that).


Shouldn't do any harm, but then do you really want to take the gamble.

[DubSteve]

It will stuff up your car in the long run, not good to run your car rich!

[gtimk5]

Any $30 modification to your ECU is dodgy, I think. Correct me if I am wrong, please!!!!
Andrew

[VW Convert]

The old rule of thumb is you get what you pay for.

Cheers

George

[gtimk5]

The old rule of thumb is you get what you pay for.

Cheers

George

How true that is George! I quite agree. Oh, and buyer beware!!!
Andrew

[DubSteve]

I remember looking at this last year and saw the bad reviews that this atually had, one guy had to rebuild his motor as it was stuffed

[VW Convert]

How true that is George! I quite agree. Oh, and buyer beware!!!
Andrew

Or to put it in language no one understands...caveat emptor!

Cheers

George