chippeduk st3 polo

[shhplit]

hi guys

have had my car for less than a month and already tempted to chip it!

a friend had told me about this chippeduk st3 chip which is cheaper than the normal apr, ottinger, giac etc ones

has anybody heard of this chip for the polo specifically?

(ive ran a search for this but have not come up with anything on this chip. loads of other info on the other chips but! great read! )

[DaveMack]

Never heard of it ... wouldn't touch it with yours. There's a good reason that you mainly hear about the best 4 ... (not in any special order: APR, Oettinger, GIAC & REVO) ... it's because they ARE the best. These are the companies that have spent the most on developing good, safe, sound software ... and believe me (I've tried one that was not one of those 4), I wouldn't let any others touch my ECU.

Dave

[shhplit]

oh ok thanks for that!

i was thinking if i were to get it done to get it done properly anyways!

on another note, would there be any cons in chipping a car very early on in its life?

(i.e. around the 1000km mark)

[DaveMack]

oh ok thanks for that!

i was thinking if i were to get it done to get it done properly anyways!

on another note, would there be any cons in chipping a car very early on in its life?

(i.e. around the 1000km mark)

No problem with the mileage. Some guys on here have gone straight from the dealers to the chip suppliers. In fact ... some dealers have actually pointed customers in the direction of the Software companies.

Cheers mate ... and believe me ... once you've turned that chip on ... you'll never turn it off and the smiles will just keep coming.

Dave

[shhplit]

that makes it even more tempting now LOL

sigh

maybe i can hold out until my tax return comes!

[RhysQ]

tempting? i'll give you tempting. the chipped polo will provide:

- a ~16psi power to weight monster
- a 0-100km/h in low 6sec
- a 1/4 mile run in ~14sec
- an 80-120km/h in quicker time than Aston Martin DB9, HSV GTO, Porsche 911
- an absolute jap import muncher; and
- a V8 muncher

take one for a free trial between now and when you get your tax back. i bet you'll be putting one on hold as soon as you get back to the shop.

Cheers,
Rhys

[SoVeReIgN]

- an absolute jap import muncher; and
- a V8 muncher

haha you might be getting a little ahead of yourself

[RhysQ]

haha you might be getting a little ahead of yourself

nope, definitely not. because i can claim that i have 'munched' plently of both.....much to their suprise and disgust.

[VW GTI]

haha you might be getting a little ahead of yourself

He's not saying every V8, but it certainly can stay with and get away from many of them.

[RhysQ]

He's not saying every V8, but it certainly can stay with and get away from many of them.

yeah sorry i wasn't really getting into detail with the cars, i thought it was pretty simple to see it was a generalisation....now it didn't really want to do a list as it was a quick run down.......but.....some people need it, so...... obviously such cars as Skyline GTR's, EVO's, TT Supra's, M3 BMW's, AUDI RS4's etc will smoke me to pieces but i'm talking about your bogans and idiots in thier VX SS's, AU XR8's, 180sx's, skyline GTS-T's etc that think they are driving 'fully sick time benders' and rev in your ear at a set of lights, filled with more confidence than Paris Hilton in front of a handy-cam. They are the people that i run, and 99% of the time leave them for dead whilst they struggle with a 4 second try-hard double clutch into 2nd gear.
some of the excuses i hear are so funny as well.....

and not to forget the Polo's efforts against the '05 297kW HSV Coupe GTO the other day.

[GT3]

...some of the excuses i hear are so funny as well...

ha ha ha yeah it's possible

[Jmac]

I personally have to disagree with only trusting the common 4 chip suppliers. There are many other tried and tested companies out there , only they havent had a chance in Oz yet. Chipped Uk are doing very well and have been chipping Lambos,Ferraris and Porsches for a while with success. Custom code by Gavin (H100VW) is having great success with Custom code and they too have been having great success in the UK too. You only have to look at his A3 , awesome IMO. Yes the common 4 are doing well and have a tried and tested good name but like i say there are other good ones too.
My 2c
Jmac

[RhysQ]

I personally have to disagree with only trusting the common 4 chip suppliers. There are many other tried and tested companies out there , only they havent had a chance in Oz yet. Chipped Uk are doing very well and have been chipping Lambos,Ferraris and Porsches for a while with success. Custom code by Gavin (H100VW) is having great success with Custom code and they too have been having great success in the UK too. You only have to look at his A3 , awesome IMO. Yes the common 4 are doing well and have a tried and tested good name but like i say there are other good ones too.
My 2c
Jmac

fair comment i reckon... but i guess its just when there is not a huge market with heaps of familiar brands people tend to stick with what they know or what they have been told by us (those who have the product).

[99gti]

I personally have to disagree with only trusting the common 4 chip suppliers. There are many other tried and tested companies out there , only they havent had a chance in Oz yet. Chipped Uk are doing very well and have been chipping Lambos,Ferraris and Porsches for a while with success. Custom code by Gavin (H100VW) is having great success with Custom code and they too have been having great success in the UK too. You only have to look at his A3 , awesome IMO. Yes the common 4 are doing well and have a tried and tested good name but like i say there are other good ones too.
My 2c
Jmac

I agree. People become comfortable with what they know. This is going to sound realy bad especialy coming from me but we get so little exposure to different products here in Aus. Gavin will be flying up to Sydney shortly to tune my car once my new turbo is fitted. It will be a full stage 3 program from Custom Code. None of the previous 4 main players mentioned did a tune to maximise the gains I'll get from my setup.

I hope this will help him drum up a bit more business and add a little more healthy competition to our dubbin market.

[DaveMack]

Maybe I should clarify my remarks. The statement I made about the main 4 was because I had a VERY distasteful situation with another chip make in Aus. (who I'm legally constrained from naming) and it was after that experience that I figured I'd go with the one of the main-stream products. I'm quite sure Jimmy, Neil and others are right about the trustworthiness of some of the others ... it's just that I won't be changing ... personal choice.

Dave