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Ebay Super Mod Chip
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:19 pm
by sierrajim
Is this another Ebay scam? or does it make a small difference? Has anyone done it?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Intake-Mod-Chip- ... dZViewItem
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:23 pm
by Jaffa
I dont know about this particular item, but it sound like a dodgy mod where you solder a resister inline with the water temp sensor so ECU thinks the motor is cooler than it is. Suposed to be "good" for turbo cars as you can run higher boost because the motor is running richer (I think)
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:53 pm
by smileysmoke
going through the guys feedback: resistor from DSE 4.7ohm 1 watt Google "timing tricker scam"
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:55 pm
by nicbeer
It'll work on a sierra apparently even thou no ecu in there at all.
scammer
Nic
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 2:32 pm
by cj
Want to buy a Harbour Bridge?
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 3:03 pm
by smileysmoke
lol little to no rust.. like new
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:17 pm
by lay80n
nicbeer wrote:It'll work on a sierra apparently even thou no ecu in there at all.
scammer
Nic
Sierra's (samurai) in the states have a computer, even carby. Due to emmission regs etc.
Layto....
Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 7:28 am
by Gwagensteve
lay80n wrote:
Sierra's (samurai) in the states have a computer, even carby. Due to emmission regs etc.
Layto....
So do australian widetracks, but it would be a stretch to call it a "computer" - there is an emissions control black box behind the glovebox.
US market Samurai went TBI in te last couple of years of production.
On the ebay site though, I didn't see any reference to sierra or samurai, but I may have just missed it.
Steve.
Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:54 pm
by Drew
it's a pain when people fit these things & then bring their car in for a problem without telling you what they have done to it, after you ask them.
on efi cars after a code & senser check you remove this piece of
reset the computer & charge them for the time consumed to rectify the wonderful ebay special.(normally coolant temp out of range or faulty.)
proper tuning of modern factory ecu's requires more than a resistor cut inline. that just causes fault codes & limp mode to be activated.
moral of the story is if you play with something & your car gives problems remove it or at least tell the mechanic who you take it to what you have done so that you save their time & more importantly your money
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thanks rant over
drew