ECU Chip

[serpo]

Hey all I was on Ebay today and I found there chips http://cgi.ebay.com.au/45BHP-VARIPOWER-Honda-Civic-CRX-Intrgra-Type-R_W0QQitemZ110106169191QQcategoryZ72205QQcmdZViewI tem
Do you guys recon its a good idea or will it mess up my ECU maps?

[bennjamin]

its a RIP OFF.
Its probably just a bit of circuit board and a few wires to bypass a stock sensor and make your car run really rich
dont even bother.

[serpo]

the only reason im considering it is becasue it has a contoller so you can bring it back to stock or you can put it up a few notches or all the way and it will run more fuel n air mixtures, so sounds more lagit than the others on ebay

[H0nda]

Big claims from a $30 part....too good to be true

[XB-16-AX]

dont play around with these as they will muck around with your MAPS, and settings.

if u want something that is good to run ...do a search on the SPOON ECU's.

at least they are much better than the above.

[panda[cRx]]

steer clear man

90% of the auto related stuff on ebay is cheap knock off rubbish

[serpo]

Then what sort of chip should I get???

[aaronng]

Then what sort of chip should I get???

A fully tunable one. And then spend a couple of hundred more dyno-tuning your car.

[bennjamin]

dont get a "chip". Get a proper ECU.

all "chips" simply make your ECU think its running leaner so it dumps in more fuel and or timing. This apparently equals more power. All it seems to do is waste fuel and put black soot on your rear bumper.

Save up and put a nice CAI or nice exhaust on your car.

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

as above, the only useful chips are roms. like uberdata and crome, but these are limited if you choose to change to turbo.

[sitta]

this is probably just make your car run on choke, it just puts more fuel in and will ruin your engine