Anyone thinking about adding a Race Chip?

[Pigpen]

Looks like an easy install. Removable for service work, warranty concerns.

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[fourthgear]

To answer your question , nope .

 

[Mark S.]

Looks like an easy install. Removable for service work, warranty concerns.

Two points:

1. I would not count on the "removable for warranty concerns" bit. I don't know for certain how or what data the PCM logs, but I would be very surprised if the logs can be spoofed so easily.
2. If you blow up your engine after installing one of these things and are successful in avoiding detection, then you will have committed fraud.

 

[360glitch]

I'm a big fan of ECU tuning and the "Race Chip" is not that. I'll be sure to avoid the Race Chip and any other "piggyback style" tuning products.

 

[thekingprawn]

If you need more you should have bought something else.

 

[Dantanman]

Looks like an easy install. Removable for service work, warranty concerns.

Didn't watch the video but I know from my days as a dealer all chip type mods were detectable on the diesels. I can't see these being any different. You're modifying a computer = traceable. I know a kid that secretly chipped his dad's 6.7L, it blew up on dad. Our tech informed a very peeved dad. We weren't going to risk warranty fraud by fixing it. He understood and had it towed to the selling dealer . No idea what happened after that.

 

[jkeaton]

Chips are a waste of money. Snake oil. Right up there with cold air intakes.

 

[Colonel Angus]

What are the specs of it? How much hp does it claim to add to the 1.5? Why does it blow engines?

 

[rocks]

The tiny 1.5l works hard enough and has had some issues.

 

[Bucko]

Tuner and performance chip manufacturers like to say "there's always more" that can be tweaked out of an engine. The original engineers set timing and fuel metering for optimal performance with long term reliability. Start messing with that, and yes, you can get more power, but the reliability will suffer.

 

[ajm0903]

I have tuned cars my whole life but not with piggy back tunes. If you want to tune the 2.0 I would go with Vivid Racing tunes as it’s a legit Ecu tune and not a piggy back

 

[Horse n Buggy]

Tuner and performance chip manufacturers like to say "there's always more" that can be tweaked out of an engine. The original engineers set timing and fuel metering for optimal performance with long term reliability. Start messing with that, and yes, you can get more power, but the reliability will suffer.

Strictly speaking, tuning isn't just a tradeoff of power and reliability. OE engine performance has to take into account emissions and efficiency. The same engine in different vehicles of the same manufacturer can have varying amounts horsepower, torque and economy depending on application and targets.

I'm not disagreeing that adding power can affect reliability, but just trying to add that there are far more choices to balance (such as emissions systems or economy targets) that can change that can increase horsepower and performance without necessarily effecting long term reliability.

The end result and that there are many invisible hands choosing the OEM path than just peak Horsepower and long term reliability. Especially with modern regulations that look at an average efficiency and pollution target across a whole manufacturer range. Where a manufacturer could choose to detune a lot of their commuter level vehicles so they can continue to produce V8 enthusiast vehicles like the Mustang or the Raptor R

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