"Chipping"

[NICK2506]

When people say they have had their car "chipped", what exactly is done?

[Ryan]

usually fucked up lol.

chipping is usually just inserting a chip into the ecu to alter the fueling.

[b0t13]

which does fuck all, but andywidsssss or something had it and made good power with other mods i think so he didnt need a remap? but not sure wats been done tbh..

[NICK2506]

Aah ok. cos people get their cars chipped and say that its cut off like 2 seconds on the 0-60 time. im assuming it hasnt?

[Ryan]

Aah ok. cos people get their cars chipped and say that its cut off like 2 seconds on the 0-60 time. im assuming it hasnt?

most of the time it hasnt.

Some cars work well off generic chips mind.

[NICK2506]

aah ok. hmm

[Ryan]

in reality you should have the ecu set up to work with all of the modifications on the engine side of things.

not just using a generic one for an exhaust and filtered engine for example

[NICK2506]

yeahh, so with an exhaust and airfilter or less, it will be pointless?

[saxo_ron]

yeah ecu will have adjusted itself to suit already

[Ryan]

imo there isnt a point in wanging a chip on for an air filter.

Money is better spent elsewhere in the grand sceme of things, and long term remapping an ecu with a set of cams for example lead to far greater gains.

Im getting my map an my bodied car in a week or so as its overfueling a touch :(

[NICK2506]

yeahh, it seems like one of those pointless modifications people who dont really have a clue what there doing do.

[Ryan]

usually people who brag about a chipped ecu are people to laugh at when it comes to saxos :P

[NICK2506]

lol...

[Ryan]

There are ways in which a chip is used in a remap but like i say most people dont brag about the chip :P

[NICK2506]

naa keep it quiet.

[vlatko_vts]

What is re-maping?