djmattyh
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Registered: 20th May 08
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I found this on ebay, i Can't see how it would make your car faster, Sounds a bit far-fetched.
Heres the link 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/25-BHP-MOD-CHIP-FOR-Vauxhall-CORSA-ASTRA-VECTRA-ZAFIRA_W0QQitemZ220538897323QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item33592483ab
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IvIarkgraham
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i have 5 in a circuit
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djmattyh
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so its given you 125bhp? lol
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Ben G
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mad power increases yo 
get a turbo whistle thing while your at it and those honda's will shit themselves at the power of your car 
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Root
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probably not.
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IvIarkgraham
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quote:
Originally posted by djmattyh
so its given you 125bhp? lol
no
if you have more than 1 it doesnt give 25bhp each
its like 25 for the first
20 for the second
15 for third
10 for fourth
5 for fifth
may not be proper numbers
but i got 60 bhp from fitting 3 and 75 from 5
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jay2907
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sounds too good to be true
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djmattyh
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ah ok, I'm not going to buy one, I was just wandering if they do work. 
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Root
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My only guess is it's an electric box that overrides some programming in the ECU to tell change the carb mixture.
But my car is 1.2 8v, it has 45bhp out the factory, nowadays, it will be lucky to have 35bhp left, so if that little box adds 25bhp to my shit car, I will eat my sunday hat. I think it's for the bigger engines, if anything....Like the expensive fuels, they give no extra ponies, unless you're sat in a subaru or evo etc.
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GTM
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quote:
Originally posted by Root
My only guess is it's an electric box that overrides some programming in the ECU to tell change the carb mixture.
But my car is 1.2 8v, it has 45bhp out the factory, nowadays, it will be lucky to have 35bhp left, so if that little box adds 25bhp to my shit car, I will eat my sunday hat. I think it's for the bigger engines, if anything....Like the expensive fuels, they give no extra ponies, unless you're sat in a subaru or evo etc.
wether they work or not i remember seeing a list of bhp gains for each model engine and yeah the bigger engines supposedly got the bigger gains. lucky to get an extra bhp on a 1.2 8v probably.
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by GTM
quote:
Originally posted by Root
My only guess is it's an electric box that overrides some programming in the ECU to tell change the carb mixture.
But my car is 1.2 8v, it has 45bhp out the factory, nowadays, it will be lucky to have 35bhp left, so if that little box adds 25bhp to my shit car, I will eat my sunday hat. I think it's for the bigger engines, if anything....Like the expensive fuels, they give no extra ponies, unless you're sat in a subaru or evo etc.
wether they work or not i remember seeing a list of bhp gains for each model engine and yeah the bigger engines supposedly got the bigger gains. lucky to get an extra bhp on a 1.2 8v probably.
exactly, I'm just saying, even if it works, advertising it as +25bhp gain, is a bit misleading
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Ant B
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i got one of them but dont know were to fit it on my 1.2 8v,but if it did work it would be good as my car came out from the factory with 45 bhp lol
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Rich H
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Yeh I'm running near enough 200bhp on my C20XE using a couple of them under the bonnet
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by GTM
quote:
Originally posted by Root
My only guess is it's an electric box that overrides some programming in the ECU to tell change the carb mixture.
ecu controlled carb
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
Yeh I'm running near enough 200bhp on my C20XE using a couple of them under the bonnet
was that sarcastic? lol
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johnhara1
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It's a resistor inside the plastic box. Nothing more.
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by GTM
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Originally posted by Root
My only guess is it's an electric box that overrides some programming in the ECU to tell change the carb mixture.
ecu controlled carb
well doesn't the ECU tell the system how much fuel/air to let in? That's what I thought
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jr
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howstuffworks.com 
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by Root
quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
Yeh I'm running near enough 200bhp on my C20XE using a couple of them under the bonnet
was that sarcastic? lol
 Why would it be?
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X16XE.Adam
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Just fools the ECU and chucks aload more fuel in making the engine run rich, if anything you'll lose power
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