ECU Performance Chip, Timing Kits

[EKam]

Q: I heard of Venom 400, JetChip performance chip upgrade and timing kits in Ebay that increases 10-20hp for $9.99, do they work?

A: They don't work, they're scams.

[CamrySpeaksJL]

i actually put down the money for one of those 'timing advance kits' and yes, it is a scam. all they give you is a resistor that plugs into your Air intake sensor to 'fool' your ECU into thinking that the air coming in is cooler than it really is. really easy to install, but it worked for s*it!
DO NOT BUY!!!!

[monkiex]

The Jet Chip is actually about 500 bucks. That really works. But when you try to fool you engine into thinking you have a cold air intake... that would not.

[NYCTRDCAMRY]

i had a venom 400 and its was alright till that last heavy rain storm, felt like a baby turbo charger. trying to see if anybody has the jet chip on a v6 to see what kind of gains w/ intake and exhaust system

[djprefix]

Originally Posted by NYCTRDCAMRY

i had a venom 400 and its was alright till that last heavy rain storm, felt like a baby turbo charger. trying to see if anybody has the jet chip on a v6 to see what kind of gains w/ intake and exhaust system

what kind of gains where you seeing from the venom 400. I'm contemplating getting one, but I want to know if it's worth the money

[TRDragoon]

i jus saw that yesterday!!!!....and it is a scam!!!!
isn't there anyway of sueing them jus for false advertisement??? these cheap knock off like these whould go out of business! :evil:

[[SMAN]]

Has anyone delt with Powerchip for chips? I talked to them a while back and they had a chip out there for the 96 I4 camry. THey are in the down under but i guess they got a lot of camrys there.

[Eye8Pussies]

forget about it man....if you're running stock, there's no such thing as easy power/performance.....it's not like chipping a stock 1.8t......you don't got no turbo to play around with..... 8)

[crazy_camry]

Originally Posted by Sthulin

Has anyone delt with Powerchip for chips? I talked to them a while back and they had a chip out there for the 96 I4 camry. THey are in the down under but i guess they got a lot of camrys there.

lot of camrys yes, modified camrys uh uh. its a shame.

how did you get in contact with powerchip?

[[SMAN]]

at their website (i think it's www.powerchip.au) i put in like i want to buy and said pay by check. and i put in the message that i just wanted info about it but that there was no contact info, the guy called my cell back from australia that night.

[STR8PYP]

These are all "psychological" mods. Jet has actually been caught swapping OEM ECU's with OEM ECU's, claiming to have reprogrammed the "new" one. Of course, they made a lot of money off kids who THOUGHT they had power increases...turns out it was all in their head. These kids are the same ones to claim to get 15hp from an intake on a Civic. haha

General rule of thumb...you get what you pay for. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

SC

[StealthAssasin]

Chips don't do much on any cars unless its a turbo car, I chipped my old ranger and dyno'd it........... +3 hp + 1 torq. I got the chip for free from my cousin so I wasnt mad but they do not do hardly anything. But on the other hand my dad chipped our 2000 Audi S4 (Bi-turbo V6) and it added 56 horsepower and around 50 torq.
I wouldnt waste my money on a chip for a N/A car unless they have dyno sheets proving it can actually do something.
~Chris

[dhsmartass]

it is truly a scam. i bought one ... yeah i was stupid enough to buy one for 99 cents... thinking maybe it could do something i and when i saw i knew it was fake. its just a little wire ... like if you took apart a portable cd player and took a random wire thing ... that wuld be the peice hes selling its not a chip its a little wire ... done believe it sadly if it seems too good to be true then it really is

[warlock]

i 2 was studid and got one and at first sight i know it was a fake how can a damn wire gane 20/hpr. i dont know dont wast your time go real mads.