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Old 09-17-2009, 04:59 AM   #1 (permalink)
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gen 7 New ECU chip purchase questions?!?!
recently i purchased a darkside ecu chip off ebay only 20 bucks and i just had a few questions, my car has a lot of miles on it like 200k and is this a good idea to put this on my car will this actually work and my car is a 95 dx 1.8, 5 spd any comments would help please thanx
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uhh most likey isnt a good idea, but not because of your car but because most of these universal ecu chips are gimicks
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am i gonna blow it up if i try it out is that why you think its a bad idea or it just isnt gonna do much power wise
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post a picture of this chip and where do you install it?
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ebay $20 chips are simply a resistor to make the ECU believe the air is cooler that it is thus changing mixture
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post a picture of this chip and where do you install it?
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gen 7
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyot...0.m245:smokin:
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and where does this install to?
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idk i havent gottn it yet i figured it just 20 bucks worth a shot why you think this isnt gonna work at all....
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give me $20, i'll do more to make your car faster than that chip ever will.
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FYI, it doesn't work at all.

Don't bother wasting your money on it.
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