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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 07:43 AM
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I was just wondering if anyone has installed it or is using it.....on ebay search is300 performance chip and about 10 or so come up. a little black module that gets installed "somewhere," what does this thing actually do and is it worth it and where does it get installed?
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 08:17 AM
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Most of them are crap crap crap unless it's a true air fuel computer ala SAFC
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yeah, most of them are junk
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I would take it as a sign that no one I know of has one in their car unless its the SRT combo unit. Just my 2 cents
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I would take it as a sign that no one I know of has one in their car unless its the SRT combo unit. Just my 2 cents
nop, i don't even have the srt

some people got it from ebay, ends up being some resistor or so
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 09:33 PM
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Originally posted by bobthefish
I was just wondering if anyone has installed it or is using it.....on ebay search is300 performance chip and about 10 or so come up. a little black module that gets installed "somewhere," what does this thing actually do and is it worth it and where does it get installed?
There is no such thing as a "Performance Chip" for any Toyota or Lexus models. Toyota ECU's arent' designed with a ROM slot for upgrades. Whatever you come up with from searches are hocus pocus mods. For the record, no Toyota/Lexus ECU's have chip mods. Only piggyback systems like Dave mentioned... Apex S-AFC or etc.
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