Performance Chip Direct
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Performance Chip Direct
I was looking to buy a chip for my IS350 and found this website, www.performancechipsdirect.com. I chatted with one of their guys and says they average 10-13%, seems a little outrageous... any thoughts??
I was looking to buy a chip for my IS350 and found this website, www.performancechipsdirect.com. I chatted with one of their guys and says they average 10-13%, seems a little outrageous... any thoughts??
It's not a "performance chip" it's a rheostat (an adjustable resistor) that lies to your IAT about how cold your incoming air is. That's it. (and it's a pretty awful idea in the first place)
I especially like the disclaimer in the install directions
"By using this product you agree to release us, its owners, employees and affiliates from all liability and/or damages you incur by using this product"
Here's the exact same type of rip off "performance chip" but at least they only mark it up 1000% instead of 3000%
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LEXUS...Q5fAccessories
Last edited by Kurtz; Feb 4, 2010 at 08:29 PM.
Have some real fun. Click here for a Google search on the address listed on their site. Looks like they're ripping off all kinds of automotive enthusiasts.
Always ask yourself the question: "If it seems too good to be true, are the chances are that it is?"
If for $70 you could get 30hp, don't you think there'd be more news about it, especially on this site?
If for $70 you could get 30hp, don't you think there'd be more news about it, especially on this site?
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Driver School Candidate
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Illinois
Thanks guys! I would have to agree with the last comment, it felt too good to be true, so I had to ask... Any ideas for a good chip? Seems like they aren't that easy to come by.
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Apex SAFC hard wired to ECU/PCM will be the closest to a "chip" you can get, that will provide 6-10 hp at the wheels. Cost ebay$ 100.00 , new $400ish
lol aliu u make it seem like im so mean or somthing
i wasent making fun of you
it was a joke. .. but seriously in the future if you see somthing and it seems to good to be true it probably is and this applys for everything not just car parts....
i wasent making fun of you
it was a joke. .. but seriously in the future if you see somthing and it seems to good to be true it probably is and this applys for everything not just car parts....
