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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 04:51 AM
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Lexi is an '06 Rx330 she has gotten a Weapon R Dragon cold air intake. I am now seeking recommendations as to where to purchase a good hopefully easy to install chip or download. Other option if you know of an ECU rewrite(download) service I would be interested in that too.
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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 09:54 AM
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I have read things from people who have tried these so called "performance" chips and no one has said it worked for them. I would stay away for those things.
Probably the ECU route is the best way. Start checking with performance shops for leads on a tuned ECU.
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Check Toyota MR2 forums for what performance mods people have done for the 3MZ-FE
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