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Age: 34 Posts: 540 Joined: 9th Aug 2007 Ride: FG Ute, ED XR8 Sprint, GPZ900R Location: Leopold, Geelong |
Hey guys, what can people tell me about powerchip gold 98, im very interested to see what people have found. My mate recently put a plug and play chip in his VN 5 Litre and it turned a slow and sluggish commodore into a faster smoother one. I know what powerchip claim they can do but would like to see what real results people have had with them. Are they worth the $900?
Cheers
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Hi mate,
I got mine a couple of years ago when all i had done what cheap after market headers and a 3 inch exhaust and you can tell the difference. Throttle response is a lot smoother and it helps with low down power, i've also found that it keeps up with future mods. In regards to price, its a little bit more expensive then a switch chip but there is no dyno time required for tuning. so in the end prob works out a bit cheaper and it is piss easy to install. regards Trent
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MY347 is correct, we fitted 1 to my brothers ELGHIA a few years ago and it did make it punchier down low, and a lot smoother all the way through. It also gained 19kw on the dyno. Are they worth the $900? I reckon that is a little over priced especially when u can have my brand new 1 still in the box for $250 lol. With a good exhaust they do make a good difference and you don't need to spend extra $ in dyno time.
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Age: 34 Posts: 540 Joined: 9th Aug 2007 Ride: FG Ute, ED XR8 Sprint, GPZ900R Location: Leopold, Geelong |
If its for sale i'll take it
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The thing you have to keep in mind is they match the chip to your ecu catch code, but i am pretty sure they offer a service where you can send it to them and they will reprogram it and match it for you.
Trent
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in keen if its for sale aswell
would it suit an ed fairmont ghia 5 litre auto
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vrblou02 wrote: in keen if its for sale aswell Hi vrblou02,
would it suit an ed fairmont ghia 5 litre auto If your after a POWERCHIP GOLD98 to suit a ED FAIRMONT GHIA 5.0L AUTO, i MIGHT be selling mine as i have a ED GHIA 5.0L auto as well, if your catch code is 3DFA it will suit your car, BUT don't hold your breath i don't know what i'm doing with it atm. If i do decide to sell it i will give you first dibs as i'd rather see it in another car and not sitting in my drawer!! Cheers Jason.
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So no need for a dyno tune with the Powerchip? Check AFR's?
So it'd be good for a lightly modified car? Do they do em for strokers/ forced induction? Do you pre order a tune (say small cam) then just plug it in and it works? Or does it adjust the fuel/spark to suit the specific range the chip is tuned for? Ive always heard that some chips can be hit and miss, but its good to see there are some out there that work and can give good gains.
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schnoods, they are perfect for slighty modified cars and you do not need to dyno them as when you call them to order it they ask you what your current mods are and even future mods. they will then program the chip for your specific needs. And yes they are just plug and play, they do take about 100km's of driving to adapt completely to your setup but after that you don't have to think about it again. In regards to forced induction they state on they're site to speak to your builder about tuning as they do not offer a program for boost.
Regards Trent
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COBRAED wrote: vrblou02 wrote: in keen if its for sale aswell Hi vrblou02, would it suit an ed fairmont ghia 5 litre auto If your after a POWERCHIP GOLD98 to suit a ED FAIRMONT GHIA 5.0L AUTO, i MIGHT be selling mine as i have a ED GHIA 5.0L auto as well, if your catch code is 3DFA it will suit your car, BUT don't hold your breath i don't know what i'm doing with it atm. If i do decide to sell it i will give you first dibs as i'd rather see it in another car and not sitting in my drawer!! Cheers Jason. hey how would i check my code? Drifty
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All you have to do is remove your passenger kick panel, undo the screw holding the ECU in place and its the 4 letter code on the back.
Trent
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Age: 34 Posts: 540 Joined: 9th Aug 2007 Ride: FG Ute, ED XR8 Sprint, GPZ900R Location: Leopold, Geelong |
Is the better fuel economy notciable, not that im buying one for that just out of interest.
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yea good question burns
id like to see the answer to that aswell and cobra how come ur tossin up on seeling urs? and what sorta price are u chasing for it if u do decide to sell? also today i noticed i had coolant spilt up in the back passenger side corner and a lil on the side of the rocker cover and all the heater hoses any idea where this would have come from only reason i knew was because it was green lol as the car has green coolant in it and i also took a little time to have a look at the headers and got they look so f**k restrictive like all crimped up style an that so i reckon a set of extractors would do my car the world of good 
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vrblou02 wrote: yea good question burns Hi vrblou02, i WAS going to sell mine cause of the mods i have, but MY 347 has imformed me that the mods i have the POWERCHIP will be fine as he has nearly the same mods i have, so he has convinced me that i will be keepin it,
id like to see the answer to that aswell and cobra how come ur tossin up on seeling urs? and what sorta price are u chasing for it if u do decide to sell? also today i noticed i had coolant spilt up in the back passenger side corner and a lil on the side of the rocker cover and all the heater hoses any idea where this would have come from only reason i knew was because it was green lol as the car has green coolant in it and i also took a little time to have a look at the headers and got they look so f**k restrictive like all crimped up style an that so i reckon a set of extractors would do my car the world of good Sorry if thats stuffed you around i was so confussed about the ecu , IF your still chasing one see if ratman still has his and see what catch code he's is, if it's differant than yours call POWERCHIP on 03 9544 7711 and see if you can talk to BEN ZACHARIAH he is the FORD Power Consultant and see if he can reprogram it, i don't know if it can be done but its worth a try and it PROBERLY save you some money, cause at $800 -- $950 or so that's a bit too pricey i got mine back in 2005 and it cost me $690 to buy and $40 to express post and insurance $730 all up to my door. I'm sorry to change my mind but i'm going to keep it as i'm happy with it ATM!! P.S, if you have the spare money get rid of that restrictive top end!! thats half your power trouble, if you can get the GT40 stuff cheap GRAB IT WITH BOTH HANDS!! and i will keep an eye out for you, cause i know what its like to have had a guttless V8!! Cheers, Jason.
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COBRAED wrote: vrblou02 wrote: yea good question burns Hi vrblou02, i WAS going to sell mine cause of the mods i have, but MY 347 has imformed me that the mods i have the POWERCHIP will be fine as he has nearly the same mods i have, so he has convinced me that i will be keepin it, id like to see the answer to that aswell and cobra how come ur tossin up on seeling urs? and what sorta price are u chasing for it if u do decide to sell? also today i noticed i had coolant spilt up in the back passenger side corner and a lil on the side of the rocker cover and all the heater hoses any idea where this would have come from only reason i knew was because it was green lol as the car has green coolant in it and i also took a little time to have a look at the headers and got they look so f**k restrictive like all crimped up style an that so i reckon a set of extractors would do my car the world of good Sorry if thats stuffed you around i was so confussed about the ecu , IF your still chasing one see if ratman still has his and see what catch code he's is, if it's differant than yours call POWERCHIP on 03 9544 7711 and see if you can talk to BEN ZACHARIAH he is the FORD Power Consultant and see if he can reprogram it, i don't know if it can be done but its worth a try and it PROBERLY save you some money, cause at $800 -- $950 or so that's a bit too pricey i got mine back in 2005 and it cost me $690 to buy and $40 to express post and insurance $730 all up to my door. I'm sorry to change my mind but i'm going to keep it as i'm happy with it ATM!! P.S, if you have the spare money get rid of that restrictive top end!! thats half your power trouble, if you can get the GT40 stuff cheap GRAB IT WITH BOTH HANDS!! and i will keep an eye out for you, cause i know what its like to have had a guttless V8!! Cheers, Jason. If you end up gettin the POWERCHIP let's see if the three of us MY347, VRBLOU02, and me COBRAED can prove the others wrong!! i don't know if anyone else will agree, but let's try!! Jason. |
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