chip or not

[robinracer]

Hi all
I have a 4l 98 chimaera i am thinking of having it chipped (remap ecu)
is it a good idea or not.
my car was put on a rolling road and the paperwork says 225 bhp.
what would a chip give me ??????

[midas dude]

If you have a wad of cash burning a hole in your pocket,take it to a specialistRV8 tuner.
There are a number of highly reccomended companies,and they can advise on engine mods to suit varied budgets.Hope this helps.
AL

[robinracer]

midas dude said:

If you have a wad of cash burning a hole in your pocket,take it to a specialistRV8 tuner.
There are a number of highly reccomended companies,and they can advise on engine mods to suit varied budgets.Hope this helps.
AL

how much of a wad would you be talking about.???
Thanks

[robinracer]

Quinny said:

robinracer said:

how much of a wad would you be talking about.???
Thanks

How fast do you want to go

not lots of money quicker may be £750 quicker

[midas dude]

TVR Power Supercharging at approx £4.5k???
Call the Tuners,discuss budget,what are the expected gains,if happy, proceed to next question ,when can it be done?
Enjoy,AL

[spend]

Do you want to show off on RR's or do you want to go faster?

Driver / handling / braking all get you from A-B much faster & are likely more cost effective than 95% of engine mods (many of which equate to emptying the boot + dieting ).

Dave

[midas dude]

Spend is right,my advise was assuming brakes,suspension etc were already sorted.
AL

[robinracer]

Thanks for the advice chaps.

[CHEF_GOLF]

i have a mark addams chip on mine they are not cheap but they make you car run smoother, i have done lots of mods and spent too much cash doing them, its all dependent on what kind of power you want if its power at all or just a better rounded drive

[burriana]

spend said:

Driver / handling / braking all get you from A-B much faster & are likely more cost effective than 95% of engine mods (many of which equate to emptying the boot + dieting ).

Man with name of money speak wise words

Brother in law said to me playing golf once (he is just a happy hacker) "would one of them £150 fairway woods make much difference" I said "not half as much as £50 worth of lessons"

I am now a true believer in set up / handling / skill, above all else.