Performance Chip Question

[brad_ruch]

was wondering if anyone has tried one of these??seems awfully cheap.but they guarantee it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...3DLVI%26ps%3D54

[Vortec-Z71]

Better Fuel Economy

Increased Horsepower And Torque

Up To 4 mpg Increase

Faster Acceleration (0-60 Times)

35+ Horse Power Increase

50% Better Throttle Response

EASY TO INSTALL

30% Added Torque

Reduces Emissions

Better 1/4 Mile Times

Prolongs Engine Life

Made In The U.S.A

Smoother Idle

Better Pulling Capacity

 

 

The only way to see any improvement like this is through a real tune and even that might not be enough to match these numbers.

[dlstewart01]

 

Operators who sent illegal spam and made deceptive claims for a bogus fuel-saving product have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that their e-mail and Web sites violated federal laws.

The settlements bar violations of the FTC Act and the CAN-SPAM Act, and bar the defendants from making or assisting others to make deceptive product claims.

In October 2004, the FTC filed a suit in U.S. District Court alleging that marketers, and the resellers working with them, were making deceptive claims for Fuel MAX and Super FuelMax products. The Web site operators and their affiliates - spammers who drove traffic to their site - made claims such as:

• Increase gas mileage 27%+ by helping fuel burn better;

• Reduce emissions by 43%;

• Smoother engine;

• Pays for itself FAST!!!!

• Gives an extra 10% more horsepower;

• Based on the size of your gas tank you will save from $8 for a typical 15-gallon gas tank, but larger V8 SUVs and trucks will save up to $20 per tank.

The FTC alleged that the magnetic "fuel saver" does not save fuel, does not increase gas mileage, and does not reduce emissions. The agency claimed that the false claims violate the FTC Act. The agency also alleges that by providing promotional materials with false claims to affiliates, the defendants provided them with the means to violate the FTC Act.

The FTC charged that by inserting the names of innocent third parties in the "from" or "reply to" fields - "spoofing" - and failing to provide a valid physical postal address, the marketers were violating the CAN-SPAM Act.

Settlements with Mark C. Ayoub, his companies, Diverse Marketing Group, Inc., and Diverse Marketing Group LLC; and Floyd and Marcia Tassin and their company, Net Marketing Croup LLC, bar them from making misrepresentations in connection with the sale of fuel-saving devices or any product or service sold over the Internet. In addition, they prohibit them from providing others with the means and instrumentalities to commit deception.

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[brad_ruch]

uhhhh i get it. is there anything I can do to improve gas milage without spending a ton of money??I put a K&n air filter in and got new plugs and wires to put on now.

[Stevens03]

Custom tune... tuned for mileage is about all you can do really.

 

Depending on tire size, dropping down a size could help, and that also goes for your gear set. But with that said, it would take forever to recoup the money spent on those.

[Nytemare]

yeah those chips are just a resistor...or in the adjustable ones a rheostat that just plugs into the AIT sensor and tells the PCM that the outside air is cooler/hotter to lean out or richen up the mixture. If they say its to save fuel...it will lean out the mixture. Either one is very dangerous for your engine. Saving a few bucks on fuel isn't worth blowing a hole in your pistons and needing a rebuild, or new engine.

 

Custom tune from someone like Blackbear is your best bet...I have a tune from a different company, and I got 2-3MPG increase with it...for 200ish bucks it pays for its self in about 3-4 months...than starts saving you money.

[ryan_hermanutz]

uhhhh i get it. is there anything I can do to improve gas milage without spending a ton of money??I put a K&n air filter in and got new plugs and wires to put on now.

 

 

Other than a good tune, drive like an old lady

[brad_ruch]

uhhhh i get it. is there anything I can do to improve gas milage without spending a ton of money??I put a K&n air filter in and got new plugs and wires to put on now.

 

 

Other than a good tune, drive like an old lady

 

 

 

I usally do.but sometimes can't help myself hear it open up.my son wants me to do it all the time.he's 6.i asked him if hes got gas money LOL

[Visegrip117]

Better Fuel Economy

Increased Horsepower And Torque

Up To 4 mpg Increase

Faster Acceleration (0-60 Times)

35+ Horse Power Increase

50% Better Throttle Response

EASY TO INSTALL

30% Added Torque

Reduces Emissions

Better 1/4 Mile Times

Prolongs Engine Life

Made In The U.S.A

Smoother Idle

Better Pulling Capacity

 

 

The only way to see any improvement like this is through a real tune and even that might not be enough to match these numbers.

 

 

If it sounds too good to be true.....It usually is

[huero626]

I wouldn't waste my money on this, I would save up and get a tune instead.

[Nytemare]

Funny thing is that all is inside is a small board with a 3 cent resistor...or a 25 cent rheostat. a slick looking project box and some wire.

 

The whole thing cost about 3 bucks to make.

[bigredmariner]

Snake oil man, save your money for a fill up. Just come to realize that you have a truck, it's only gonna get so much mpg. It's the price we pay to drive these bricks around. Good luck, a tune would help in the long run. You will have your foot in it in the begining and won't save a damn thing. It'll be fun though.

[takevin]

was wondering if anyone has tried one of these??seems awfully cheap.but they guarantee it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...3DLVI%26ps%3D54

 

I think you should go for it wow . Buy cheap, get cheap sheesh.......

[Nytemare]

was wondering if anyone has tried one of these??seems awfully cheap.but they guarantee it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...3DLVI%26ps%3D54

 

I think you should go for it wow . Buy cheap, get cheap sheesh.......

 

I think I should start making and selling them...I didn't know people still thought about buying these things.

[dlstewart01]

There are people who still buy slick 50....

 

http://www.miata.net/garage/slickftc.htm