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Dec 8, 2012 | 11:27 AM

dfitch1

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G-Force chip

Good morning, I recently bought a G-Force chip for my 06 F-250. It is supposed to tie into two wires on the MAF/IAT sensor. My chilton manual doe not have a diagram for this. Can anyone tell me which 2 wires i need to connect to?

Thanks for any help, Denis

Dec 8, 2012 | 12:15 PM

mikeismadness

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I'm guessing you have a gas motor....and get your money back. Doesn't do anything but make the PCM think the truck is cold.

Dec 8, 2012 | 12:27 PM

dfitch1

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What is the effect on the motor if the PCM thinks its cold?
We recently bought a camper and I wanted to try to improve the torque.

Dec 8, 2012 | 01:00 PM

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You run rich and burn more fuel. Eventually the oil becomes contaminated with gasoline from the rich mixture, causing the film of oil to wash off your cylinders, shortening your engine life. This also causes your catalytic converter to burn out and clog.

If you want more torque, get different differential gears. If you want to reprogram for more power, contact 5 Star.

Dec 8, 2012 | 01:05 PM

dfitch1

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Well how can they sell these chips if they do the opposite of what they claim?
Mike, are you sure that what you say is fact?

Dec 8, 2012 | 01:17 PM

2000silverbullet

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If that thing is only hooking up to the MAF/IAT, then I'd be questioning their claims. Check out some reviews on it:

G-Force Performance Chip Reviews
Do the Gforce performance chips really work? Their guarantee sounds good. (Fuel Efficiency (MPG) Chevrolet Equinox Performance Mods)

Even if it did yield some mpg's and/or torque, they're not going about it in the correct manner. 5 Star is the way to go.

EDIT - from their site:
We have developed a system that is able to intercept and reconfigure the
signals transmitted to the ECU. This enables us to essentially reprogram your ECU to attain
maximum efficiency meaning better gas mileage and more power to the ground. The chip is able
to work dynamically with the ECU meaning it will compensate for the current load your engine is under:
•When you are full throttle your engine load is increased dramatically over normal freeway cruising,
so the chip tells the ECU to compensate for the larger volume of incoming air by injecting more
fuel into your engine and advancing the timing, giving you increased overall horsepower
•When you are cruising on the freeway or in the city the load on the engine and incoming air
is little so the chip tells the ECU to use less fuel in order to achieve maximum fuel economy

Dec 8, 2012 | 07:47 PM

dfitch1

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It seems to work for some people and not others. Which makes me wonder if they are hooking it up correctly. I would like to try it and see if it works for my truck. If anyone can help with a wiring diagram, that would be great. I will post my results!

thanks Denis

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Dec 9, 2012 | 07:19 AM

JohnnyThunder

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Reading those posts I would bet most of the ones that claim it worked are seeds from the company or trolls trying to make trouble. Sorry that thing is a bit of a far fetched joke as has been said a number of times here and everywhere else. A least it is only a $69.00 oops though.

Dec 9, 2012 | 08:05 AM

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Or worse. Kid I know ruined the computer on his brand new Scion tc trying to hook one up. Lucky for him, it was repaired under warranty.

Dec 9, 2012 | 10:23 AM

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dfitch1

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Well said, it's only a 69 dollar oops. I'll chalk that one up to lesson learned. I don't want to take a chance on ruining my trucks computer. Thank you for all your help.

Merry Christmas too all, Denis

Dec 9, 2012 | 11:27 AM

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Save the extra $$$ and get a SCT X3 tuner- and get some custome tunes from Mike at 5 Star Tuning. This is hands down the best bang for your buck mod you can do. It will make your truck a whole new animal. This tuner with custom tunes is amazing. he also rewrites the transmision stratagy & shift points to how you like it.