SURGE PERFORMANCE CHIP...a Hoax???
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SURGE PERFORMANCE CHIP...a Hoax???
As an avid performance gimick follower I just saw on E-bay promises of 35 HP or 5-10 MPG gains by a product called: SURGE PERFORMANCE Chips. They have a large E-bay store and ridiculously cheap prices. Hint Hint... However, when I read Feedback it looks like their product is a resistor not a chip. Funny thing is Feedback ranges from "a Hoax" to "great product".....
Any folks with "Surge Performance" experiences????
Just Curious????
GARY
Any folks with "Surge Performance" experiences????
Just Curious????
GARY
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The Ebay "chips" are most commonly a resistor and instructions for you to install it in either the ECT or IAT harness. The key is, hard chips must be burned with an engine calibration code and once burned they will only work properly on that calibration.
Being you have a superduty there are alot of better options out there. My personal favorite is Sniper's Special Forces, but I have used a lot of Superchips and some Edge with good results.
Being you have a superduty there are alot of better options out there. My personal favorite is Sniper's Special Forces, but I have used a lot of Superchips and some Edge with good results.
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You get what you pay for, the OBD II fords respond better to a programer than a chip, chips are old school. One of the best programers for ford, is the bama programer, Doug only tunes for ford and is vehicle computer and mode specific. He does awesome work, he can even get a 10 pound torque increase on 87 octane tune for the 4.0 ranger. Go with 92 or 93 octane tunes and they really rock. Programer are so much more versitle than a chip, new tunes can be added and updated, They can tune an auto tranny as well as the engine, correct speedo's for tire and gear swaps. You can check them out at www.bamachips.com, or one of our sponsers offers them at www.jusnesmodified.com.
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Originally Posted by wendell borror
You get what you pay for, the OBD II fords respond better to a programer than a chip, chips are old school. One of the best programers for ford, is the bama programer, Doug only tunes for ford and is vehicle computer and mode specific. He does awesome work, he can even get a 10 pound torque increase on 87 octane tune for the 4.0 ranger. Go with 92 or 93 octane tunes and they really rock. Programer are so much more versitle than a chip, new tunes can be added and updated, They can tune an auto tranny as well as the engine, correct speedo's for tire and gear swaps. You can check them out at www.bamachips.com, or one of our sponsers offers them at www.jusnesmodified.com.
Try Superchips XCal 2
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That sucks, did you contact Doug? I thought any could do any ford with the OBD II computer. I know he specialized in ranger/explorer and moved into mustangs, but thought he was pretty much doing all fords now upon request, maybe not. If not, the programer is still the way to go, I'm pretty sure either hypertech or superchips are doing programers for escapes, I seen one somewhere when we had our 01, I think it was in the MOSS catalog
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No, just looked at their website.
The XCal is by Superchips and if he is good, I bet he could do an Escape.
The XCal is by Superchips and if he is good, I bet he could do an Escape.
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Sniper says they can go back to the mid 80's. Moates has some EEPROMs and such that work on EEC-IV. You'd have some difficulty finding someone that still burns chips, but that would be another option.
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The SCT Xcal/3 doesn't work on a '09 V6 Escape or may not on any '09 Ford! I had one and had to return it because it wouldn't work. It had no transmission control right noe either but I knew that when I got it.
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Other than 09's, I have never heard anyone say anything bad about the XCal.
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