Chip questions
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Chip questions
I'm new to these chips, they look quite interesting, but one thing i seem to read about them all is "up to" gain. That doesn't hit too hard with me. If I get one, i want the full 25HP and 40ft/lbs that the Diablo Performance Chip says it will get up to. Could someone please inform me of what I should be looking at to get those gains. Thanks
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There are thousands of different Ford ECU codes. Each chip program is written for a specific ECU code or family of codes. Each program gives different results.
Second, for every 1000 feet about sea level an engine loses an average of 3% of its horsepower. Same goes a chip and other HP enhancing products.
Third, fuel formulations are different in different parts of the country. This impacts performance. You're not going to get as much from 91 octane California fuel as you will 94 octane Northeast coast fuel. Then there are factors such as brand of gas, oxygenated fule, alcohol in fuel, etc.
Basically, just because you want XYZ horsepower from a chip doesn't mean you're going to get it. What you'll get is the best it can give you for your particular code and circumstance.
Second, for every 1000 feet about sea level an engine loses an average of 3% of its horsepower. Same goes a chip and other HP enhancing products.
Third, fuel formulations are different in different parts of the country. This impacts performance. You're not going to get as much from 91 octane California fuel as you will 94 octane Northeast coast fuel. Then there are factors such as brand of gas, oxygenated fule, alcohol in fuel, etc.
Basically, just because you want XYZ horsepower from a chip doesn't mean you're going to get it. What you'll get is the best it can give you for your particular code and circumstance.
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