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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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Inexpensive mods chips good/bad for Explorers?

Hello all!
I just got my 99 Explorer XLT this weekend and was doing some surfing for various parts/accessories for my new ride. Among other things, I have seen a number of vendors selling "external mod chips" for my 4.0l SOHC V6. Apparently these are resistors that come off a sensor that changes the air flow data going to the car's ECU. Does anyone have any experience/advise on these? These aren't the expensive chips I am familiar with that go into the ECU itself, these are simply "piggyback" devices.
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Shane
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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total junk. it just tricks the PCM into thinking the air is always cold. See motorhaven.com
 
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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dont use u lose gas millage i had one in my truck whent from 250 miles to a tank to 175 mles to a tank

over time the computer will compisate for the costant cold reading
 
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 12:05 AM
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great info guys! thanks alot! I figured it was a little too cheap to be a good thing.
 
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