Re: Which chip is for real?
Originally Posted by Bob G
I have heard a lot of information on the two major chips available for our Xfires and I have seen the graphs and a question comes up. We were looking for dyno proof of the hp increases and then SeaXfire posted one in his gallery which I assume he recieved from Upsolute. We know that the Xfires 215 hp is rated at the crank and not the wheels so why does it show 215 hp and then an increase to around 232. MBtuner just posted dyno numbers in Dec.04 which clearly show hp at the wheels at 176.7 and then with the Powerchip an increase to 185.7 hp. (9 hp at the wheels so about 13 or so at the engine?)
The latter seems reasonable as we loose hp thru the power train.
With this in mind, did Upsolute take 3.2 engine out and dyno it with and without a chip or was the graph made to support a hp claim? I just want to feel confident that the chip I eventually buy is the best of the two. Both graphs are available on the Forum. Any thoughts. Thanks
Nice to see someone on the forum has a brain. At last somebody figured out that the hp #s quoted by these folks are less than the truth. There are some reputable 'chippers' who do real tests but none, as far as I can see, for the XF.
Last edited by theotherbrit; Dec 22, 2004 at 01:27 PM.