crabzzer Posted June 9, 2007 Report Posted June 9, 2007 hi all how easy or hard is it to chip the galaxy to give it more bhp any help pleaseeeeee Quote
drcrawey Posted June 9, 2007 Report Posted June 9, 2007 I'm doing mine later this week so I will give any details I have found useful when its done.Watch this space !!! Quote
crabzzer Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Posted June 12, 2007 cheers mate look forward to your post :rolleyes: Quote
drcrawey Posted June 16, 2007 Report Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) Just put me chip in, well at first thought there was no difference, then I read the very broken German to English translated insructions and tuned it in. WOW whata difference , still needs tweeking but bags more power and a little smoke! Got minr from Lightandchip-tuning on ebay Edited June 16, 2007 by drcrawey Quote
mumof4 Posted June 16, 2007 Report Posted June 16, 2007 Dont forget to let your insurers know! otherwise in deep poo poo if summit happens and you havent told em and they find out :blink: Quote
jkspoff Posted June 16, 2007 Report Posted June 16, 2007 www.chipboost.com can remap instead of chip it, 115 to 150 bhp. Quote
suzuki91 Posted June 16, 2007 Report Posted June 16, 2007 what does this sentence mean in the ad? on e-bay. Because the power increase is by much more than 25% the T-Box is not allowed in the street traffic, but has to be entered by the technical control for every particular case Quote
drcrawey Posted June 17, 2007 Report Posted June 17, 2007 who cares ? 25% more power for 46 quid . use it responsibly won't kill anyone ....enjoy its not scum drivin an impreza is it? Quote
mumof4 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Posted June 17, 2007 suzuki obviously does, and there is nothing wrong in wanting to know what something means.Its called making sure you know what you are buying! Quote
big_kev Posted June 17, 2007 Report Posted June 17, 2007 Hope the smoke isn't the turbo going ! Its not just some resistors in a box is it ? Quote
gio Posted June 17, 2007 Report Posted June 17, 2007 who cares ? 25% more power for 46 quid . use it responsibly won't kill anyone ....enjoy its not scum drivin an impreza is it? Dont want to bust your bubble,[25% extra power] but when you say it feels like its got more powerwell it has, but that does not mean it got an extra 25% at the top. all thats happening is theturbo will be spooling up earlier and with more boost, this will slowly drop of further up the rev range "more smoke" in the short run fine, except now your exhaust will start to become cloggedas will your cat, given time and mileage the build up will see an emmissions failure at the mottest, you egr valve will play up as it now gets more soot passed through it,making your engineintself dirtier [wear] So all in all not bad for under 50 quid........ Me i'd pay the 300 odd for a proper REMAP..... Quote
Willie Krashitt Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 Remapping and 'hot chipping': You really have to ask yourselves why if it is so easy VW didn't do this from the start! To get more power from a 90PS, you will have to put more fuel and air in, which means increasing the boost pressure and opening the injectors for longer and/or increasing the fuel pressure. When you do this, you will almost certainly cause your turbo to go overspeed (they run at about 225,000rpm) and run far hotter than designed to. Most modern engines are set up to run close to the components limits on temperature as standard, as all manufacturers are after bragging rights regarding performance and fuel efficiency. A turbo that is just 50 Quote
seatkid Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 what does this sentence mean in the ad? on e-bay. Because the power increase is by much more than 25% the T-Box is not allowed in the street traffic, but has to be entered by the technical control for every particular caseIt means its illegal for road use and a car fitted with this device needs to be certified individually (presumably this is in Germany) Quote
big_kev Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 Remapping and 'hot chipping': You really have to ask yourselves why if it is so easy VW didn't do this from the start! George I thought they did .......aren't the 150bhp and the 130bhp just the ordinary 115bhp engine that have been chipped ? Quote
seatkid Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 No. For a start, the injectors are larger - a chipped 115 bhp physically can not get the quantity of fuel in in the correct time frame hence the (illegal) smoke that also loads up the oil with soot in a fraction of the normal service time. This is the main reason why the 130 and more so the 150 are lumpier and narrower power band than the 115. Remember the manufacturers have to manufacture vehicles that comply with emission rules for the life of the vehicle. Lots of other things are different, including the head (iirc sodium filled valves, whatever they are), upgraded oil cooler etc etc all to cope with the extra heat output. Most importantly, the braking system is upgraded. Quote
big_kev Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 There you go....me talking carp again. Just a thought on the brakes......reading the thread about the ones one ebay.No one seems to have mentioned the different types ? Quote
johnswlondon Posted August 2, 2007 Report Posted August 2, 2007 most these chips work on one priciple,they tell the ecu that the engine temperature is cold thereby fooling the engine into running rich(the air /fuel mixture).this will increase fuel consumption and long term affect engine life Quote
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