Will this chip actually do what they're promising?

mr. megane · Postby **mr. megane** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:19 pm

Just browsed over this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Performance-Chip-RENAULT-CLIO-MEGANE-LAGUNA-30-HP_W0QQitemZ180409425063QQcategoryZ32094QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp2773.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%252BFICS%26otn%3D12%26po%3DLWI%26ps%3D54
Always thought that chiptuning was not an option for fuel saving but only extra hp's+fuel consumption.
Any thoughts on this?

Anthony · Postby **Anthony** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:51 pm

mr. megane wrote:Just browsed over this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Performance-Chip-RENAULT-CLIO-MEGANE-LAGUNA-30-HP_W0QQitemZ180409425063QQcategoryZ32094QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp2773.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%252BFICS%26otn%3D12%26po%3DLWI%26ps%3D54
Always thought that chiptuning was not an option for fuel saving but only extra hp's+fuel consumption.
Any thoughts on this?

In a word.... no.

direstraits · Postby **direstraits** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:57 pm

They usually do more than man would ask. Damage the engine...

Paddy · Postby **Paddy** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:29 pm

There is generally two answers to a question, The long, 'Yes' and the short 'No'. This question gets the shorter answer...

What this does is in a nut shell is trick your ECU into thinking the air intake is colder than it is thus dumping more fuel into the chambers...

It’s just an expensive 'pig-back' system. The same results can be achieved with a variable resistor and a few wires.

As for the 20 odd bhp gain from a 2.0... that number came from a lottery...

mr. megane · Postby **mr. megane** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:44 am

Thanks, guys!
I thought it sounded too good to be true since I've only heard the opposite

steeley52 · Postby **steeley52** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:16 pm

I bought one of the chips(about £80) for my megane 1.5dci 106 bhp, the fuel consumption was slightly better so i gave it to my son for his megane 1.5dci 86bhp,there was a good increase in performance and also between 10-15 mpg better.My opinion is they work for some and not others

Paddy · Postby **Paddy** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:43 pm

steeley52 wrote:I bought one of the chips(about £80) for my megane 1.5dci 106 bhp, the fuel consumption was slightly better so i gave it to my son for his megane 1.5dci 86bhp,there was a good increase in performance and also between 10-15 mpg better.My opinion is they work for some and not others

The reason it worked well for you and your son is because you both drive a turbo. For a Naturally Aspirated engine the gains are negligible.

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