"MAZDA MX-5 PERFORMANCE CHIP ADDS 30+ HP - Bullshit??

madkeen · Postby **madkeen** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:28 pm

OK, I don't have much mechanical knowledge. So I'm going to risk bringing great shame onto my family by posing this question right into the lion's den...

Is this eBay ad for chipping an mx5 bullshit?? :shock:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MAZDA-MX-5-P ... 234aca84cd

Thanks

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:35 pm

madkeen · Postby **madkeen** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:37 pm

Thanks Taminga. I can sleep in peace now.

If anyone else has an opinion, I'm keen to hear it.

Crapweasel · Postby **Crapweasel** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:37 am

I'll up the bidding and go with HELL YES!

A box with a couple of wires is always going to be bad news.'

Good on you for doing the "Hang on, best check this out" thing - that makes you one of the smart learner car people.

Keep this up, and you'll go far. We like people like you.

Caffeine · Postby **Caffeine** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:41 am

I note from the link that it also works with diesel MX-5s. That's very handy!

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:25 pm

Most of these chips work by basically fooling the car into running a little bit richer, or advancing the timing.

They are often just a resistor, the same as is available at Jaycar for about $0.50, only they tart it up in a plug and add some dollars to the price.

Performance gains are negligible, and often it's a performance drop.

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 6:32 pm

Absolutely do nothing at all.

smy0003 · Postby **smy0003** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:40 pm

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bear2230 · Postby **bear2230** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:55 pm

Are you guys telling me The Energy Polariser doesn't work either?
I was sure you had to add crystals and a magnet to align the molecules of the car to make it more awesome…..

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:50 pm

MY car could do with some more unicorns yo.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 9:22 am

Forget this shite, all the cool kidz know that it's all about "Sticker-watts", definitely the best "bang for buck" hard-parkin' mod out there!

madkeen · Postby **madkeen** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:20 am

Ha! Thanks for your emphatic responses everyone. I might give the wonder Chip a miss! Sounds like they are right up there with Big Foot and The Lochness Monster.

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:32 am

Just for fun, I asked them a question. Their reply was:

"Hi
chip connects to ECU AIR sensor under the hood, usually work fine 30 hp are max all depends on engine condition and already installed mods !
thx"

The highlighted parts are mine. It obviously contains all the usual bullshitter's get-out clauses.

I'd hoped they'd put a copy of the question and the reply on eBay but, not surprisingly, the listing page still says, wrongly, that no questions have been asked.

The next question will be whether adding 10 of these will give an extra 300bhp.

Or maybe we could all just report the listing, thus saving all potential suckers some money?

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:15 pm

davekmoore wrote:Or maybe we could all just report the listing, thus saving all potential suckers some money?

But what would you report it for?

The claim of "up to" 30hp isn't actually a lie, by fooling the ECU into thinking the incoming air is colder, or warmer, the AFRs can be slightly adjusted to be richer or leaner.

If they were not ideal from the start it could make a couple of HP (ie: mx5's are rich from factory, so running slightly leaner may make a tiny bit more power)

The claims there aren't that different to the MX5 Mania website where it used to say their intake could gain up to 15kw or something.