Author Topic: cheap mod question.....legit? (Read 2795 times)

xwill112x · « **on:** November 02, 2008, 05:39:40 PM »

http://www.myhotbmw.com/bmw/Surge_Engineering/Performance_Chips/BMW_Oxygen_Sensor_Power_Chip/533064

what you guys think?

ak96ss · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2008, 06:49:31 PM »

I think it's junk. The only thing that could be doing is fooling your ECU into running a richer mixture than it should be; not sure how much power you'd really gain, but their estimates of 15-25 horsepower are optimistic to say the least.

Cristian G in Oz · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2008, 08:06:34 PM »

x2 on the Junk.

BMWs are usually rich from the factory so to make it more rich would more than likely just screw yoru ecconomy.

Don't wate your money, save it an buy a good chip instead (such as a MarkD), you will get a better end result.

crazzy_hippo · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2008, 02:05:50 AM »

It definitely looks crap to me. A chip will do a better job w/o screwing up your O2 sensor readings.....

xwill112x · « **Reply #4 on:** November 03, 2008, 10:30:55 AM »

lol i already havea mark d, i was just seeing what you guys thought about that junk.
im pretty sure the m42 runs lean unless at WOT then it runs incredibly rich?
yeeeaaaaaa just jacked my own thread..

nomad · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2008, 09:52:37 PM »

haledj · « **Reply #6 on:** November 03, 2008, 11:01:33 PM »

the ECU ignores the Lambda reading at WOT...