A fellow TA owner I met when I first got my car has offered to sell me two parts. The first I think I will get, a ram air hood. It looks to be in good condition. The second one is a hypertech chip, is it worth getting the chip on a pretty much stock car? I am planning on doing heads/exhaust and possibly pullies this winter. So with that in mind is the chip worth it? (hes selling it for $50 Canadian)

 

The chip isnt worth it...just save your money...

Get your PCM tuned after you start getting some bigger mods...

 

I pretty sure only the 93's have chips. But i could be wrong. But like faceless said its not worth it. Just get a mail order tune. From like Madz28, or pcmforless, there are a few others but i can't remember the names. You will see a little gain over the stock program. But imo i would wait till you have some more mods to get a tune done.

 

Plus with those Hypertech "chips," you ALWAYS have to run 93+ octane...

 

Tell him to keep the hypertech.

 

As it has been pointed out, technically, it's not a "chip". The hypertech add in piece goes in between the motor wiring harness and the PCM. '93 f-bodies are the last that utilize a burned chip. I say use your money elsewhere. After you get a good bit of mods, go with either a mail order tune or a dyno tune(dyno would be better).

 

That hypertech chip is a piece of crap...just plain out crap. Save the money. I would also save your money on the pullies too and get something else.

 

you should be running 93 regardless... its in the manual book... ure driving a sports car...

 

Thanks Seal...considering all I put in my car is 93...

Thanks for the pointer though...

 

You don't NEED to run 93. All we have here is 91...in the hottest spot in the country and I don't have any problems with detonation. Sure would be nice to have some 92 or 93 around here.

 

[Comic book guy on Hypertech] Worst tuner ever ! [/Comic book guy on Hypertech]



-Shannon

 

11.48:1 and on 91 octane in 11x degree summer.. no problemo's

 

skip the chip, save up for something better

 

Why not get the pullies? Am I at to early a stage for them to actually make a difference?

 

I have the Jet power module stage II and you can tell the diff. I drove a 1996 all stock and then my 1994 for a side by side to see the diff. and you could tell mine ran better, better accel. unless my 1994 was just alot faster then the 1996.