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Just purchased performance chip for my es300

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Old 08-23-12, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by EEngineer
all it does is add a bit of resistance to to IAT (intake air temp) sensor and tricks the ECU to think there's colder air coming in. colder air means more oxygen, so the ECU will compensate...but in actuality there is no extra oxygen.
so yea, pure BS
If there is more air, the computer adds more fuel, correct? So with this chip would you be running rich?
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Lol great. I just recieved it in the mail yesterday. Guess I'll skip the installation and look for a flat rate box.....

I've just really been wanting to upgrade my es without much time or money. Looking more for performance than anything. Any simple tips?

Thanks for the info regarding the gforce chip as well!!!!
Old 08-26-12, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by WussyTaco
Looking more for performance than anything. Any simple tips?
Buy a different car
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[QUOTE=WussyTaco;7446822]Lol great. I just recieved it in the mail yesterday. Guess I'll skip the installation and look for a flat rate box.....

I've just really been wanting to upgrade my es without much time or money. Looking more for performance than anything. Any simple tips?

Great sense of humor WussyTaco. That's the best way to learn from our minor mistakes, like being fooled by one of these high tech versions of snake oil. If 100 out of 1000 buyers, for whatever reason, don't return their chips, G-Force will have made almost $7,000. That's the trick.

I have kept my ES stock, but I believe that there are many experts in this forum that would be pleased to help you tune your car for better perfomance.
Old 08-26-12, 12:59 PM
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Like they say....
"c'avet emptor - let the buyer beware"

That said, this product is most certainly bull**** and I would return it ASAP.
There is no such thing as a "performance chip" for our cars. Those are for Euro cars or diesel trucks.
Old 08-28-12, 12:48 PM
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Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll probably just end up tinting my windows and getting HIDs. I want some yellow fog lights too. I'll stick to forza for speed cravings for now.
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Get the PUTCO yellow fog light bulbs. I tried the PIAA and NOKYA bulbs and both just blew out in a few short months. Had the PUTCO yellow fogs for over a year and no issues.
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