Ok here is the deal on the chips (it
had to come up sooner or later):
I'm sure anyone who has done any kind
of research on one kind of chip or another has come across the most common names;
i.e. Diablo, FordChip etc. Now you can sit down with 10 different people and
get 10 different opinions on every chip out there.
After sifting through the useless crap
and doing alot of my own testing i have come to the following conclusions on
this subject:
Diablo is alot like the Nike of the
chip world. Its got the name and that itself sells millions of units for the
company. That is not to say it is a bad product. One its selling points is its
multi-burn capabilities. For example you could have a program burned for a N/A
application, and with the flip of a switch you could have a program for a nitrous
or blown application. Its performance is mediocre at best... so we will say
that's a negative on Diablo.
The next chip i will discuss is the
chip from Ford, or ingeniusly named "FordChip". (Wonder how long it
took those boys to think that one up?) Anyway...
FordChip from my own experience is
a technologically advanced unit as compared to its Diablo counterpart. The FordChip
(FC), uses software that provides a more rounded base for a burn. It covers
more facets of the ECC's capacity and therefore, a better burn. The downside
(I hate being the pessimist here) is the absolutely HORRIBLE customer service
that FC provides. You can understand waiting to some extent, but the people
at the company simply do not care. It took those people 7 months to get a chip
to me last year. No folks, that's not a typo, that is SEVEN months! Absolutely
ridiculous. I was more impressed with the actual performance of the product
but no one should be subjected to that degree of horrific customer service.
So, out with FC.
Oh yes, there is light at the end of
the tunnel! With all these chips you would think there just has to be at least
ONE that is worth the time/money. Well, of course there is. May I present to
you, the Superchip Custom Tuning Chips (or SCT chips).
SCT is the premier Ford tuners all
working together to bring the most complete and performance oriented chip on
the market. Now you don't have to just take my word for it. I would strongly
reccomend checking out http://www.velocitymustangperformance.com and getting
in touch with Justin. Through good communication he cant custom tailor a chip
to your every need. These chips are the best of quality and VMP has them at
a VERY reasonble price.
Alright now with all that being said
about chips let me brush everyone up on a new technology:
The latest info from the guys at Fordchip...
Chip = plug in chip that plugs into the J-3 port on an EEC.
Flash = Reprogramming the EEC by rewriting
the calibration file using a flashing device hooked to a laptop.
In most cases.....both can make the same changes. A chip will override whatever
program is on the EEC. So....if you are flashed and then want to make changes....
A chip can be used for the changes. The EEC will still have the base flashed
file but the chip will overridde it.
If you are looking for an alternative
to your normal everyday chip, may want to look into this. What is above is all
i know about flash.
Well I'm done preaching to the choir so boys I have provided you with the tools
needed to obtain a quality chip.
Now go out and DO IT!
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