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lilherc 11-16-2012 10:13 AM

GF chip yes or no
 
Out of curiosity that GF chip that is advertised on this forum is it just a gimmick or does it work at all. I'm going to be adding a piper torque cam upgrade when I do my head gasket kit and was wondering if adding the GF chip will help at all.

lr2001silver 11-16-2012 10:21 AM

Hahahahahahahahahahaha


most if not all chips for these trucks are like feeding a turtle racing fuel and expecting it to go faster. They just were not built for that.

ZGPhoto 11-16-2012 10:28 AM

haha... chips man. You'd be better off with Lays or Ruffles..

br0keit 11-16-2012 11:21 AM

This
is
not
a
race
car.

90'sDisco 11-16-2012 11:31 AM

Many chips offer better efficiency. In this case would a MILD cam + a better fuel mapping increase performance (slightly) and get you a few more miles per tank?

ZGPhoto 11-16-2012 11:52 AM


Originally Posted by 90'sDisco (Post 357683)
Many chips offer NO CHANGE IN efficiency. In this case ITwould BE a MILD SCAM + NO CHANGE IN fuel mapping SAME performance (slightly) and NOT get you a few more miles per tank?

Fixed that for you.

lr2001silver 11-16-2012 11:56 AM


Originally Posted by ZGPhoto (Post 357689)
Fixed that for you.





Hagahahahahahahahahahaha that is alot better!

Just put this magic chip on your car and everything will be better. Yeah okay so why are these magic chips not being installed by the vehicle manufacturer? Hmmmm great question because they suck and are worthless.

mirrajumper 11-16-2012 12:13 PM

The only way to know for sure is to have someone with a disco get some 4WD dyno time and post the torque curves up here for all to see. THEN, we can have a healthy discussion about cams and the software required to support them. It will be very interesting to see where the flat spots are on the graph and what, if anything, can be done with cams,software and whatever else to address that.

binvanna 11-16-2012 12:28 PM

These are the same guys that bash Rislone even though they've never tried it.

lr2001silver 11-16-2012 12:59 PM


Originally Posted by binvanna (Post 357698)
These are the same guys that bash Rislone even though they've never tried it.




Who bashed rislone? Don't put words in my mouth. I have never said the word Rislone ever on this forum until now. And I can tell you that your assuming that these senior members have not tried it. But you and I both know what the first 3 letters of assume are and that's what your sounding like. Most of the Guy's that post here about a product good or bad only give a input about a specific product if we have first hand experience. When you guess or ASSume your an idiot.

ZGPhoto 11-16-2012 01:21 PM

I've never even heard of Rislone until you brought it up just then.

lr2001silver 11-16-2012 02:21 PM

Settle down Z he is trying to make friends here..... or possibly trying to reserve a seat on the short bus either way I don't care which seat he sits in but I think he owes us an apology.

Big Jim Swade 11-16-2012 02:49 PM

Chip's will work in a turbo vehicle, not won't do much for a D2. Just drive it and be satisfied.

ZGPhoto 11-16-2012 03:02 PM

You should never solder a chip into anything. If you have a turbo vehicle(like I do) get the ecu flashed to run more boost. Then you can use a softloader to go back to stock if you wish.

mirrajumper 11-16-2012 04:03 PM

I have never used rislone by brand name, but have 1st hand experience using zinc additive in a Mini Cooper engine that was tweaked to within an inch of its life. Zinc works. If you read up on brad penn engine oil- that is the new version of the old Kendal 1 that many hardcore racers used in air cooled applications when rocker and cam wear would ruin a new motor quickly.Food for thought.

binvanna 11-16-2012 05:04 PM

it's a joke guys

rislone's the miracle cure for rings that are so loose you're smoking, adds horsepower and improves economy too, plus its a desert topping and a floor polish

lr2001silver 11-16-2012 07:36 PM

Oh that joke:):):):)





So funny that none of us heard that one before:D

90'sDisco 11-16-2012 07:40 PM

wow i'm a new guy so i'm not going to get into a pissing contest but i don't get it. i know guys that race triumphs (TR8) and they use if not the same a very similar Rover V8 motor and you can not only produce a lot of power but you can also re-map the ignition and increase fuel efficiency depending on motor setup.

idk, maybe i'm wrong...

ZGPhoto 11-16-2012 07:50 PM

You can modify the way an engine works, the "chips" that people buy online for cheap are almost always bullsh*t. I have a Stage II MTE tune on my Volvo. It is a very real thing, it increased boost from 14 to 18PSi, giving a real difference in power. You can't really do much to a Rover V8, it's just a sh*tty engine.
Here's the internal of a "performance chip"
http://g35driver.com/forums/attachme...ancechip01.jpg

BMW 11-16-2012 09:17 PM

(Im a LR noob)

I would find it suprising if a chip made a difference in these motors, but I will say that ruling out the possibility due to the fact that LR doesn't install them from the factory is flawed logic, as there are many other cars out there that do benefit form chips (other than turbo cars obviously), such as my 1993 BMW 3 series had a DINAN chip that really did make a difference in the butt dyno.

Just from looking at the headers on these things, that's the first performance mod that I would do, those things look very restrictive.

Car manufactures have emissions to worry about, which is why some engines can be easily chipped, but you will not get more power AND better MPG's, that is an oxymoron. With the few exceptions on turbo cars that is.

Rover De Land 11-16-2012 10:51 PM


Originally Posted by BMW (Post 357787)
(Im a LR noob)

I would find it suprising if a chip made a difference in these motors, but I will say that ruling out the possibility due to the fact that LR doesn't install them from the factory is flawed logic, as there are many other cars out there that do benefit form chips (other than turbo cars obviously), such as my 1993 BMW 3 series had a DINAN chip that really did make a difference in the butt dyno.

Just from looking at the headers on these things, that's the first performance mod that I would do, those things look very restrictive.

Car manufactures have emissions to worry about, which is why some engines can be easily chipped, but you will not get more power AND better MPG's, that is an oxymoron. With the few exceptions on turbo cars that is.


This. You'd think my r6 that is a track bike would come with this "chip" if it did anything.

But guess what there are things out there that improve engine power or effeciency via maps

Savannah Buzz 11-17-2012 05:34 AM

There are things that can do it, just not for $69.

ZGPhoto 11-17-2012 08:19 AM

If it's less than $300, it probably doesn't do anything. My tune was $700, these don't come cheap.


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