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Add 50 hp and 15mpg with a performance chip?
Topic Started: Dec 29 2009, 05:42 PM (10,170 Views)
Brad
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I came across this on ebay. Is this a legit mod that will work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2in1-PERFORMANCE-CHIP-GEO-METRO-1990-1997-1996-1995-94_W0QQitemZ130349990653QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item1e597702fd
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Coche Blanco
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Double your horsepower with a chip? lol

No it's fake, it's just a resistor to fool the ECU into thinking the air is colder than it really is.
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mwebb
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Brad
Dec 29 2009, 05:42 PM
NO
NO

but i do have exclusive rights to a bridge in brooklyn
for $99.00 down and $99.00 per week for only 99 weeks
i can send you the title along with

7 acres of submerged swamp land in the florida everglades ... absolutely free

just sign here ________________
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hombremosca
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well, look at it this way,

first, i dont know if our metros even HAVE the capability to have this chip installed.

second, it seems like the old addage is always true. "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is"

third, he only has 17 feedback ratings. to me it seems like a person who has had previous ebay accounts and is selling crap.

and fourth, it would seem unlikely that this so called peformance chip would be sold for such a little amount of money.

Just my .02, which due to inflation, is worthless :lol

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PA.metro,fixer,frames,ect
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webb webb ,,, want in on the bridge deal,,, always wanted one,,,,can't wait to charge people to cross, and get rich, thanks so much for sellin this thing, can i paint it ? oh wow can't wait to tell my friends,,,,,, :die
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mwebb
Dec 29 2009, 05:50 PM
Brad
Dec 29 2009, 05:42 PM
NO
NO

but i do have exclusive rights to a bridge in brooklyn
for $99.00 down and $99.00 per week for only 99 weeks
i can send you the title along with

7 acres of submerged swamp land in the florida everglades ... absolutely free

just sign here ________________
DEAL!!!! lol now ill have a place to bungie jump and another place to go crawfishin, and gator huntin :rocker

EDIT AFTER PA METRO BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH: Dang it PA metro beat me to it.... i split it with ya!!!!! :deal


No i was wondering if the preformance chips from SRD work with metros.... :hmm ill send them a message :type
Edited by Potter, Dec 29 2009, 06:06 PM.
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PA.metro,fixer,frames,ect
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ha bullshit potter,.,.,.,, I'm first ! ,.,.,. i got it i got it ,.,.,....
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Brad
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Are there chips that will boost HP and MPG that you know of? where would you get it?
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PA.metro,fixer,frames,ect
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dude think ???? your askin for conflicting things ....???? horsepower = more fuel,,,,,,,,,,,more mpg= less fuel,,,,,,,,,, which you want ?????? you can t have it allllllllllll thats why the metro is parked beside a f-350 suped up diesel ten foot strech duelly,.,.. choices ?
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In my father's time (40's/50's) it was coils & plugs that "INSTANTLY" added mega power upon install. In my time there were oil additives that did it all to your motor (STP comes to mind). Brad some things never change - if it sounds 2good to be true, it probably is.
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Brad
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Haha, yep. In this case, yeah....it seemed fake, but my limited knowledge of mechanics led me to pose the question to those of you who might know.
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I got one of the $5 resistors and it did nothing. Don't risk anything you aren't willing to give up. Like money. ^o)

However, I started adding some mods, below in my signature. I still have 52 mpg combined for my 2300 mile vacation. Cruising at 60-65 mph with the Wife, dog and some luggage.
You can "free up" horses by running synthetic oil, new wheel bearings, 0* toe-in, quality tune-up parts, yeda, yada, yada. You still only have 55 HP but it runs easier. The 3 Tech cam and cam gear added the power. The flow through header and exhaust made it less constipated. :'( :D
However, if you go the "street racer" route, (more compression, higher octane, turbo, etc.) every time you put your foot into it... say bye bye to your mpg. :rocker
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Got 70 MPG?

50 HP, that's like more power than the car has to the wheels... I don't think there's any chip (legit or not) that can do this.
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starscream5000
Dec 29 2009, 09:24 PM
50 HP, that's like more power than the car has to the wheels... I don't think there's any chip (legit or not) that can do this.
There's a chip, but you have to install an intercooler and blowoff valve.
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Brad
Dec 29 2009, 06:01 PM
Are there chips that will boost HP and MPG that you know of? where would you get it?
Simply put... There is no such thing. Think about it. If They were real, and GM or Ford could put it in all their cars to have much better power and mpg than Toyota or Honda, they would have done it. These things are all a scam. Every one of them.
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