[MAZOC] Official "Off-Topic" Discussion Thread

[dmhenderson]

Here's a Monday laugh for you:

Has anyone chipped their car? If so, mind giving me and reddit some feedback? : Autos

Guy claims Gforce chip added 50whp in proven dyno gains to his "buddy's car"

[4r3s]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Here's a Monday laugh for you:

Has anyone chipped their car? If so, mind giving me and reddit some feedback? : Autos

Guy claims Gforce chip added 50whp in proven dyno gains to his "buddy's car"

To retort the current top comment in the thread, I believe the opposite is true. In that, automakers typically tune their cars to meet epa regulations which indeed does leave a lot of room left on the table for improvements in the areas of horsepower and torque. Most cars are driven by your grandma and most people can't handle power of a pathetic 4 cylinder engine which is another reason a lot of performance is left on the table. I do not find 50whp out of this world for chipping a grand prix. Why do you find this outlandish?

the grand prix is a very different car than the Z keep in mind. The Z is a sports car and will not have this same issue.

Now is the specific product gforce any good? I don't know.

[takjak2]

Doc, glad you are enjoying the swaybar

On the chip topic, see the gains on BMW inline 6s or the year to year increases for most other cars. We don't see gains on the Z because the VQ is already stretched to the limit.

[MightyBobo]

Originally Posted by 4r3s

To retort the current top comment in the thread, I believe the opposite is true. In that, automakers typically tune their cars to meet epa regulations which indeed does leave a lot of room left on the table for improvements in the areas of horsepower and torque. Most cars are driven by your grandma and most people can't handle power of a pathetic 4 cylinder engine which is another reason a lot of performance is left on the table. I do not find 50whp out of this world for chipping a grand prix. Why do you find this outlandish?

the grand prix is a very different car than the Z keep in mind. The Z is a sports car and will not have this same issue.

Now is the specific product gforce any good? I don't know.

FWIW, we have no idea if this is the Grand Prix GTP (supercharged), which would add a very large variable onto the table.