Performance Chip

[tiv]

Hi there fellas,

I'm planning to get down one of these Chips (see link) for my Hilux.. Well I have very little knowledge on these electronic chip bits, can anyone please let me know;

http://www.ebay.com/...GB:3160&vxp=mtr

are these power gains significant? has anyone tried this on any car?

is it gonna mess up the engine? any damage?

is the above unit decent/convincing?

Thanks

Edited June 6, 2012 by tiv

[Komisiripala]

Am not convinced mate. A little iffy on how they get power and mileage. I mean, if this was possible wouldn't manufacturers have done it anyways?

I'm sure there are proper TRD ecu's for the hilux? If power is what you're after, why not try that?

[tiv]

There was no TRD diesel Hilux, only a 2GR-FE petrol with supercharger.. Also I've heard there was a TRD sportivo variant but it only had cosmetic and suspension upgrades. So I doubt there was a TRD ecu...

Edited June 6, 2012 by tiv

[Blitz]

  On 6/6/2012 at 12:08 PM, tiv said:

Hi there fellas,

I'm planning to get down one of these Chips (see link) for my Hilux.. Well I have very little knowledge on these electronic chip bits, can anyone please let me know;

http://www.ebay.com/...GB:3160&vxp=mtr

are these power gains significant? has anyone tried this on any car?

is it gonna mess up the engine? any damage?

is the above unit decent/convincing?

Thanks

Machan it looks like a ripoff.. & that seller got low feedback score.. so better be careful b4 spend that much on ebay.. bdw.. nice girls on the background pic..

[tiv]

Yea all the girls make it feel 'ricerish' lol

Apparently it fits in-between the Common rail pressure sensor..

Edited June 6, 2012 by tiv

[Komisiripala]

  On 6/6/2012 at 1:54 PM, tiv said:

There was no TRD diesel Hilux, only a 2GR-FE petrol with supercharger.. Also I've heard there was a TRD sportivo variant but it only had cosmetic and suspension upgrades. So I doubt there was a TRD ecu...

yeah i thought so myself. heard that the TRD pickup near fife road is the real deal. didn't know it was supercharged! patta!

[tiv]

Theres a TRD Hilux in sl?

Edited June 6, 2012 by tiv

[Blitz]

  On 6/6/2012 at 3:10 PM, Komisiripala said:

yeah i thought so myself. heard that the TRD pickup near fife road is the real deal. didn't know it was supercharged! patta!

ya i think i have seen this.. u talking about the Black Hilux looks almost like a Monster Truck (suspenion mods+performance+Tyres+ bullbars.. etc etc...2008-2009 model)..? sexy as hell i must say,..

[Blitz]

bdw, i saw this near mgm tower (Nugegoda...)

[tiv]

would love to see a pic! The TRD Hilux was only introduced in Australia as a petrol version...

[hyacc]

tiv,

Check this one.

http://www.racechip.de/index.php

http://www.racechip.de/chiptuning/Toyota-50-h.html

There are many positive user reviews and feedback about this unit on Thai and Indian forums from users who use vehicles with D-4D engines.

[JadeyBlitzen]

This is not the dodgiest they but with the bikini clad girl its pretty chav-tastic.

If you really want to chip your pickup go with a trusted brand. I can recommend chipexpress and superchips. Superchips is by far the best and if you get a bluefin device you might be able to plug it to other toyotas too. you can buy both directly from the site with a vat refund and delivery.

Anyway if you must get a chip from ebay look at stuff from the other end of the price list. A good chip should be around 50000 rupees or over. When you find a decent looking one google and see if there are any reviews about them. Or simply avoid ones with flames and girls in bikinis in the ad.

One last thing though. contact the seller and see if it definitely works with ur engine. if you got your vehicle down from uk get one from a uk based company like the two I mentioned. If not double check cos different regions tend to have different ecus.

[tiv]

  On 6/6/2012 at 3:58 PM, hyacc said:

tiv,

Check this one.

http://www.racechip.de/index.php

http://www.racechip....oyota-50-h.html

There are many positive user reviews and feedback about this unit on Thai and Indian forums from users who use vehicles with D-4D engines.

Thanks mate, this looks promising

  On 6/6/2012 at 4:10 PM, JadeyBlitzen said:

This is not the dodgiest they but with the bikini clad girl its pretty chav-tastic.

If you really want to chip your pickup go with a trusted brand. I can recommend chipexpress and superchips. Superchips is by far the best and if you get a bluefin device you might be able to plug it to other toyotas too. you can buy both directly from the site with a vat refund and delivery.

Anyway if you must get a chip from ebay look at stuff from the other end of the price list. A good chip should be around 50000 rupees or over. When you find a decent looking one google and see if there are any reviews about them. Or simply avoid ones with flames and girls in bikinis in the ad.

One last thing though. contact the seller and see if it definitely works with ur engine. if you got your vehicle down from uk get one from a uk based company like the two I mentioned. If not double check cos different regions tend to have different ecus.

Thanks for the info mate, I guess I'll steer clear from this.. Just noticed this chip fits in-between the Common rail pressure sensor and harness, Is this different? any clue to what this does??

[JadeyBlitzen]

  On 6/6/2012 at 4:26 PM, tiv said:

Thanks mate, this looks promising

Thanks for the info mate, I guess I'll steer clear from this.. Just noticed this chip fits in-between the Common rail pressure sensor and harness, Is this different? any clue to what this does??

A really good chip should plug into the obd II port and stay inside the vehicle. So it has access to all functions of the ecu and can be removed instantly. this just seems to alter sensor settings and sends false data to fool the ecu. You probably won't get any performance improvements at all.

[Blitz]

why u wanna mod ur hilux anyway.??

[The Stig]

  On 6/6/2012 at 12:08 PM, tiv said:

Hi there fellas,

I'm planning to get down one of these Chips (see link) for my Hilux.. Well I have very little knowledge on these electronic chip bits, can anyone please let me know;

http://www.ebay.com/...GB:3160&vxp=mtr

are these power gains significant? has anyone tried this on any car?

is it gonna mess up the engine? any damage?

is the above unit decent/convincing?

Thanks

Machan if you want a performance gain from the stock ECU i think going for a well reputed brand like HKS, APEXi is a better option.

You might want to buzz up Zakie from Tunedichips and ask if he can do something, they usually do stuff like civics, stis etc but might be able to help you out.

Here's the number 0777508864

  On 6/6/2012 at 2:42 PM, Blitz said:

Machan it looks like a ripoff.. & that seller got low feedback score.. so better be careful b4 spend that much on ebay.. bdw.. nice girls on the background pic..

Umm no you are wrong on that, this seller has 100% possessive feedback. Not telling anyone to buy, just stating the facts

[JadeyBlitzen]

  On 6/7/2012 at 3:16 AM, The Stig said:

Machan if you want a performance gain from the stock ECU i think going for a well reputed brand like HKS, APEXi is a better option.

You might want to buzz up Zakie from Tunedichips and ask if he can do something, they usually do stuff like civics, stis etc but might be able to help you out.

Here's the number 0777508864

Machan what you have mentioned are re-mappable piggyback ecus for performance applications used by professionals. Its a little confusing but the device tiv is looking for comes factory mapped and is used for more mainstream applications and can be set up by pretty much anyone. I'm sure you can hook up a piggyback to a pickup map it and get more power. but in this application these cheaper pre-mapped plug and play units are the best option.

[Komisiripala]

yup there is. its parked on the road that ends at the fife road crossways. there's maroon porsche cayenne turbo in the hosue opposite the road. its a white hilux with 17" rims and low pros. got a red bud splatter decal on it. i haven't looked under the hood, but the owner said its spec TRD. was a bargain at an auction and he had got it down, not knowing it was a performance vehicle. i know, sounds dodgy, but it just might be the real deal

Edited June 7, 2012 by Komisiripala

[YALA]

Not sure about posting links of episodes but here goes...they tuned up a tundra on this program i remember watching it couple of years back...maybe the same vendor has chips for the hilux

http://www.powerblocktv.com/player/show_player.php?ep_show=TK&ep_num=TK2008-20

[tiv]

  On 6/7/2012 at 2:54 AM, JadeyBlitzen said:

A really good chip should plug into the obd II port and stay inside the vehicle. So it has access to all functions of the ecu and can be removed instantly. this just seems to alter sensor settings and sends false data to fool the ecu. You probably won't get any performance improvements at all.

  On 6/7/2012 at 7:07 AM, JadeyBlitzen said:

Machan what you have mentioned are re-mappable piggyback ecus for performance applications used by professionals. Its a little confusing but the device tiv is looking for comes factory mapped and is used for more mainstream applications and can be set up by pretty much anyone. I'm sure you can hook up a piggyback to a pickup map it and get more power. but in this application these cheaper pre-mapped plug and play units are the best option.

Yea thats exactly my plan, trying to retain the factory ECU and spec etc

, i've no rally or whatever racing plans for her, just a wee bit of off roading once I jack up the suspension and put big tyres..

[tiv]

  On 6/7/2012 at 3:16 AM, The Stig said:

Machan if you want a performance gain from the stock ECU i think going for a well reputed brand like HKS, APEXi is a better option.

You might want to buzz up Zakie from Tunedichips and ask if he can do something, they usually do stuff like civics, stis etc but might be able to help you out.

Here's the number 0777508864

Umm no you are wrong on that, this seller has 100% possessive feedback. Not telling anyone to buy, just stating the facts

Thanks for the info muchan, i'll talk to him and check this out..

[tiv]

  On 6/7/2012 at 8:26 AM, Komisiripala said:

yup there is. its parked on the road that ends at the fife road crossways. there's maroon porsche cayenne turbo in the hosue opposite the road. its a white hilux with 17" rims and low pros. got a red bud splatter decal on it. i haven't looked under the hood, but the owner said its spec TRD. was a bargain at an auction and he had got it down, not knowing it was a performance vehicle. i know, sounds dodgy, but it just might be the real deal

The TRD Hilux was only launched in a Australia as a performance 'ute'

or else there is another UK variant called intimatator with a bunch of upgrades..

[Blitz]

hey, has anyone tried "Octane Boosts"? what da hell does it do? today i heard a dude bosting about how much performance gain this octane boost gave his "FB14"... ..

[Komisiripala]

Nope looks like I'm chasing my own tail. Had a closer look at the trd yesterday, and it had a d4d badge on it. So I'm guessing it was just another kitted fluke. Disappointing.

A look under the hood should solve the problem.

[tiv]

  On 6/8/2012 at 1:54 AM, Komisiripala said:

Nope looks like I'm chasing my own tail. Had a closer look at the trd yesterday, and it had a d4d badge on it. So I'm guessing it was just another kitted fluke. Disappointing.

A look under the hood should solve the problem.

Ha ha the usual, like they say 'a land like no other'