groupbuy on POWERCHIP ecu tune - Page 2

Oct 13, 2010 | 01:45 PM

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maverik259

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ya i just gotta figure out how to go about this w/o my car...maybe I could rent one for a few days but thats gonna be expensive

Oct 13, 2010 | 02:15 PM

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ao125

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Quote:

Originally Posted by maverik259

ya i just gotta figure out how to go about this w/o my car...maybe I could rent one for a few days but thats gonna be expensive

Yeah... according to Enterprise, that would be $91.81 for 3 days of car rental.

Or... you know...
http://www.ci.annapolis.md.us/govern...portation.aspx

Oct 13, 2010 | 03:14 PM

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lol bus isn't gonna happen I live 20 minutes from work...im gonna borrow my chics car for a week. She knows i take better car of stuff than she does so I just have to wash it for her, lol

Oct 13, 2010 | 03:21 PM

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and it was $350 straight up. I'm just worried about overnite cost. How big is the ECU?

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When I called, someone named Mat picked up and knew exactly what I was talking about.

All I said was that I saw the group buy on the Mercedes Benz forum.

Oct 13, 2010 | 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by maverik259

and it was $350 straight up.

And return shipping. Since it's a group buy, they are making you pay the return. They said like $5 or so.

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How big is the ECU?

This big?

Oct 13, 2010 | 04:43 PM

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$5 for overnight shipping? hmm

Oct 13, 2010 | 04:44 PM

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lol i wonder where that is on a m271...

Oct 13, 2010 | 04:50 PM

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THE C350

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i use 93 octane every day of my life!

+1
I bet if you sent them an email or something they could give you the instructions.

and who the hell rides a bus

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Oct 13, 2010 | 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by maverik259

lol i wonder where that is on a m271...

This it?

Oct 13, 2010 | 04:52 PM

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+1
I bet if you sent them an email or something they could give you the instructions.

This happened. True story.

Oct 13, 2010 | 05:30 PM

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did send them one...still haven't heard anything

thanks though

Oct 13, 2010 | 05:31 PM

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who's pic is that? I've always wanted to replace my nasty rubber hoses with steel braided ones...

Oct 13, 2010 | 09:07 PM

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i have an 02 c230 and i saw the difference on the pc website what kind of warranty comes with this i am very interested but i want to make sure my ecu doesnt fry a few weeks later those are fairly expensive. i saw it does make a large difference though..

Thanks!!

Oct 13, 2010 | 10:16 PM

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if it does im sure powerchip would be replacing it lol

Oct 13, 2010 | 10:32 PM

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lol i would hope! it says i would gain about 20~ hp

Oct 13, 2010 | 10:34 PM

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xilley

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abc

is it possible to get it if i m in Vancouver BC Canda?

Oct 13, 2010 | 10:57 PM

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maverik259

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dont see why not...

Oct 13, 2010 | 11:17 PM

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abc

sorry new to my MB, just got a 07 c230 a month ago, so this ECU will boost the HP by how much?

Oct 13, 2010 | 11:25 PM

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each car is different...go to the website

Oct 14, 2010 | 08:26 AM

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lol i would hope! it says i would gain about 20~ hp

i would be surprised it the gain is that high... i think more realistic is 12-15hp

Oct 14, 2010 | 09:51 AM

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who's pic is that? I've always wanted to replace my nasty rubber hoses with steel braided ones...

I just Googled the images. I wouldn't be surprised if they were from mbw members.

Oct 14, 2010 | 10:07 AM

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yes i know they're from the forum...

Oct 14, 2010 | 11:16 AM

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hollaaa another one in VA

Oct 14, 2010 | 11:24 AM

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im gonna have a car this weekend so I'll prolly give them a call tomorow to find out the dilio...my chick wont be up towards me until the evening so i i'll prolly over night saturday so it gets to them on monday so i can have it back tuesday...

Oct 14, 2010 | 09:37 PM

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nice looks like alot of yall 203ers are down to... some of the 204 guys got it last weekend and loving every minute... gettin mine done after it comes out the shop (bent tie rod and bent sterring rack) definitely worth the 350 bux!!!