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Old 05-21-2004, 06:38 AM
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looking to do this combo.....the only intake I can find is on ebay? really wanted a K&N not a cheap copy....and chips are tough as well.....on place on ebay speetuning is selling them for like 250??? while others want like 600-700??? any input?
http://www.speedtuningusa.com/ thats the link to the chip...
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
i have speedtuning on my previous cars...it was a pretty good product...for the price. i have a custom cold air intake for sale, thats custom for the ML. bought for 400, asking 175.
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I'm thinking of making my own cold air intake as well...so that chip was ok?? for alittle over $200 I wonder if its worth a try...did you send out your ECU? is it reverseable? thanks!!!!
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I'm thinking of making my own cold air intake as well...so that chip was ok?? for alittle over $200 I wonder if its worth a try...did you send out your ECU? is it reverseable? thanks!!!!
yeah, it was OK, remember not great, but worked and never failed on me. yup, i sent it out. im pretty sure its reversible, but im not sure, cause...why would you want too?
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Did you get any noticeable performance difference? I'm not sure what kind of performance increase you'd get with just $250 for a new power chip.

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Did you get any noticeable performance difference? I'm not sure what kind of performance increase you'd get with just $250 for a new power chip.

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slight....but you cant expect night and day difference from just a chip...thats unrealistic. a chips a chip... not saying they are all created equal...but there isnt enough of a difference to pay an extra 500 for slight to no increase in performance. the chip is more for if you plan on further motor work.
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the claim is a good bunch of HP? and its not that noticeable?? how about gas mileage?? did it get better or worse??? thanks!
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the claim is a good bunch of HP? and its not that noticeable?? how about gas mileage?? did it get better or worse??? thanks!
mileage...slightly better. like i said, a chip is good if youre gonna do the intake and exhaust...then as a package it helps. but do the chip after any mods...big or small. be sure to let the chip company know of mods, so they can factor those into the settings.
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so this speedtuning chip is a module??? what does it do adjust the air/fuel??? where does it connect??? are there setting on it??? I think I might give it a wirl...

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