[Article] Boy racers' turning own vehicles into death traps

BlackWizard

Young men tampering with car technology to boost performance

Large numbers of boy racers are buying black market computer chips to replace the manufacturers' electronic control unit (ECU) computer chip which controls the performance of diesel turbo engines. The process is known as 'chipping'.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/boy-racers-turning-own-vehicles-into-death-traps-2271792.html

The black market chips remove the controls and allow the engine to run to their maximum speed. In a typical two-litre diesel turbo-charged engine, the new chip would increase the brake horsepower by 30 per cent from 170bhp to 230bhp.

^^ That's some return on a chip. Anyone know what car or remap does this? What controls is he talking about when he mentions maximum speed? Speed limiter?

Sorry if this has been posted already. I couldn't find it.

Eric Cartman

it has been posted , and its a bit bullsh*t , at best a 170 vag diesel can be mapped to 200 if you push it, youd need allsorts to achieve those gains

Atomic Pineapple

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055979932

Figures are off the wall to make the article more "sensational" than it should be.

60bhp from a remap is unheard of.

BeardyGit

draffodx wrote: »

Figures are off the wall to make the article more "sensational" than it should be.

That particular line could be applied to pretty much ANYTHING published in that sham-rag. The Independent is right down towareds the bottom of the pile when it comes to reporting and journalism. They're just short of putting nipples on it to sell more. Pity to see another paper go into such decline. 'Black Market' chips? FFS.

2yung2adm

is this not a similar thread
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055979932

vectra

Why not write an article to the Indo reporter that wrote that and demand written evidence of these claims he is making

Atomic Pineapple

vectra wrote: »

Why not write an article to the Indo reporter that wrote that and demand written evidence of these claims he is making

Plan to after work.

Yawn, awful muck to be reading, it's not even news, superchips were common enough back in the mid to late 90s. Grand life getting paid to write that moronic drivel.

flyingsnail

draffodx wrote: »

Plan to after work.

Please share when you get a response.

ShadowHearth

lol why its labeled as boyracer death traps?

i thought boy racers use only petrol un less then 1.6?

2.0 turbo diesels are pure rep cars... :rolleyes:

i think soon they will put the blame of all world wars on boyracers lol

smash

Because everyone that chips their car is a young man or a boy racer....

ShadowHearth

steve06 wrote: »

Because everyone that chips their car is a young man or a boy racer....

now by your logic i sow about hundred boy racers on a way home, as boy racers have a new "thingy" - buy turbo diesels :eek:

p.s. thanks got you made them separate lol. not often you see young people and boyracers mentioned separatly

cian1500ww

Pointless article, changing the ECU will make damn all difference in terms of safety. Making huge increases on power without upgrading brakes, suspension etc. is dangerous.

smash

ShadowHearth wrote: »

now by your logic i sow about hundred boy racers on a way home, as boy racers have a new "thingy" - buy turbo diesels :eek:

My post was more of a question to the OP... not a statement! I'm annoyed that people hear 'chipped' and they young male or boy racer!

ShadowHearth

steve06 wrote: »

My post was more of a question to the OP... not a statement! I'm annoyed that people hear 'chipped' and they young male or boy racer!

miss understood a bit m8, sorry

anyway, bull**** artcile, if they whant some ratings, they could atleast do it a bit more realistic...

Alanstrainor

Right lads, i'm going to close this, since there was another thread started about the same thing. Linky.