Performance chip?

Xcellor · 29-03-2017 10:34AM #1

Anyone have any experience with these crowd?

https://www.italianspeed.eu/

Have a small diesel that could do with a bit more pep. I like the fact it can be removed without major issues. I've done a bit of googling and found some positive reviews. Any thoughts?

Henry Ford III · 29-03-2017 10:40AM

It's offering me 45bhp extra for under €80! Lower mpg too.

I'd say it's rubbish.

Stallingrad · 29-03-2017 10:45AM

It may be rubbish, but at that price its tempting rubbish! If I had a banger I'd be all over this.

29-03-2017 10:46AM

Some of those yokes just increase accelerator response .

Whats the car?

Xcellor · 29-03-2017 11:10AM

puegeot 207 1.4 HDI, at 68bph it's saying it would achieve 100 which is a nice jump.

https://www.italianspeed.eu/en/chiptuning-peugeot-206/chiptuning-peugeot-206-14-hdi-68-hp-1100.html

I'm considering purchasing. If it doesn't work I'll send back. It's a plug and play and requires no recabling.

Sounds too good to be true but I'd imagine there would be more bad reviews out there if it really was a box with some flashing lights and nothing else?

tossy · 29-03-2017 11:46AM

If it plugs into anything fuel related then it's not a proper remap its just a device that will trick the ECU into injecting more fuel for more bang, it will be a very low increase in power but will happen over a very short period as the fuel is injected so it will 'feel' a lot quicker when in fact it's not.

I've had many cars 'tuned' diesel and petrol and not once did the economy improve.

bazz26 · 29-03-2017 12:37PM

A proper remap of the ECU or tuning box from the likes of Bluefin is the way to go imo.

Four Phucs Ache · 29-03-2017 12:47PM

That's a 47% increase for less than 80 quid.

Load of balls.

bazz26 · 29-03-2017 12:54PM

If results like that could be achieved then the manufacturer would have done it in the factory.

Xcellor · 29-03-2017 12:55PM

I'm skeptical, it's probably snake oil but for 80E plug and play with no cables to cut. There are some vids on youtube of people installing them, of course there could be a "placebo" effect... "Engine sounds different... better" (Yeah coz you have your bonnet up mate...)

Four Phucs Ache · 29-03-2017 01:00PM

To add to my skepticism it is only 80 quid.Get it and see what happens and review it.

I fitted a scorpion exhaust to a Micra in 99 and I swear the thing went faster in 2nd when I floored it.

bazz26 · 29-03-2017 01:02PM

At best they reel you in by paying €80 for something that doesn't work, at worst you damage your car's ECU or other component by plugging in an unproven €80 resister/cable.

mullingar · 29-03-2017 05:03PM

https://www.italianspeed.eu/en/chiptuning-ford-focus/chiptuning-ford-focus-16-tdci-109-hp-80-kw-2140.html

Its just a very simple device to trick the ECU to increase the fuel pressure as its interferes with the common rail fuel pressure sensor. €1 in parts would do the same as a voltage divider.

For Forks Sake · 29-03-2017 05:26PM

52 more hp but -21% fuel economy and -1.5 seconds 0-60? Bollox to that.

mikeecho · 29-03-2017 07:06PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGtImIP6j3A

Eric Cartman · 29-03-2017 07:24PM

https://www.italianspeed.eu/en/chiptuning-bmw-7/chiptuning-bmw-7-740d-313-hp-230-kw-1822.html

adds 100bhp to a 740d apparently.

standard crap of tricking the injectors into adding more fuel, you won't get the increase it claims but it just makes your car run rich, thats it.

Neilw · 29-03-2017 09:21PM

This is most likely what you're buying, a few cents worth of parts.

Xcellor · 29-03-2017 09:43PM

So yous think I should buy one and try it out for the sake of putting this one to bed?

Putting aside science and everything.

mikeecho · 29-03-2017 09:53PM

Xcellor wrote: »

So yous think I should buy one and try it out for the sake of putting this one to bed?

Putting aside science and everything.

Buy two.

Neilw · 29-03-2017 09:53PM

Xcellor wrote: »

So yous think I should buy one and try it out for the sake of putting this one to bed?

Putting aside science and everything.

Don't waste your €80, IMO if you want more power get a proper remap instead of a plug in device. It will probably cost 5x as much but at least you'll get what you pay for.

Eric Cartman · 29-03-2017 09:54PM

mikeecho wrote: »

Buy two.

link them all together and get 500 horses out of it sure.

bazz26 · 29-03-2017 10:03PM

Thread should definitely be over on the Bargain Alerts forum. :pac:

mikeecho · 29-03-2017 10:05PM

Neilw wrote: »

Don't waste your €80, IMO if you want more power get a proper remap instead of a plug in device. It will probably cost 5x as much but at least you'll get what you pay for.

Given the amount of rust, and the quality of repairs done to the OPs car, all those extra ponies will pull it apart.

Go for it.

Four Phucs Ache · 29-03-2017 11:25PM

As outlined by above posters it's a box of shoite to make the car run rich on fuel.

If you take all the crap and junk out of your car like I have you will go faster.For about 3 months I had about 80kg of tools and man junk in the 1.4 focus so I emptied it and the thing felt like a rocket for a while.I had no fear overtaking tdi's

Use that 80 to buy your woman a bottle of perfume and get yourself 40 1 euro scratch cards instead of this Italian voodoo magic box.

Xcellor · 30-03-2017 08:26AM

mikeecho wrote: »

Given the amount of rust, and the quality of repairs done to the OPs car, all those extra ponies will pull it apart.

Go for it.

hah different car scrapped it yesterday.

mikeecho · 31-03-2017 01:43AM

Op..

Get the car dynoed, then buy the Italian tuning box,

Get the car dynoed again.

Post pics here.

Xcellor · 06-04-2017 01:52PM

Well after further consideration I decided what the heck. So I bought an Italian Box Pro. The feedback on eBay was quite impressive.

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=ansproteus&&_trksid=p2047675.l2560&rt=nc&iid=161813967773&sspagename=VIP%3Afeedback&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller

So I received the box (ill take some pictures at weekend and post).

Installation maybe happen next week.

dar83 · 06-04-2017 03:29PM

We look forward to your disappoi.... I mean, results. :P

Xcellor · 06-04-2017 03:57PM

dar83 wrote: »

We look forward to your disappoi.... I mean, results. :P

With over 1000 positive feedback and only 1 negative review I have to believe it does something... I know if it doesn't give any appreciable difference I'll be posting some negative feedback!

ohnonotgmail · 06-04-2017 04:48PM

Xcellor wrote: »

With over 1000 positive feedback and only 1 negative review I have to believe it does something... I know if it doesn't give any appreciable difference I'll be posting some negative feedback!

Does it look like the pic in #17?

mikeecho · 06-04-2017 05:12PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Does it look like the pic in #17?

It's probably a neater job..
Like this :

just look at the attention to detail.

The finest hand crafted workmanship.

Performance chip?

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